| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player 16:49 - May 9 with 1999 views | Illinoisblue |
What do you think Borussia Monchengladbach saw in Bennetts? |  |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 16:50 - May 9 with 1976 views | J2BLUE |
Bit of a daft question mate. We've all seen how a different environment can turn a zero into a hero. |  |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 16:51 - May 9 with 1979 views | BlueBlueBluex2 |
I like him. He is raw and exciting and, with a little polishing, will become quite the flair player we have been crying out for. |  | | |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 16:52 - May 9 with 1973 views | saffers12 |
Not sure, I do follow them and have for years, they are not in the same league as Dortmund and Liepzip for sporting a player but they are very good at talent I.d. and development. Generally survive by selling for big money
Something clearly went wrong with their scouting system |  | | |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 16:55 - May 9 with 1912 views | Pendejo |
Tax write off? |  |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 16:57 - May 9 with 1909 views | stringy |
This is a question I was pondering earlier and something I'd love to ask a coach; 'what's the tipping point between thinking someone can be taught a skill, as opposed to it being innate/natural or them never being able to learn it?'
we talk of rough diamonds, and 'there's a player in there', so what in Bennetts (or anyone else's) case does it take for him to become the polished item?
can you teach/train those split second decisions alongside routine target practice?
is this something coaches view over the long-term and if it hasn't happened by age X you let go?
nature/nurture innit |  | | |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:04 - May 9 with 1847 views | DanTheMan |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 16:50 - May 9 by J2BLUE |
Bit of a daft question mate. We've all seen how a different environment can turn a zero into a hero. |
He reminds me of the sort of player who comes on loan to the lower leagues when they are still fairly young, looks nothing special but eventually goes on to have a decent career higher up.
One example that springs to mind is Andros Townsend who I don't really remember being all that special when we had him on loan but has now had a decent career in the Premier League. |  |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:06 - May 9 with 1824 views | wkj |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 16:51 - May 9 by BlueBlueBluex2 |
I like him. He is raw and exciting and, with a little polishing, will become quite the flair player we have been crying out for. |
Maybe, but the basics of control and passing have to surely be solved sooner rather than later?
He may well have potential - but he's going to need to push on relatively soon in reaching it. |  |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:09 - May 9 with 1794 views | J2BLUE |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:04 - May 9 by DanTheMan |
He reminds me of the sort of player who comes on loan to the lower leagues when they are still fairly young, looks nothing special but eventually goes on to have a decent career higher up.
One example that springs to mind is Andros Townsend who I don't really remember being all that special when we had him on loan but has now had a decent career in the Premier League. |
Agree. Keane sent him back early...Really didn't utilise him effectively. | |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:15 - May 9 with 1762 views | BlueBlueBluex2 |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:06 - May 9 by wkj |
Maybe, but the basics of control and passing have to surely be solved sooner rather than later?
He may well have potential - but he's going to need to push on relatively soon in reaching it. |
I think his brain is working quicker than his body. He needs to relax and let it all come naturally. | | | |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:35 - May 9 with 1673 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 16:51 - May 9 by BlueBlueBluex2 |
I like him. He is raw and exciting and, with a little polishing, will become quite the flair player we have been crying out for. |
I think this is the thing. As an 18/19 year old he would have been clearly skilful but struggling with decision-making and have a lot of potential.
Now he is 22 and clearly skilful but struggling with decision-making, unable to cross or shoot you question whether there is any potential.
The difference is age and development. I would suggest that he probably hasn't show the development required. |  |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:36 - May 9 with 1667 views | Illinoisblue |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 16:57 - May 9 by stringy |
This is a question I was pondering earlier and something I'd love to ask a coach; 'what's the tipping point between thinking someone can be taught a skill, as opposed to it being innate/natural or them never being able to learn it?'
we talk of rough diamonds, and 'there's a player in there', so what in Bennetts (or anyone else's) case does it take for him to become the polished item?
can you teach/train those split second decisions alongside routine target practice?
is this something coaches view over the long-term and if it hasn't happened by age X you let go?
nature/nurture innit |
I thought when he first came here there was some raw potential; a willingness to go at players. But he seems to have regressed. Looks a hundred miles away from even being a regular in League 1 | |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:36 - May 9 with 1665 views | BloomBlue |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:04 - May 9 by DanTheMan |
He reminds me of the sort of player who comes on loan to the lower leagues when they are still fairly young, looks nothing special but eventually goes on to have a decent career higher up.
One example that springs to mind is Andros Townsend who I don't really remember being all that special when we had him on loan but has now had a decent career in the Premier League. |
Townsend is a good example, I think a lot of Town fans thought he was a headless chicken, fast but no end product when here but as you say went on to have a decent PL career |  | | |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:52 - May 9 with 1580 views | Bluefish |
Are you seriously telling me that you can't see a different level of balance and footwork from him? |  |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:57 - May 9 with 1553 views | Plums |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:35 - May 9 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I think this is the thing. As an 18/19 year old he would have been clearly skilful but struggling with decision-making and have a lot of potential.
Now he is 22 and clearly skilful but struggling with decision-making, unable to cross or shoot you question whether there is any potential.
The difference is age and development. I would suggest that he probably hasn't show the development required. |
He was clearly rated as a teen but he’s 22 and has only played about 30 first team games - the vast majority for us - in a team where the club has been in turmoil all season. For a player with no experience but high expectations, that’s got to be a challenge. It looks as though he needs some decent coaching, his game stripping back to simplify it and lots of game time to give him confidence.
I suspect he’ll find a lower club where he’ll learn his trade and will emerge as a decent pro by the time he’s 25. |  |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 18:00 - May 9 with 1531 views | Garv |
That he's got talent but needs to be coached to bring it out?
It's like asking what we see in Dobra. |  |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 18:52 - May 9 with 1412 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
He's quick and has a fair bit of skill in his feet... but doesn't appear to have a footballing brain. You'd think that could be coached... but he's 22 and it ought to have been done so by now. |  |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 19:21 - May 9 with 1332 views | RobTheMonk |
He's got all the pieces of the footballing puzzle, but it's been put together by a two year old on a sugar high. |  | | |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 19:27 - May 9 with 1311 views | Darth_Koont |
Quick feet and comfortable on the ball. It’s everything else, with probably awareness and decision-making at the heart of it, that he seems to struggle with.
But I’m not going to lie, that’s been a problem for all our players and it seems that our lack of shape and direction as a team has really exposed them.
Edit: And just to say I wouldn’t claim to “know [my] football and can spot a player”! I’m pretty hit and miss. But I like to think I’m pretty objective and ultimately it all boils down to their effectiveness. [Post edited 9 May 2021 19:33]
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 19:28 - May 9 with 1306 views | trncbluearmy |
pace, the one thing you can`t coach, ditto Jackson |  | | |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 21:11 - May 9 with 1142 views | Blueschev |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:04 - May 9 by DanTheMan |
He reminds me of the sort of player who comes on loan to the lower leagues when they are still fairly young, looks nothing special but eventually goes on to have a decent career higher up.
One example that springs to mind is Andros Townsend who I don't really remember being all that special when we had him on loan but has now had a decent career in the Premier League. |
I’m not sure I agree re Townsend. I couldn’t believe how Keane utilised him. Barnsley at home we were crap apart from him. Keane took him off with a collective “wtf?!” from 20 thousand people. A week later he’d been sent back, I was totally baffled as to why. |  | | |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 21:19 - May 9 with 1113 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 21:11 - May 9 by Blueschev |
I’m not sure I agree re Townsend. I couldn’t believe how Keane utilised him. Barnsley at home we were crap apart from him. Keane took him off with a collective “wtf?!” from 20 thousand people. A week later he’d been sent back, I was totally baffled as to why. |
Thinking back to then I think we speculated that Keane knew he was getting the heave-ho and decided to send Townsend back to spite the new manager. Seemed the only plausible reason. | |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 21:21 - May 9 with 1107 views | Deano69 |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 16:51 - May 9 by BlueBlueBluex2 |
I like him. He is raw and exciting and, with a little polishing, will become quite the flair player we have been crying out for. |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 10:33 - May 10 with 791 views | SamWhiteUK |
| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 17:52 - May 9 by Bluefish |
Are you seriously telling me that you can't see a different level of balance and footwork from him? |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 10:36 - May 10 with 775 views | Keaneish |
He has the raw talent but clearly lacks belief. Confidence is easier to breed than finding raw talent so I expect in the right environment he’ll look unrecognisable but, his spell here has been terrible so where he goes from here is a lottery. |  |
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| Question for those who know their football and can spot a player on 10:36 - May 10 with 774 views | gordon |
At 18 he probably had the same pace / trickery, and would have stood out at youth team level. Decision-making and composure matter far less when you are skinning the opposing right-back 10 times in a game and can stick half your crosses miles over every-one's head while still being the most dangerous player on the pitch. |  | | |
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