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so the problem with Aaron C is that he is a bourgeois? and his familiy is a bit middle class bureaucrat?? is that so? i saw the chants of the Brighton that Aaron C is in the booty business, the problem is that the gorgeous ladies manage him!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by JR89
on Ferguson I think he has pace as when he scored vs Arsenal, when fresh his stamina is the key, but he is just 18, he has everything to be the next Frank Stapleton, not tootall not to small, good both feet, a bit of class ,. very mobile thats why I would keep this fellow out of the gym, he doesnt need to bulk up
Connollys family are really good people from everything Ive heard in Galway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bielsa´s irish
While it's definitely true that Ferguson has really laid down an exciting marker right at the start of his EPL career, I think we should still be patient with Idah. In his senior club career, the amount of minutes played has only amounted to about 20 games and he has scored 9 times. I still think that if he can stay injury free with a manager who doesn't believe in just playing one up top, like Farke, then he will develop into a better striker - how good, I'm not sure but there's still plenty of timeQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
But, yes, Ferguson... wow
It worries me he's getting "the full Parrott".Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
Could Ferguson obefemi and parrot play together in a front 3?
Evan I guess is strictly a 9
Not unless we want to get overrun in midfield again - we just don't have the midfielders to allow us to play three forwards. I think, if you go with Ferguson and Obafemi, you have to bench Parrott.
So Cullen and molumby with 2 wing backs ie Doherty and Coleman. Wouldnt work. Your probably right. Drop parrot and throw in Willie smallboneQuote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Its a bit different I think, the hype thats building around Ferguson is down to what hes actually done on the pitch while Parrott almost became this mythical savior that no one had seen play senior football.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
The hype around Ferguson right now is justified because he was genuinely very good the way he led the line for Brighton the other night. He looked dangerous when he got the ball and his movement over all play helped in getting others into good positions too.
I cant see any reason why there should be talk of a loan move for him at this stage. Brighton fans from what I can see online have been crying out for a striker and they are delighted in him from last 2 games. He will get plenty of game time if he stays fit between now and end of season at Brighton.
Wouldn't say strictly a 9 as Brighton have played him out wide for the U23s and in the EFL cup game this season against Forest Green he played as one of the two supporting the striker in a 3-4-2-1. Scored and assisted in that game but couldn't see him playing anywhere but 9 at the higher level for them until he gets more experienced.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Ian Wright was well impressed with him and full of praise. Even said people might call his goal a tap in but that Ferguson made it a tap in with his movement to free up space. And again for the goal he assisted where after he made the pass made a run which had the defenders in two minds on whether to close down Solly March which gave him the extra couple of seconds to get into a better position to score.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Exactly, it was only a simple tap in because of the little stutter he did to make space.Quote:
Originally Posted by JR89
Theres not too many 18 year olds scoring goals in the Premiership so when one comes along that is ours its very exciting. Im really looking forward to seeing how he goes for the next few weeks
Exactly JR89. And if it was that easy Idah might have had a few goals for Ireland and several more for Norwich by now.
Was it Connolly who had a chance from a narrow angle in Bratislava that he tried to curl inside the far post? Everyone was screaming that he should have cut it back or squared it but all the replays showed Idah had snookered himself. On Tuesday Ferguson skipped his marker, found space, adjusted his run and hey presto, tap in!
And - I think - the reverse happened at home to Armenia early on. Idah had a great run but couldn’t find a ball for Connolly to run on to.
Starts again in FA Cup, thought they’d be saving him for the important league game coming up!
Don't think they have too many alternatives - Welbeck isn't fit to start and there seems to be some unexplained issue with Trossard.
De Zerbi on the absence of Trossard. 'I want more from him - he can work harder, he can run more on the pitch, and I want players who give 100% in every training session and every game. Without these characteristics, then they can’t play with me.'Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Did ok, his pass to March in clip above his highlight. Gave ball away cheaply a couple of times, and lacked a bit of pace when slid through on goal. Welbeck on for him now. Hopefully he will start in league to continue his development
Super assist against Liverpool. Causing them problems all game. He’s had a couple of half decent chances too. His pressure resulted in the first goal too. Really starting to look the part, he’s had some lovely soft touches and shown quick feet, better than I thought he had in the locker too.
Good ball alright ,had to be pretty precise and got it almost perfect.
Should also point out that Liverpool have been absolutely terrible. But still impressive to see how he’s handling himself physically. He’s not a particularly big lad when you see him up against the other defenders and midfielders for corners etc, but he’s very strong and uses his body well.
Just gone off. Lots of compliments from the co-commentators and to good applause
Well deserved. His last action was to draw Trent Alexander Arnold into a stupid tackle which he rightly saw yellow for.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Ferguson has come on massively from the player I’ve seen with the Ireland under 21s. His touch was the most impressive for me, always thought it looked a bit heavy in the past but it was excellent today.
Did pretty well. Nice assist, although March had it all to do, it was Solly’s goal. Some really nice link up play and show of strength. Also, lost ball aimlessly a couple of times with indecision. He should continue to see plenty of game time to the seasons end if he stays fit. By the end of the season, he could be a considerable asset to Ireland
If he can manage four or five goals for the season now it would be a great return. Welbeck back from injury and scoring probably isn't a great sign but hopefully the manager sticks with Evan
I typically shake a fist at the cloud that is modern football parlance, but I wouldn't focus on just goals. He's got four goal involvements (grrr...) so far - two assists too. OK, I think the two assists were far more about the finish than the pass, but still, he's putting himself about quite nicely.
An assist for March suggests he has to start in March? That's how football works, yeah?
Would certainly start him against Latvia anyway. Him and Obafemi could be a good combination by March depending on how things go for Obafemi between now and then.
Would play him against France as well, either from the start or as a used sub (has the added benefit of competitively capping him as well, just to formally close off the dual eligibility situation).
He's allowed 3 competitive caps and still switchQuote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
It's a ridiculous rule I know
No danger here though
Yes, but a single competitive cap for an under 21 player ties him for three years so that would also put an end to any further newspaper articles on the subject. If he played in both games in March he'd have four caps and that would resolve it also (they don't need to be four competitive caps, including friendlies are fine in that case).
Might as well start him for Ireland. There's nothing to lose and everything to gain. He's impressed since coming into the Brighton team. Commentator for BBC was praising him yesterday and Ian Wright was full of praise for him against Everton.
There's no other striker we've got that's impressing or even getting minutes at PL level and honestly Obafemi is probably the only one besides Ferguson that will likely have a PL career if he gets the move to Burnley.
We ain't qualifying so give a pairing like Obafemi and Ferguson the chance to develop.
If he does get 4 or 5 goals before the end of the season he will have a lot of big clubs very interested in him, and I think it's a real possibilityQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Why are we talking about capping Ferguson? Is he eligible for someone else?
Incidentally I would start him in next ireland match. He’s bossing it at PL level
Crikey, there really is extreme paranoia here about losing players to other countries.
His mother is English so automatically that means the big bad Gareth Southgate is gonna steal him from us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
Yaaaawn…Quote:
Originally Posted by JR89
Once bitten, twice shy I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by JR89
But yeah, it does seem he's far less of a flight risk than, say, Rice, whose link was through his grandparents.
He deserves a cap in March anyway, which will hopefully close it all off.
Just to clarify, it's not about capping him to stop England taking him, nobody is saying that's anyways likely. It's about getting him competitively capped just to put an end to nonsense articles like Paul Rowan's one in the Sunday Times last week.
Papers don't refuse ink and clickbait websites don't refuse clicks, so as long as he's dual eligible that kind of thing will continue and it's unhelpful, so the sooner he's competitively capped to put an end to it the better.
Can we please stop this crap about worrying a player will declare for another country…it was interesting at first but it’s now just getting boring and tedious to the point you can see the comment coming from a mile away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
It's becoming paranoia at this stage especially in regards to someone like Ferguson. England I'm sure would give their left nut to have a young CF like Ferguson in their pool of players but more chance of us finishing in the top two for the next qualifiers than Ferguson ever entertaining the thoughts of not playing for Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I'd be starting him in March. Impressing at a level that none of our other CFs are impressing at.