by omegaprimevkm » Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:51 pm
Colly wrote: ↑Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:03 pm
I wouldn't go that far. Sterry I think will make his way down the leagues fairly quickly (he's 23 already), and I'm not convinced Roberts is up to standard. Of this current crop of "nearly old enough"s Woodman has the best chance, and I'd like to see more of Longstaff, but generally our academy is poor. Sorensen of course could be interesting to keep an eye on while he's on loan though.
Even then - Woodman made some bad flaps against Blackburn. I know he'd have less aerial balls to deal with in the League, and other top keepers have started that way, but he should be looking to close that off as a base.
With Longstaff - I guess the thing we want is to see him breaking up play and confidently retaining possession in midfield against more challenging opposition, so that we know he'd sit as a solid alternative to a Diame or Shelvey who are often injured. Shelvey is 27 next month, Ki is 30 in 3 days and Diame is already past 30...I'm pleased if there's another Centre mid on the books who is young, reliable and capable.
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I wouldn't go that far. Sterry I think will make his way down the leagues fairly quickly (he's 23 already), and I'm not convinced Roberts is up to standard. Of this current crop of "nearly old enough"s Woodman has the best chance, and I'd like to see more of Longstaff, but generally our academy is poor. Sorensen of course could be interesting to keep an eye on while he's on loan though.
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Even then - Woodman made some bad flaps against Blackburn. I know he'd have less aerial balls to deal with in the League, and other top keepers have started that way, but he should be looking to close that off as a base.
With Longstaff - I guess the thing we want is to see him breaking up play and confidently retaining possession in midfield against more challenging opposition, so that we know he'd sit as a solid alternative to a Diame or Shelvey who are often injured. Shelvey is 27 next month, Ki is 30 in 3 days and Diame is already past 30...I'm pleased if there's another Centre mid on the books who is young, reliable and capable.
