hippo Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, messi11 said: We have to be patient. The step up to the premier league is massive. He's still got a boys body. He's a few years off for sure. He scores for fun at this level but so did these players below( They never really set the Premier league on fire) Oliver McBurnie 29 goals in 32 games Eddie Nketiah 27 goals in 37 games Lukas Nmecha 26 goals in 33 games Aaron Connolly 25 goals in 35 games To right. But our best youth prospects that went on to great things, (Gareth Barry , Jack) got in the side as teenagers..... And it's not like we have an abundancy of players ahead of him , in that position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, messi11 said: We have to be patient. The step up to the premier league is massive. He's still got a boys body. He's a few years off for sure. He scores for fun at this level but so did these players below( They never really set the Premier league on fire) Oliver McBurnie 29 goals in 32 games Eddie Nketiah 27 goals in 37 games Lukas Nmecha 26 goals in 33 games Aaron Connolly 25 goals in 35 games Agree with your point generally but it’s a bit early to be using Nketiah and Connolly as warnings - both look great at this level and I think will go on to be fantastic PL players. As so many have said the coaches will judge what’s best for him (youth team, loan, training with our first team, place on the bench). But the fact he looked good vs Liverpool shows he can compete at this level. The other thing for me though is longevity and as you say his body which is clearly not yet a man’s body. They have to make decisions now that mean he is able to play until he’s 35 - not throw him in now just because he’s ‘ready’ if it means he’s kicked to bits and done by his late 20s. Again, coaching staff will be working on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 23, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 23, 2021 He has a year and twenty-five days before he's the same age that Jack was on his debut. If we ignore the Liverpool game as a debut - if he makes an appearance off the bench towards the end of next season he'll be on a similar line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, messi11 said: We have to be patient. The step up to the premier league is massive. He's still got a boys body. He's a few years off for sure. He scores for fun at this level but so did these players below( They never really set the Premier league on fire) Oliver McBurnie 29 goals in 32 games Eddie Nketiah 27 goals in 37 games Lukas Nmecha 26 goals in 33 games Aaron Connolly 25 goals in 35 games 3 of those 4 are premier league strikers and the other one is scoring for fun as the main striker of Anderlecht. I do agree with your point to an extent but generally speaking if you're the main striker for the u23s at an early age you're going to have a good career in football. He's certainly going to have more chance than the strikers that have come before, since Delfouneso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 25, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25, 2021 i think we'll see him on the bench this season. annoyingly, saturday would've been perfect time to bring him on, vs a side that was causing us zero problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NeilS Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Is Barry injured? He has posted a picture on his Instagram story of a leg (presumably his) in a plastic boot/cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 He's in a boot on insta, doesn't look good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 I think Barry should be backup for Watkins ahead of Keinan and Wesley 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 21 minutes ago, villalad21 said: I think Barry should be backup for Watkins ahead of Keinan and Wesley Walk before you can run, he has time and so do we, don't need to rush him, trust the process put in place by the coaching team we've purposefully assembled, it'll come when he's ready And judging by the boot pic he can't walk at the moment anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 That boot doesnt bode well. Some physio on twitter thinks it might be achilles injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) On 28/01/2021 at 12:40, birdman said: That boot doesnt bode well. Some physio on twitter thinks it might be achilles injury. I had the exact same boot for my achillies injury and I've seen a few NBA players wear them for the same injury. From my limited knowledge it would seem a concern that someone as young as him ruptured his achillies. Edited January 29, 2021 by DCJonah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 On 28/01/2021 at 12:40, birdman said: That boot doesnt bode well. Some physio on twitter thinks it might be achilles injury. so how bad can achilles injuries be?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Just now, MaVilla said: so how bad can achilles injuries be?? 18 months if he actually tore it. Just can't see it though. At his age and weight to do his achilles would be the freak of all injuries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Twitter seem to think he's out for 2 months. Twitter thinks a lot of things so I wouldn't bet my house on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 13 minutes ago, sne said: Twitter seem to think he's out for 2 months. Twitter thinks a lot of things so I wouldn't bet my house on it. well, 2 months would be better than the 18 months mentioned above 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Just now, MaVilla said: well, 2 months would be better than the 18 months mentioned above Looking at the boot and that timeline I'm thinking broken foot or a bad sprain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, sne said: Twitter seem to think he's out for 2 months. Twitter thinks a lot of things so I wouldn't bet my house on it. I wouldn't bet on my next fart not being a shart if its on twitter Edited January 29, 2021 by Steero113 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Anyone got the downlow on his injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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