Players who might improve us

southamptonblue said:
McAtee would be the least of his worries....he's decent, but not as good as any of our current midfielders.
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His current progression and subsequent ceiling say different.He can definitely be at least the quality of player Smith Rowe is.

There is no apparent reason he and Palmer wont soon be rivalling the likes of Torres,Sterling,Gundogan and Mahrez.

We need to start trusting our kids....Foden made the path,it would be a shame to see it vanish.
 
Renalto Sanches was a very good DM before his move to Germany, Germany was a disaster for him but he is coming back to form, Rodri Sanches and Lavia make a very diverse priority position strong
 
FantasyIreland said:
His current progression and subsequent ceiling say different.He can definitely be at least the quality of player Smith Rowe is.

There is no apparent reason he and Palmer wont soon be rivalling the likes of Torres,Sterling,Gundogan and Mahrez.

We need to start trusting our kids....Foden made the path,it would be a shame to see it vanish.
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I was talking of Smith-Rowe....not McAtee ;) .....however if you think there is going to be a 'Foden' every season, your going to be bitterly disappointed.
 
southamptonblue said:
I was talking of Smith-Rowe....not McAtee ;) .....however if you think there is going to be a 'Foden' every season, your going to be bitterly disappointed.
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I have never said anything that would suggest that is my thinking,as my considerable input in the EDS threads will testify.

So let me clarify to prevent further confusion......Foden has shown the way,he may well be a very special talent,but,when the stars align......he has shown what is possible - he has set the standard for others to attempt to follow,he has offered hope where there was practically none prior.

For me,McAtee looks the closest since in terms of ability,and,given the ages of Gundo and Kev,he appears to have a very good chance of making an assault on our midfield too.

Lavia is another who might just make it.
 
southamptonblue said:
McAtee would be the least of his worries....he's decent, but not as good as any of our current midfielders.
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Isn’t that obvious though?
An 18 year old who hasn’t played any first team football, compared to 50m midfielders who’ve played for years.

Mcatee has the potential to be better, just needs development and games over the next few years
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
Isn’t that obvious though?
An 18 year old who hasn’t played any first team football, compared to 50m midfielders who’ve played for years.

Mcatee has the potential to be better, just needs development and games over the next few years
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If you bothered to read the following posts you would see i was talking about smith-rowe NOT McAtee ;)
No one knows how good....or not, McAtee will be. Plenty of youth 'wonders' are only hype and have average careers because all they ever had was hype...some are never mentioned as youths but have good careers as they were good players.
 
Touchameni for Monaco would be a great addition if Dinho retires this year.
 
FantasyIreland said:
Both positions/players could be replaced via our academy,in the shape of Lavia and Palmer.
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I can see Palmer replacing Mahrez long term, far more similar skill set than Raz.

Lavia is a few seasons away from being given a shot at backing up Rodri just yet. Its a key position in the system, I think they'll being one in if Dinho leaves end of this year. I'd love to see Lavia given a shot, but might be a bit too soon.
 
i♥city said:
He has been used on the wings on numerous occasions.
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When? Leipzig basically plays with a free flowing offensive with 3 playmakers behind Poulsen/ Silva. The other ones are more suited as a playmaking winger would be Forsberg ( who played it for Sweden , did it years for Leipzig and sometimes still does it) or Szobozlai who started as a LM for Salzburg. Nkunku is neither as fast as Sterling and he is also not a dribbler who gets past people via 1vs1. But then again it seems like we turn away from Players with pace.
 
SterlingSilvas said:
I can see Palmer replacing Mahrez long term, far more similar skill set than Raz.

Lavia is a few seasons away from being given a shot at backing up Rodri just yet. Its a key position in the system, I think they'll being one in if Dinho leaves end of this year. I'd love to see Lavia given a shot, but might be a bit too soon.
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Agree with your point on Palmer being more similar to Mahrez. Though if Sterling was to leave, I don't think they would sign another wide player; Sterling's predominantly featured for us as a striker this season and is low down the pecking order of our wingers at the moment (Grealish, Foden, Jesus and Mahrez all ahead of him).

That's where Palmer steps in for me personally, and Sterling's fee just gets reinvested into a proper number 9. Palmer will never fully break into the side unless we take a risk and don't replace a senior player. Similar to what we did when Silva left and Foden took a huge step forward.

The same applies to Lavia - he will leave if he's a few seasons away from breaking into the first team. Like McAtee, he is also on a contract until 2023, so we don't have leverage next summer. We either give him a signal of intent by giving him Fernandinho's place in the squad, or risk losing him if we decide to sign another £50m player to go ahead of him when we already have Rodri as our first choice.

Rodri, Gundogan and Lavia is plenty of depth in my book.
 
Strangely linked to Busquets in the round this morning. If Dinho were to hang it up, a short term fix for Lavia in the roation with him and Rodri in the #6 next season would be pretty decent, despite his age.

Lots of option with the contracts in 2023 and kids in the EDS. I could see Palmer replacing Mahrez or groomed to play a RCM role as Silva does currently, very technically gifted and a very clever player. Lavia is a hard one to call when he gets the nod to rotate permantely with it being such a pivotal and central position., you can really understudy at LM and move DMC later, like you can with LW/LCM & RW/RCM etc.

(I think Lavia & McAtee will both extend, THB, Palmer, Fiorini & Delap etc all have recently with the path as is, the rotational step up into 1st team training seems more frequent and the staff have steffed up to make this transisition easier going forward)
 
It sucks that Barcelona convinced Pedri to sign a contract until 2026 with a one billion euros release clause. He’s stuck there which won’t be the best for him. He could thrive here. Maybe after 2026...
 
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