| My obsession with Mendel 15:21 - Feb 19 with 1658 views | FrimleyBlue |
lol
Not helped with this
Can't wait to see him with the first team at some point................
and yes well aware it's 1 moment.
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| My obsession with Mendel on 15:26 - Feb 19 with 1582 views | Keno |
He really burns the full back |  |
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| My obsession with Mendel on 15:26 - Feb 19 with 1579 views | Metal_Hacker |
You got those Kleenex out again Frimmers ? |  |
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| My obsession with Mendel on 15:30 - Feb 19 with 1507 views | FrimleyBlue |
| My obsession with Mendel on 15:26 - Feb 19 by Metal_Hacker |
You got those Kleenex out again Frimmers ? |
that's very disturbing
and I told you last time, it was a coincidence that azor was intercepting his 100th ball whilst i was rubbing a bit of dust off my trousers with the kleenex | |
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| My obsession with Mendel on 15:32 - Feb 19 with 1499 views | le2blue |
Watch the full game and you’ll see he’s not great out of possession yet, in particular second half, and he gave the ball away and lost possession too much. He’s definitely the talent but needs more work on his all round game. |  | | |
| My obsession with Mendel on 15:35 - Feb 19 with 1454 views | FrimleyBlue |
| My obsession with Mendel on 15:32 - Feb 19 by le2blue |
Watch the full game and you’ll see he’s not great out of possession yet, in particular second half, and he gave the ball away and lost possession too much. He’s definitely the talent but needs more work on his all round game. |
Reckon hes one that IF it was 23 again he might have had a rotated role with wes as that attacking wide right role. But because of what we've facing weekly, it's just not right yet ? | |
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| My obsession with Mendel on 15:43 - Feb 19 with 1378 views | le2blue |
| My obsession with Mendel on 15:35 - Feb 19 by FrimleyBlue |
Reckon hes one that IF it was 23 again he might have had a rotated role with wes as that attacking wide right role. But because of what we've facing weekly, it's just not right yet ? |
Yep I’d say so, he’s closing but has a lot more to do. | | | |
| My obsession with Mendel on 15:47 - Feb 19 with 1334 views | tractorboy1978 |
| My obsession with Mendel on 15:43 - Feb 19 by le2blue |
Yep I’d say so, he’s closing but has a lot more to do. |
Big step up from that level to where we currently are. Is it a conscious decision to keep him here to learn those off the ball disciplines? At 21, he's one I would think we would want to get out on loan playing mens football. Not a kid. |  | | |
| My obsession with Mendel on 15:51 - Feb 19 with 1284 views | Dubtractor |
| My obsession with Mendel on 15:47 - Feb 19 by tractorboy1978 |
Big step up from that level to where we currently are. Is it a conscious decision to keep him here to learn those off the ball disciplines? At 21, he's one I would think we would want to get out on loan playing mens football. Not a kid. |
I suppose those off the ball traits can be learned later in some cases - Jack Clark was pretty hopeless off the ball when he first joined and is decent now. Philogene has come on a lot in that respect too.
The player has to really want to graft though. |  |
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| My obsession with Mendel on 15:53 - Feb 19 with 1269 views | FrimleyBlue |
| My obsession with Mendel on 15:51 - Feb 19 by Dubtractor |
I suppose those off the ball traits can be learned later in some cases - Jack Clark was pretty hopeless off the ball when he first joined and is decent now. Philogene has come on a lot in that respect too.
The player has to really want to graft though. |
Away from individual players, but I've always found it interesting when players have struggled with that aspect of the game... Is it a lazyness thing or more about learning how to manage your own engine so you have the physical ability to track runners etc and it's not about the mental aspect of wanting too. | |
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| My obsession with Mendel on 15:56 - Feb 19 with 1251 views | bsw72 |
You might go as far to say you have a Mendel illness?
I'll get my coat . . padded, with straps. |  | | |
| My obsession with Mendel on 16:00 - Feb 19 with 1217 views | Dubtractor |
| My obsession with Mendel on 15:53 - Feb 19 by FrimleyBlue |
Away from individual players, but I've always found it interesting when players have struggled with that aspect of the game... Is it a lazyness thing or more about learning how to manage your own engine so you have the physical ability to track runners etc and it's not about the mental aspect of wanting too. |
It is odd tbh.
Appreciate the modern game requires more of flair players than just the flair with the ball, but young players coming through will have had that drummed in as they have come through the academy age groups. Some players clearly do struggle with the off the ball stuff though. | |
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| My obsession with Mendel on 16:02 - Feb 19 with 1187 views | Stenvict |
You need to watch a full game live rather than a highlights reel. I feel like he's a younger version of Jaden Philogene; a couple of good moments, but ultimately is quite weak on the ball. | |
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| My obsession with Mendel on 16:30 - Feb 19 with 1060 views | TheBoyBlue |
The kind of calm finish that Hirst is capable of and has shown so often before but could only dream of at the moment. However, as others have highlighted there are other aspects of the game that it sounds like he needs to improve on. | |
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| My obsession with Mendel on 16:30 - Feb 19 with 1072 views | homer_123 |
| My obsession with Mendel on 16:00 - Feb 19 by Dubtractor |
It is odd tbh.
Appreciate the modern game requires more of flair players than just the flair with the ball, but young players coming through will have had that drummed in as they have come through the academy age groups. Some players clearly do struggle with the off the ball stuff though. |
Youth development is interesting. If you look at the FA’s core capabilities (scanning, timing, movement, positioning, deception, technique) alongside the technical actions we coach (receiving, turning, passing, finishing; and intercepting, pressing, marking, challenging, cover/recover), you can see why some players struggle in transition. A lot of training still lives in controlled, on-the-ball environments not enough chaotic (I posted a link to Juve and their chaotic approach to football this season under Spalleti), repeated reps of losing it, reacting, and recovering with real consequences.
In modern football, transitions are game-defining. The best teams are outstanding at what happens the moment possession changes counter-pressing, protecting space, and recovering shape quickly. Last night aside, Arsenal are probably Europe's best example of this at the moment. Watch them during transition and especially recovering.
The heavy focus on ball mastery makes sense: every position needs to be comfortable on the ball. But out-of-possession and transition is a different challenge because it’s a mix of mentality and perception/tactics. You need the hunger to react, but you also need the awareness to know exactly what to do in the first two seconds after losing it. That’s hard mentally, it asks for resilience and repetition and it isn’t natural for lots of young players until it’s trained. No sleight on Mendel.
I was speaking to some A and Pro Licence coaches recently and it’s clear they value off-ball intelligence and behaviours as much as, or more than, raw technique because they drive how well a player functions in a team and they’re harder to develop to an elite level. You can coach both, but players who naturally scan, anticipate, and move well tend to progress faster and have a higher ceiling.
Just me thoughts. |  |
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| My obsession with Mendel on 16:40 - Feb 19 with 1018 views | tractorboy1978 |
| My obsession with Mendel on 16:30 - Feb 19 by homer_123 |
Youth development is interesting. If you look at the FA’s core capabilities (scanning, timing, movement, positioning, deception, technique) alongside the technical actions we coach (receiving, turning, passing, finishing; and intercepting, pressing, marking, challenging, cover/recover), you can see why some players struggle in transition. A lot of training still lives in controlled, on-the-ball environments not enough chaotic (I posted a link to Juve and their chaotic approach to football this season under Spalleti), repeated reps of losing it, reacting, and recovering with real consequences.
In modern football, transitions are game-defining. The best teams are outstanding at what happens the moment possession changes counter-pressing, protecting space, and recovering shape quickly. Last night aside, Arsenal are probably Europe's best example of this at the moment. Watch them during transition and especially recovering.
The heavy focus on ball mastery makes sense: every position needs to be comfortable on the ball. But out-of-possession and transition is a different challenge because it’s a mix of mentality and perception/tactics. You need the hunger to react, but you also need the awareness to know exactly what to do in the first two seconds after losing it. That’s hard mentally, it asks for resilience and repetition and it isn’t natural for lots of young players until it’s trained. No sleight on Mendel.
I was speaking to some A and Pro Licence coaches recently and it’s clear they value off-ball intelligence and behaviours as much as, or more than, raw technique because they drive how well a player functions in a team and they’re harder to develop to an elite level. You can coach both, but players who naturally scan, anticipate, and move well tend to progress faster and have a higher ceiling.
Just me thoughts. |
Luongo is a perfect example. Natural high football IQ - knew where to be and when in different phases of our attack and then when we lost it. His positioning was superb. Cajuste is the opposite despite being a better actual footballer. | | | |
| My obsession with Mendel on 16:56 - Feb 19 with 910 views | Keno |
| My obsession with Mendel on 15:30 - Feb 19 by FrimleyBlue |
that's very disturbing
and I told you last time, it was a coincidence that azor was intercepting his 100th ball whilst i was rubbing a bit of dust off my trousers with the kleenex |
70% of Frimmers trousers is covered in fabric, the rest is covered by by Frimmers watching Mendel | |
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| My obsession with Mendel on 19:15 - Feb 19 with 655 views | Nutkins_Return |
I really hope the lad kicks on. He's got something. I like him.
I would caveat that with I watched the full game and he was really poor on the night. Runham struggled on the other wing as well. They are both miles off being first team ready in all honesty.
Despite how Egeli has recently been getting a bit of fan frustration he is well ahead in his development then Mendel and the players playing at this level physically and in most cases technically.
They will need to get opportunities of course but they also need to be ready. Mendel would be like Egeli x5 for rawness. I thought Mendel was quicker then he is. Wasn't able to go past a man in this game though the clip was his highlight.
Keeper was decent and Leon Elliot played well. Wilkinson very young CB has a big future I reckon.
Luca Fletcher is a bit lightweight but could see as he builds his physicality and speed he has a chance. Needs to really want it. Can stroll around a bit but he has a good finish on him.
Our youth project is kicking on now but we shouldn't get too carried away by league position. Some of the top clubs have massive talent out on loan. Earlier in the season Humphreys stood out massively for me in the youth games. I still think we are minimum 24-48 months from starting to see the fruits of our investment. Don't want that compound negative because I think we're doing all the right things now. | |
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