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There is just so much football in Edwards. If this boy dosent end up an absolute star, I would be extremely surprised. Lets hope we play this right
I keep saying he has improved this area of his game, but it just gets ignored (not me saying it but acknowledgement that it has improved). Everyone just assumes that as he isn't playing first team, he must be lazy and not working hard or too small. He isn't Lamela but he is working on a part of his game which is completely unnatural to him. He is so ready to be playing first team.
It's ridiculous how Pulisic has taken a completely different path to him despite being at the same stage 2 years ago and Edwards being the biggest talent. Pulisic made a great decision joining a club that takes talented but inexperienced players and turning them into quality, in a league that promotes youth. Would be interesting to see where Edwards would be if he joined them.
I think once players hit a certain level i.e. I believe they will be good PL players to potentially WC, it's hard to rank them. In my eye there are so many variables even just based on position. Attacking players will always catch eyes more. Though Edwards is absolute quality
Yeh, I call you crazy. Totally different ball-game with the big boys.Call me crazy but if something happened to eriksen injury wise then I could see Edwards coming in. The kid's creativity and set piece delivery are excellent and he has clearly worked on his core.
Pulisic isnt exactly rapid. He has pace, yes, but he is definitely not rapid. He gets around opposition players because he is absolute quality on the ball.I'm super impressed with Edwards whenever I have seen him, but I do think it's unfair to compare him with Pulisic.
Pulisic is absolutely rapid which has allowed him to make the step up quickly, similar to Sterling and Lennon when he was initially with us. Rightly or wrongly it does seem managers tend to have more bravery in throwing that type of player in earlier. Thick is not a knock on Poch either.
I actually believe Marcus & TOB are of the same ilk.Pulisic isnt exactly rapid. He has pace, yes, but he is definitely not rapid. He gets around opposition players because he is absolute quality on the ball.
You mean Marcus and Pulisic? From the little i've seen of Edwards, i'd agree that he is similar to Pulisic. Not the quickest but great on the ball. But, isnt TOB more of a CM?I actually believe Marcus & TOB are of the same ilk.
TOB can play the wide role very well.You mean Marcus and Pulisic? From the little i've seen of Edwards, i'd agree that he is similar to Pulisic. Not the quickest but great on the ball. But, isnt TOB more of a CM?
He's not really a Eriksen type though. He dribbles far more for one and I'd say he shades more towards creating his own chances than those for others whereas Eriksen is far more weighted towards creating for others. I see Edwards as a somewhat right sided Coutinho type.Call me crazy but if something happened to eriksen injury wise then I could see Edwards coming in. The kid's creativity and set piece delivery are excellent and he has clearly worked on his core.
IIRC after his injury, weren't there rumors around that his contract situation was affecting his first team prospects?I won't profess to know exactly when he was fit but there were times he was featuring for the u23s and or England in the 2nd half of the season where he could have made the bench if we wanted to try him out. But I agree he was very unfortunate with the timing of his injury. Regardless from what we have seen so far there is nothing to suggest he would have got any significant minutes anyway, so I don't really think he missed out on much.
TOB can play the wide role very well.
IIRC after his injury, weren't there rumors around that his contract situation was affecting his first team prospects?
Now that he's committed I would hope we'd see him more, but he's not even training with the first team atm apparently. Unless, of course, there is some truth to that ITK from another site that said we want to be shot of him because of his attitude. That's the only reason why I could see him being kept out of the first team this season.
U18s won 2-1 away at Leicester. Markanday with both.
Excellent, and slightly surprising, start to the season from Markanday.
You had reservations about him?
U18s won 2-1 away at Leicester. Markanday with both.