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Mason Greenwood has a a lot of hype at United. Rated higher than Rashford by many observers.
He does seem to have more to his game than Rashford.
Mason Greenwood has a a lot of hype at United. Rated higher than Rashford by many observers.
Little snippet from the Mirror’s transfer rumour page:
Spurs face battle to keep youngster
Spurs face a battle to keep highly-rated starlet Tashan Oakley-Boothe.
The midfielder, 19, was included on the Tuttosport ‘Golden Boy’ award shortlist which names the best players aged 21 or younger registered with a top-tier European club.
Previous holders include Matthijs de Ligt, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and ex-Tottenham star Rafael van der Vaart. A shortlist of 100 players has been released before it gets whittled down by 20 each month until October when the final 20 aim to be crowned Europe’s best young player.
Oakley-Boothe made his first-team debut for Spurs two years ago in a League Cup win over Barnsley.
He has not played since, but has impressed in the under-23s. And with just 12 months left on his deal, plus a year’s option, he has admirers at rival clubs.
After seeing Solanke DCL and Abraham tonight made me think is there any really highly touted English striker between 17-21. I remember hearing loads about sancho and Hudson odoi and foden as potential mega stars. But I’m struggling to think of a striker. I’m sure there are a couple but nobody has really caught my attention. I guess there’s Brewster but personally don’t really rate him. Just made me think is Parrott possibly the most highly touted in the British isles between 17-21 ?
In fairness Solanke and Abraham were incredible at u18 level.
Really?There's another Maghoma...... arrrrgghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
For England but never shown anything for clubs. Bar obviously Abraham in championship. But with all the talent kind of strange no young No 9 has really emerged in last 5 years apart from Kane. I don’t really see Rashford as a 9.
You're doing the thing again, where you are seeing where someone is now after a lack of chances and either assuming or forgetting how good they were at Parrott's age who hasn't had the misfortune of being poorly handled by a PL club yet.
Players who have shown to be at least as prolific or arguably at least as talented and promising as Parrott at his age are Solanke, Abraham, Ennis, Armstrong, Nketiah, Simms, Griffiths, both Greenwood's, Duncan, Brewster. There are a couple of others. I distinguish between prolific and talent as they don't necessarily go hand in hand as you know.
Parrott is a very very good player but I wouldn't jump the gun on anything yet. I've definitely seen better talent than him go to waste here in the last 3/4 years but he is definitely up there.
I’m putting my house on Parrot being a regular first teamer for us in the future. He just has something about him. When Onomah played for the first team he never looked comfortable, kept falling over, basically he couldn’t hack it. When Parrot gets in he will revel in it. He’s got everything to be a success and he is always up for a fight. Literally sometimes, hence the two sendings off. You need a bit of edge to make it in football.You're doing the thing again, where you are seeing where someone is now after a lack of chances and either assuming or forgetting how good they were at Parrott's age who hasn't had the misfortune of being poorly handled by a PL club yet.
Players who have shown to be at least as prolific or arguably at least as talented and promising as Parrott at his age are Solanke, Abraham, Ennis, Armstrong, Nketiah, Simms, Griffiths, both Greenwood's, Duncan, Brewster. There are a couple of others. I distinguish between prolific and talent as they don't necessarily go hand in hand as you know.
Parrott is a very very good player but I wouldn't jump the gun on anything yet. I've definitely seen better talent than him go to waste here in the last 3/4 years but he is definitely up there.
Can’t say I’ve seen all of them play from say 18. And obviously it’s hard not to be bias but I don’t see Solanke Abraham Griffiths Brewster Duncan as better. What I’m saying is if you had to rank all the potential good youth strikers from 17-21 would you really put anyone obviously above Parrott maybe only Greenwood for me.
I’m putting my house on Parrot being a regular first teamer for us in the future. He just has something about him. When Onomah played for the first team he never looked comfortable, kept falling over, basically he couldn’t hack it. When Parrot gets in he will revel in it. He’s got everything to be a success and he is always up for a fight. Literally sometimes, hence the two sendings off. You need a bit of edge to make it in football.
You've had a bit of a mare here. I rate Parrott and have high hopes for him but Solanke, Abraham and Adam Armstrong were all better at the same age.Can’t say I’ve seen all of them play from say 18. And obviously it’s hard not to be bias but I don’t see Solanke Abraham Griffiths Brewster Duncan as better. What I’m saying is if you had to rank all the potential good youth strikers from 17-21 would you really put anyone obviously above Parrott maybe only Greenwood for me.
You've had a bit of a mare here. I rate Parrott and have high hopes for him but Solanke, Abraham and Adam Armstrong were all better at the same age.
Parrott:
U23 leage - Played 10, Scored 2
UEFA youth League - P5, S3
FA youth cup - P2, S0
Ireland U17 - P11, S4
Solanke @17:
U23 leage - P18, S13
UEFA youth League - P6, S6
FA youth cup - P9, S13
England U17 - P14, S11
Abraham @17:
U23 leage - P11*, S4
UEFA youth League - P7*, S4
FA youth cup - P6, S7
*Despite more games, actually less mins played than Parrott.
Armstrong @17:
U23 leage - P11, S6
England U17 - P12, S10
Really?
Stats don’t really mean that much at youth level. Tammy Abraham did well in youth football but never looked to me like a future Chelsea striker. Done well at Villa but he won’t be a Chelsea striker.You've had a bit of a mare here. I rate Parrott and have high hopes for him but Solanke, Abraham and Adam Armstrong were all better at the same age.
Parrott:
U23 leage - Played 10, Scored 2
UEFA youth League - P5, S3
FA youth cup - P2, S0
Ireland U17 - P11, S4
Solanke @17:
U23 leage - P18, S13
UEFA youth League - P6, S6
FA youth cup - P9, S13
England U17 - P14, S11
Abraham @17:
U23 leage - P11*, S4
UEFA youth League - P7*, S4
FA youth cup - P6, S7
*Despite more games, actually less mins played than Parrott.
Armstrong @17:
U23 leage - P11, S6
England U17 - P12, S10
Stats don’t really mean that much at youth level. Tammy Abraham did well in youth football but never looked to me like a future Chelsea striker. Done well at Villa but he won’t be a Chelsea striker.
At times you talk as if every half decent youth player should make it , if given a chance. The fact is the vast majority won’t. Most times it’s because they are just not good enough or because they have a bad attitude.
Vary was let go at Sheffield Utd as a youth player and admitted he was a pratt. Not many come back like he has.
I used to work with a lad who could have been a pro. He said he just got fed up of being on a bus for a couple of hours every other week.
All the players who sign at 16 will all have been the best players in their school teams. It will have been easy for them.suddenly they are surrounded by players just as good or better. Then having been centre forward all their lives, the coach puts them at full back and it’s another world.
Survival of the fittest it certainly is.
I think most people realise this
even Academy dreamers like me
but it costs nothing to hope
except for the well known health warning
but I do think 'own grown and hand reared'
young players often give you something else
to compensate for their lack of absolute quality.
whether in attitude or being brought up
in good club habits.
They genuinly play for the badge,
the honour and with gratitude to the club.
Mason did, Skipp does, Winks has both of course
and Kane is the exception that tests the rule.
I prefer to give preference to our own
for as long as possible
than survey the world for foreign aces
often expensive
possibly disruptive
and not fit for purpose in the Prem.
One of our own is a dream
sometimes a delusion
occasionally a nightmare
but always deeply satisfying
when it happens
and I will continue to hope
until it kills me.