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Pilgrims' manager Schumacher would like to have the 22 year-old Azaz back for the Championship campaign. Despite missing 3 months of his season in EFL 1, Azaz scored 8 goals, and local pundits believe Argyle's 4 signings this summer (including goalkeeper Hazard from Celtic) still leave midfield understrength.
(Plymouth Live, 13 July)
Signs a contract extension and returns to Plymouth on loan.
Only one minute on the pitch last week to make his Championship debut, but on in the 70th minute away to Watford today.
First goal in the Championship for Finn Azaz.
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Out of nowhere.
Possibly an own goal.
Finn Isaac Azaz's long range shot looks like it was deflected off a Blackburn players heel and into the corner of the goal.
They all count.
Watching Plymouth v Norwich.
Azaz just scored the fourth. Absolute peach of a goal. A break and comes to Azaz, a few step overs then a cutback to his left foot and slides it into the other side of the goal from just inside the box. Absolute quality.
Duffy having a nightmare. Idah anonymous.
5-0 now. Assist for Azaz, ball from the left of the box, laid on a plate for the onrushing Whittaker for his hat trick.
Norwich are not good.
Some very positive comments about Azaz from Plymouth manager Schumacher, including: ""He's the most intelligent footballer away from football I've ever met, his game knowledge is outstanding, and his passing and his quality today that he showed was exceptional, and I'm made up that he's got his goal because he deserved it."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66910415
I watched a lot of the 2nd half on Saturday and he was excellent. He should definitely be pushing for a senior squad place next month
Another goal for Azaz today. Sounds like a beauty and fans saying he’s running the show against Boro. He got an assist for the first one too. Third goal of the season I think.
'Star Man' and 8/10 in the Plymouth Herald report.
Should definitely be involved next month against NZ at a minimum. Kenny has **** all to play for and might as well cap a few more players.
Kasey McAteer is fit again but has only played 7mins since returning and Leicester only have one game between now and the internationals. Even with the lack of minutes Kenny you'd feel will cap him if his paperwork is sorted.
Another goal for Finn Azaz. Trademark shot to the far corner. Fourth of the season.
I’ve watched a bit of him this season and he is fantastic to watch in full flight. A strong, mobile, athlete with a good dose of creativity and flair. It would be nice to see him and Moran in the squad to bring the creativity in. Both offer something a little different in a team but both very creative and can find the net. McGrath probably the closest to either of them in our current squad but he really doesn’t bring much and I’m surprised Kenny never called up Azaz.Quote:
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If he hadn't been injured this time last year I would like to think we'd have seen him in the squad for Norway and Malta. Though Gibraltar last month and NZ this month he really should have made his debut.Quote:
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Two goals and a match winning assist today vs Rotherham.
He is having a good season at PlymouthQuote:
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First Irish Championship scorer of the new year (James Collins scored in the first minute for Derby in League One).
Seventh of the season - easy to forget he's jumped up a division this season (and last season too). Has to be in the squad for March you'd have thought?
Lovely goal for Plymouth (my pick to watch today). Ball is half cleared from a corner and he hits it first time from outside the box on the volley. Think that’s 7 for the season.
As I’m typing this, he just got an assist. Took the ball in his own half and carried it to the attacking third, cut inside and played to Whittaker who still had a lot to do and finished really well.
Azaz, Szmodics and Connolly have now scored over 30 goals between them in the Championship this season and are our three top scorers in the division. At the same time, for all the new caps that have been given out they have a total of one international cap between them in the last two years and two of them haven't been capped at all. Things haven't been done correctly but hopefully this will change for all three players in the spring.