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He'd be too Young for the Pikeys
He's having a medical right now ..... fingers crossed
I've heard this is done and dusted but they want to take him to a London barber to get his dodgy northern barnet sorted out first.
He could get some tips from Tripps
Jack Raymond Clarke is an English footballer who plays for Championship side Leeds United as a winger. He can also play as a forward.
Born: November 23, 2000 (age 18 years), York, United Kingdom
So he's full on English ..... certainly one for the future if not on the pitch then on the balance sheet ....
Born: November 23, 2000 (age 18 years), York, United Kingdom
So he's full on English ..... certainly one for the future if not on the pitch then on the balance sheet ....
Yes, he will play in the first team without question. On the subs bench initially and it'll just be a question of how well he does from there. I think he's a fantastic prospect personally and am delighted with the signing - a touch of the Waddles about him - You never know, but we could be talking about and a 40 or 50 million pound player in a couple of years.
Sorry Leeds fans, looks like we've mugged you off again.
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Thanks.
Asked a few of my Leeds mates about him. They are disappointed to have sold him.
The Yorkshire Son.
Let's hope he doesn't do an early Utd era Shaw... Otherwise, he'll soon be known as The Yorkshire Pudding.
Probably
I haven't seen him at all because somehow they don't show Leeds matches here in the states...
Anyway, I watched the old youtube. I can't tell if he's really good or not. He reminds me a lot of Kane in how he dribbles, and he's a willing crosser, but it seems a lot of them never find someone on the other end. Definitely some potential in there, but I don't see him pushing anyone for their spot.
Anyway, I watched the old youtube. I can't tell if he's really good or not. He reminds me a lot of Kane in how he dribbles, and he's a willing crosser, but it seems a lot of them never find someone on the other end. Definitely some potential in there, but I don't see him pushing anyone for their spot.
This could be a 50 million pound player grabbed for a fifth of that value.
Pochettino and scouts must have seen plenty to go for him.
Thanks.
Most i've seen seem to think Shackleton will be a better player, but that may be 'sellers rationisation disorder' which we used to suffer from when we sold our best players back in the day.
Usually do well with signing players from Leeds.
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Woodgate (via Real) and Keane. Then there’s Willem Korsten.
To use NFL language, you're not often gonna be crossing into a specific"wide open" player, you cross into an area, ideally with some pace and whip, and it's a question of the forwards anticipating and making the right movements. It's a percentage game, the defenders have to win out every time, the forwards only once or twice.
This is a good video of him from just the handful of games he played prior to his health issue last season:
You see a well balanced player, with good touch, decent pace, an ability to beat a man and get into a positions to cross from dangerous positions, something we lack perhaps, with Son being the best we currently have at doing that. If you cross from far out the percentages are with the defenders because they are better set and have more time to react. If you beat a man and move closer to the byline the odds move more to the attacker.
He also shows an ability to use his left foot, again important as it makes him less predictable, as the defenders have to cover both the shot and cross options. He also looks like he has the physicality to play in the PL.