The Spurs Youth Thread - 2018/19

IGSpur said:

So both Edwards and Onomah in the last games made the most tackles despite being lazy players with attitude problems. It's almost as if body language or movement isn't as important as what they're actually doing. As I've always said they're no Oliver Skipps when it comes to getting around the pitch, but and with Onomah in particular if your completing the most dribbles, making the most tackles and found the most as the defensive most midfielder and people are still calling you lazy you're on a hiding to nothing. I'd like to see how much ground he actually covers compare to other players in the team, I have no idea if it will be high or low, but I've never thought he was lazy and will be intrigued as to whether it would support or disprove my inkling. Must be a reason why international coaches love him.

Sounds like a good start, either way.

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IGSpur said:

Noone changes their opinion as much as you though. If anyone does they'll say after seeing them initially, not sure on him, or he shows promise, then comment on whether he has improved or declined.

You will say 'can't see what other people see, just a poor Gary Docherty' then a year later go 'always liked that lad, think he could be the next Messi' or vice versa depending on the player. You've done the same with Skipp, Maghoma, Roles and there will be a lot more. I'm not the forum police but how your present your opinion can be frustrating. It's why people will call you out on it, and then not take you seriously. The 'danger' is that when you go onto claim you have watched so and so 100s of times people, who don't watch much are going to actually pay attention to what you have to say, when you're actually going off very little. They'll form their opinion off that, and assume so and so is rubbish after you're writing someone off after a couple of games.

Its not a competition on who can 'call it first'. No one is trying to prove anyone is more of an expert than anyone else on here, we all share information and go off what we have available. It's OK to say, 'I'm not sure on this player, I haven't see enough' rather than giving a final view after 5 u23 matches just to say you knew before everyone else.

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Westmorlandspur said:

We all hope Josh does well and plays for our first team eventually but at the moment I wouldn’t be putting any money on it. Forget the stats and watch the game. He doesn’t impose himself on a game.

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Westmorlandspur said:

We cannot judge Josh until he’s had a few games. Having said that...that was not a really good game at all. For one of their goals he just stood and watched his man run off him. Hope he can improve on that performance. If he doesn’t he won’t be with us next season. Is he really any better than Tom Carroll

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