Popular Post dbtcity Posted 3 September 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 3 September 2020 Who was the young Peruvian we signed dubbed the next messi? Pier Larrauri I think his name was, video were banded about of him as a kid dribbling past entire teams before slotting... think he’s already back in Peru 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasyls Pec Deck Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 20 minutes ago, ALC Fox said: Erling Braut Håland Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi Ryan Giggs David Beckham Ronaldo Zlatan Ibrahimovic Gareth Bale Michael Owen Steven Gerrard Ashley Cole John Terry Rio Ferdinand Francesco Totti Just a few players who were hyped as youngsters and followed through and had/are having brilliant careers at the top level. It's always easier to say that a kid isn't going to make it at the top because most of them don't. Also the average career length of a professional footballer is only 8 years according to the PFA. Conversely, putting too much pressure on some of them can contribute to them never making it. But I can't understand why people aren't excited to see young players coming through and are on a downer about it, regardless of what club they play for and nationality they are. When Rooney scored that goal against Arsenal for Everton, I played that video back over and over again. This guy could be Erling Braut Håland or he could be Tomi Petrescu. Either way, it'd be exciting to find out, especially if he ended up on our books. He was brilliant on a version of Football Manager I seem to recall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 2 hours ago, Sly said: Freddy Adu Anderson Adriano Valeri Bojinov Antonio Cassano McCauley Christantus Sebastian Diesler Denilson Diego Royston Drenthe Wayne Harrison Michael Johnson Bojan Neil Lamptney Macheda Duncan Edwards Alexander Pato Lars Ricken Javier Saviola Lee Sharpe Ricardo Quaresma Ravel Morrisson Mario Ballotelli Alvaro Recoba Joe Cole Robinho Anthony Le Tallec Gianlugi Lentini Jack Wilshire Micah Richards Mario Gotze Yohan Gourcuff Giueseppe Rossi Abou Diaby Phil Jones Adnan Januzaj Some had decent careers but could have done better. Some had great potential but flopped. Some lost careers due to injuries or passed away. Some we’re overhyped by the football manager hype train. Some were flat track bullies in poor leagues, that couldn’t cut it at the top. Surely it's harsh to include Duncan Edwards in that. Bloody hell man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderbyFox Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 27 minutes ago, dbtcity said: Who was the young Peruvian we signed dubbed the next messi? Pier Larrauri I think his name was, video were banded about of him as a kid dribbling past entire teams before slotting... think he’s already back in Peru Christ he's 26 now, that makes me feel old 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 5 minutes ago, AKCJ said: Surely it's harsh to include Duncan Edwards in that. Bloody hell man. I pulled the list from elsewhere! You’re not wrong though. Some others like Letini and Harrison as well. More circumstances outside of control and just unfortunate fate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 47 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: I honestly think our training ground is what will peak these little fellas interest much more than before, and give us more of a chance of snapping them up. I really want us to become a conveyor belt of blistering young players, football tends to bore me these days and I get more enjoyment from seeing players break through without fear. The training ground is definitely a huge step forward in this respect. It will take a few years to see talent develop but it's really, really exciting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 2 hours ago, turkish14 said: There was that young lad in the 90’s called sonny pike. Joined Ajax youth academy I think, and was dubbed the next “pele” out of interest which players died? I know about lars ricken but that was post retirement. I think you're confusing Lars Ricken with Fernando Ricksen here mate - the latter passed away last year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 Gerrim in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsJohnMurphy Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 Sounds like a load of Klopp to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 9 hours ago, Ric Flair said: I honestly think our training ground is what will peak these little fellas interest much more than before, and give us more of a chance of snapping them up. I really want us to become a conveyor belt of blistering young players, football tends to bore me these days and I get more enjoyment from seeing players break through without fear. " football tends to bore me these days" That explains a lot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 19 hours ago, weller54 said: Difficult to know whether to stick or twist on this one. So long as he doesn't ask for more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 9 hours ago, bmouth_fox said: He was brilliant on a version of Football Manager I seem to recall He was. Think it was the one before it changed from Championship Manager to Football Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 1 hour ago, PaulW said: " football tends to bore me these days" That explains a lot!! Go on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 49 goals in 19 games? thats outrageous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 Lets never sign a wonderkid because some never made it elsewhere!!!! I'd rather sign relatively inexpensive 16/17 year olds than pick up 21 year old cast offs like Ryan Loft or spend a few million on punts like Diabate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 3 September 2020 Share Posted 3 September 2020 49 goals in 19 games sounds like the sort of shit Pele makes up, the pure brass neck of it - sign the little bugger up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 4 September 2020 Share Posted 4 September 2020 12 hours ago, Stadt said: Lets never sign a wonderkid because some never made it elsewhere!!!! I'd rather sign relatively inexpensive 16/17 year olds than pick up 21 year old cast offs like Ryan Loft or spend a few million on punts like Diabate. I can't see him being inexpensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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