QuotePresume that means they were talking about Scannell's performance in a very positive manner?Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
R5 Live was waxing lyrical about Scannell last w/e.
Presume that means they were talking about Scannell's performance in a very positive manner?
Yep, made opposition defenders look statuesque and sold the keeper a dummy.
Set up a goal for in-form Paddy McCarthy tonight.
Today's Evening Standard ran a piece on Palace's academy and featured Scannell. He went to a special football academy in South London where lessons were scheduled around twice daily football sessions & recovery sessions, and diet etc. was carefully thought out. Access to football was withheld if you were falling behind in your schoolwork.
I'll try and dig out the link tomorrow. Interesting article.
The only thing I see stopping Scannell from a call up is the fact that we're already blessed with riches in the striker department, relative to our other areas. Keane, Doyle, Long, Cox, Walters. Then we also have the man of questionable work-rate, Leon Best. Scannell has pulled out of most, if not all of King's recent under 21 squads due to injuries, but he seems to be playing a lot for Palace at the same time.
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Is he a striker though? I thought he was a wide player, on the right. I saw him play there once for Palace, but it is some time back, things could easily have changed.
He can play in either position. I think he has been playing up front this season but I also think I read somewhere he prefers playing on the wing.
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I just added the article I referred to to the Sean Scannell thread, just to keep things on the right track.
While I've seen little enough of Scannell, he seems to me a Malouda or Kalou type player in that he's more than a winger and not enough of a striker - the type of player who would be ideally suited to the top right of a 4-3-3.
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Shane Long definitely out for both legs of the Estonia play-off. Will be sidelined for six weeks according to this article.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...-weeks?cc=5901
Just scored for the Baggies.
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Typical, can't play for Ireland during the week but makes a miraculous recovery for his club....
I dunno, I was under the impression that Hodgson & Trap had come to an agreement that Long wouldn't take part in the play-offs, even if he was picked for the squad.
The important thing is that he's back & scoring.
Well if did seem like the sort of injury that would last just long enough to miss the play-offs,
not really a surprise he is back, no point in rushing it and being out for 6 months.
Sarcasm lads. The reason he's back so soon is because he was desperate to play in the playoffs. Treatment 7 days a week, sometimes twice a day. Fair play to him.
Nice header today anyway.
Hodgson hails Long's performance:
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-n...e-2940265.html
great to see him get good reviews. a few more goals and full of confidence come June and he is a viable option. strong and fast. roll on June
I have a real soft spot for Long. He's really improved the past year or two as well. Always gaurnteed to put in a good shift and get stuck in when it matters, very good at holding the ball up and a very decent finisher too. Great to see him back and scoring hopefully it will keep up.
Just realised he is only 5'11, I always imagine him as a tall player, or at least a long one anyway - lol.
Nice video of him here by the way http://vimeo.com/30977931
(anyone recognise the music?)
He certainly has a noticeable burst of pace about him.
I don't think we have every had a better selection of strikers, spoilt for choice really.
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