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White with his first goal for Portsmouth.
Yep, after seeing him second half, made me think he was trying too hard first half. Maybe the Champions League winner had a word at half time and maybe said, just bring it down a few, look up etc etc......, there were easily 4 very good passes he saw and made second half but for decent Hull defending or Norwood / Judge not being on the same page. I'd be keeping him in the team for Donny. See what happens.
Nice to hear but he needs a goal.Parrott gets some decent comments:
Yep, after seeing him second half, made me think he was trying too hard first half. Maybe the Champions League winner had a word at half time and maybe said, just bring it down a few, look up etc etc......, there were easily 4 very good passes he saw and made second half but for decent Hull defending or Norwood / Judge not being on the same page. I'd be keeping him in the team for Donny. See what happens.
Parrott gets some decent comments:
Yep, after seeing him second half, made me think he was trying too hard first half. Maybe the Champions League winner had a word at half time and maybe said, just bring it down a few, look up etc etc......, there were easily 4 very good passes he saw and made second half but for decent Hull defending or Norwood / Judge not being on the same page. I'd be keeping him in the team for Donny. See what happens.
Useful extra youth appearances in EL tonight - sadly from that point of view Wolfsberger kept trying to attack until the last, meaning the youngsters came on late when there was zero chance of losing.
Marcel Lavinier came in as RB for last 16 minutes on his debut aged 20. Was signed on a one year deal which I imagine has to have already been extended before EL appearance. Will be interesting to see if he gets more minutes this season and involved next pre-season.
Nile John came on as CM for the last 8 minutes on his debut, 18 in a couple of weeks,
Dane Scarlett came on for the last 9 minutes, and the 16 year old (17 in March) continues to impress - an assist for Vinicius 2nd goal making him the youngest player to get an assist since Mbappe in 2015. Mourhino suggesting he plays with first team next season - he's already training with first team most of the time.
All 3 with limited playing time but all 3 looked fine.
Dilan Markanday an unused substitute.
Far more optimistic about youth being developed under him than Pochettino so far tbh.I think Mourhino has given first team debuts to 7 youngsters so far :
Alfie Whiteman, Malachi Walcott, Marcel Lavinier, Harvey White, Nile John. Alfie Devine, Dane Scarlett,
There are also far more youngsters out on loan atm, which gives them a better chance that some of them should get into the first team - and that's pretty much the essential next step after giving them a debut, few will succeed without a loan.
Those put on loan who may come back to the first team include Brandon Austin, TJ Eyoma, Malachi Walcott, Jubril Okedina, Harvey White, Oliver Skipp, Jack Clarke, Troy Parrott - no guarantees of course but that's 8 players who just might.
For someone with a reputation for not giving youth a chance, that's a pretty good record after 15 months or so.
going to be honest, I check in this thread weekly and I cannot remember the name Nile John popping up much. I have heard more about Marcel who just got here this year versus the guy that has been here since he was 7.
I don't like Jose, but I do like him giving appearances to youth.
Edit: Also, Spursidol I may have asked you this before, but any logic on why Bowden didn't go out on loan when his classmate in White got his move? Has he been injured or just not as highly rated? For some reason when I learned about the kid years ago, I had this fantasy of him being the top of his age group, but that doesn't seem to be the case.