Welcome Abdukodir Khusanov

Bournemouth Blue said:
Lazy journos couldn’t wait to criticise, they are miserable c*nts who don’t deserve their salaries. He did well to recover from his mistake, but I do think Akanji should have done better by telling him to leave it to him, probably a lack of communication.
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As the senior player I think Akanji could have taken charge of the situation and perhaps launched it into row Z.
 
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Benarbia’s Backheel said:
Not sure where to write this, but I was a bit disappointed with Pep yesterday. He threw Khusanov straight in and then in his post match interview and press conference did very little to protect his young player. Just said it was a poor debut and that he’ll recover. He didn’t say any of the usual stuff that he could have said, ie ‘he did so so good to recover his composure’ etc.

Imagine being him in that first 5 mins, in front of 55,000 people. I hope he goes on to captain us in the future.

Well played, Khus!
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Not just 55,000, but the whole of Uzbekistan tuned in to watch him. He is seen there as a great trailblazer for the country, selling it to the West. No pressure, then.
 
Bournemouth Blue said:
Lazy journos couldn’t wait to criticise, they are miserable c*nts who don’t deserve their salaries. He did well to recover from his mistake, but I do think Akanji should have done better by telling him to leave it to him, probably a lack of communication.
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Bang on. Akanji, for a split second, looked like he was going to step in but stopped. Kushanov briefly stopped and, because he'd lost momentum he had to reposition and really try to connect with the header, which he made a balls of. If he'd just kept momentum he easily could have headed it back. Still an error but, like you say, lazy journo's couldnn't spot that.
 
Surprised by Pep's comment that this lad speaks only Russian and Uzbek. Obviously, the country's former Soviet history means that anyone born while the USSR was in existence (and it practical terms, for some time afterwards) had to know Russian well, but I was told recently by the partner in my firm responsible for trying to develop business among Uzbek clients that English is much more popular as a second language now. She explained to me that she almost always has to speak English in meetings with people over there who are in their thirties or younger.

Anyway, if Pep wants to make use of my considerable experience of helping Russian speakers to improve their English, even if they have only a very basic level at the outset, then I'm available to come back to Manchester on a short-term contract to work with Abdukodir until the end of the season. If Pep agrees, I'll even take one week of Erling's new salary as my remuneration for the entire four-month contract period. Come on, Baldie, you know it makes sense! ;)
 
petrusha said:
Surprised by Pep's comment that this lad speaks only Russian and Uzbek. Obviously, the country's former Soviet history means that anyone born while the USSR was in existence (and it practical terms, for some time afterwards) had to know Russian well, but I was told recently by the partner in my firm responsible for trying to develop business among Uzbek clients that English is much more popular as a second language now. She explained to me that she almost always has to speak English in meetings with people over there who are in their thirties or younger.

Anyway, if Pep wants to make use of my considerable experience of helping Russian speakers to improve their English, even if they have only a very basic level at the outset, then I'm available to come back to Manchester on a short-term contract to work with Abdukodir until the end of the season. If Pep agrees, I'll even take one week of Erling's new salary as my remuneration for the entire four-month contract period. Come on, Baldie, you know it makes sense! ;)
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English is a standard language for international commerce but I doubt that has penetrated deep into Uzbekistan. Footballers tend to come from the poor element of a country. Not always but mostly this is so.
 
Marvin. said:
English is a standard language for international commerce but I doubt that has penetrated deep into Uzbekistan. Footballers tend to come from the poor element of a country. Not always but mostly this is so.
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If it's anything like how languages are taught in England, he may know how to say "the pencil is blue", "the Post Office is opposite the Railway Station" and "I would like some chips please", but might not know all the football terminology yet.
 
mattcity5 said:
If it's anything like how languages are taught in England, he may know how to say "the pencil is blue", "the Post Office is opposite the Railway Station" and "I would like some chips please", but might not know all the football terminology yet.
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"Could I please have a chip muffin?"

"Have you any gravy to go on my Fish?"

"Is Trafford in Manchester?"

This should be how English is taught.
 
mattcity5 said:
If it's anything like how languages are taught in England, he may know how to say "the pencil is blue", "the Post Office is opposite the Railway Station" and "I would like some chips please", but might not know all the football terminology yet.
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The founder member of the Uzbekistan supporters branch was sat near us in corner of South stand dressed in shirt n flag
Hope hes got his full away ticket allocation sorted
 
Very happy with that performance, we did improve when Stones came on, but as i have said the RB spot is easier to adapt to than CB spot. Pep has his reasons, so a baptism of fire was endured i think it bodes well.
 
He apparently speaks English better than French in which he mastered about twenty words.
 
Does anyone else think he looks like Thaksin Shinawatra's grandson? - No, just me then.
 
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