Supervillan78 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 That Swansea game is just too important to hand him a start. He needs to be 'blooded' properly, throwing him in at the deep end could be detrimental to his development. May be when we're safe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 19, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2014 The fonz is about a month younger than my sister. When I realised, in the middle of a game I'd taken her to, it blew my mind as I couldn't imagine her doing anything requiring any responsibility, let alone playing football in front of 30,000 people 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 That Swansea game is just too important to hand him a start. He needs to be 'blooded' properly, throwing him in at the deep end could be detrimental to his development. May be when we're safe. There is no such thing as being 'blooded properly'. Many youngsters are thrown into 'the deep end' and it does them no harm at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 It can harm very bad for a young player with to much responsibility. I could tell you the story about Tony Flygare from Malmo FF. Same generation as Zlatan and considered a better prospect. Missed a crucial penalty for the first team and they got relegated. Tony never made it after that, have written a book now which I haven't read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I wouldn't be comfortable starting him. Nothing he did today has given me any indication he would do any better than Gabby/Andy. If we play the same way against Swansea as we did today, then I'd be tempted to start Holt to get on the end of those crosses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Always good to see a youth product come on and a great reception. Not buying into any hype though. Judging by his youtube highlights package I would liked to place a big bet on Thierry Henry being his favorite player. Cutting in from the wing on his right foot then shooting into the corner looks to be his forte, or should I say the forte he aspires to achieve. I wish him the best of luck. Edited April 19, 2014 by supernova26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) It can harm very bad for a young player with to much responsibility. I could tell you the story about Tony Flygare from Malmo FF. Same generation as Zlatan and considered a better prospect. Missed a crucial penalty for the first team and they got relegated. Tony never made it after that, have written a book now which I haven't read. Not disagreeing that it can happen but it there are also many youngsters who are thrown in and thrive. I don't like the generalisation of this 'wrap them up in cotton wool approach' personally. Edited April 20, 2014 by Isa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Covered more ground than Weimann did, looked nervous but surely nothing can be judged on this performance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakid007 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Would like to see him start upfront with holt next game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thing with Delfouneso is, he's been shit in the lower leagues since he left. His record at Blackpool was poor and he's hardly doing the business with Coventry in League 1 As for Robinson, lets hope he's more of a success. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh621 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Robinson was on for like 5 minutes. For him to be judged on that is ridiculous. Gabby on the other hand was poor all game. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Delfouneso always looked like he took it for granted. Never showed hunger. Robinson seems to have what is required. Whether he has the ability i have no idea. Attitude seems to be spot on. Good hard working kid by all reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 It can harm very bad for a young player with to much responsibility. I could tell you the story about Tony Flygare from Malmo FF. Same generation as Zlatan and considered a better prospect. Missed a crucial penalty for the first team and they got relegated. Tony never made it after that, have written a book now which I haven't read. He kind of did that to himself though - nobody else wanted to take the pen but he stepped up and went for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted April 20, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 20, 2014 I agree with Supervillan78. This is not the time to try out youngsters. I hope Callum becomes a very good player for us, but I kind of would like to save him for the future. He's had his first game now. He'll be pumped for next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I can't believe some people are judging him on a 5 minute cameo appearance for a debut. I noticed when he ran on to the pitch he run past Luke Shaw who clearly spoke to him and gave him a congratulatory pat on the back. Classy stuff right there from the young kid. Made me wonder if they had played together at some stage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsub Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Robinson was on for like 5 minutes. For him to be judged on that is ridiculous. Gabby on the other hand was poor all game. Not according to our oh so wise manager - apparently Gabby was one of the plus points! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Good to see the kid have his chance yesterday. Let's face it he can't be much worse than the rest of the tripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lions_Roar Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Robinson was on for like 5 minutes. For him to be judged on that is ridiculous. Gabby on the other hand was poor all game. Not according to our oh so wise manager - apparently Gabby was one of the plus points! Yeah Gabby's lacking confidence, I wish our manager would of hammered him after! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 20, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 20, 2014 (edited) He was born in 1995. I think he's the first player to play for Villa that is younger than me I dont think he will be the last! Edited April 20, 2014 by Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I can't believe some people are judging him on a 5 minute cameo appearance for a debut. I noticed when he ran on to the pitch he run past Luke Shaw who clearly spoke to him and gave him a congratulatory pat on the back. Classy stuff right there from the young kid. Made me wonder if they had played together at some stage Shaw seems to be friends with a few of our youngsters. Him and Jordan Graham in particular seem good friends. Assume they know each other through the England youth levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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