Naughton was excellent on Thursday and has been incredibly solid so far this season, but generally I'd agree on that point. I'm excited by his pace but there's no fucking way he should start ahead of Walker when he comes in, unless he earns the place in cup games.
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Naughton was excellent on Thursday and has been incredibly solid so far this season, but generally I'd agree on that point. I'm excited by his pace but there's no fucking way he should start ahead of Walker when he comes in, unless he earns the place in cup games.
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Wasn't even allowed to stand on the training pitch by the looks of that pic :eriksenlol:
I heard Levy wants to milk those areas specifically, so that sucks!
Generally when people make fun of names like DaQuan, DeAndre, Shaneeqwa, Sharkeesha etc they're making fun of poor black people tbh.
With one of his very few touches he picked out a very nice 15-20 yd diagonal pass through a couple of defenders to Kane at the top of the box. Not sure what he was expected to do coming on for 10 minutes in his debut.
Clearly never lived in Melbourne. :vertna:
I'll try to find highlights from last night's game but apart from Shaqiri and Lewandowsi, Yedlin was the only other player that every time he took the ball there was a general excitement that something good was going to happen.
Yea his pace is a given, but on the ball he can take on players and show flair and skill. Regardless of nationality this is a good buy if it happens.
Last night he showed defensive prowess as well, Bayern, with the exception of two or three runs in the first half, only took their attack to the left. That didn't stop Yedlin from getting involved in the defensive box as he provided support for the CBs and showed some tackling skill on Lewandowski as he slipped by the two cbs and was about to fire from the spot. Sure he is young and defenders build their mental game with time, but for his age his positioning is on par with other euro starters.
Good player? Check.
Good marketing? Check.
Tons of potential? Check.
Cheap? Check.
Yea his pace is a given, but on the ball he can take on players and show flair and skill. Regardless of nationality this is a good buy if it happens.
Last night he showed defensive prowess as well, Bayern, with the exception of two or three runs in the first half, only took their attack to the left. That didn't stop Yedlin from getting involved in the defensive box as he provided support for the CBs and showed some tackling skill on Lewandowski as he slipped by the two cbs and was about to fire from the spot. Sure he is young and defenders build their mental game with time, but for his age his positioning is on par with other euro starters.
Good player? Check.
Good marketing? Check.
Tons of potential? Check.
Cheap? Check.
Pochettino coached Southampton for a year and a half and in that time he moulded two 18 year old full backs into £46 million combined in transfer fees. I'm sure he could do something extremely positive with a player of Yedlin's natural ability and athleticism. The same goes for Walker, Davies and Rose.
Yedlin's a calculated risk. He's young and pretty inexperienced. But he's also massively athletically talented, starting to show some real footballing ability, and of course a chance to gain exposure in American market 
In a couple years he has the potential to be a real quality player or he could fade into obscurity. But ultimately at £2m there's almost no risk at all. Same thing can be said for Dier though he cost a bit more. Yedlin is a punt for sure but the ceiling is high both football-wise and commercially. Nothing to lose really.
In a couple years he has the potential to be a real quality player or he could fade into obscurity. But ultimately at £2m there's almost no risk at all. Same thing can be said for Dier though he cost a bit more. Yedlin is a punt for sure but the ceiling is high both football-wise and commercially. Nothing to lose really.
I try to save my Patriotic Release (registered trademark) until it's the absolute perfect moment.