| Vinicius Junior 19:38 - Dec 5 with 1473 views | Mercian |
Another world class young player. This tournament is full of them. |  | | |  |
| Vinicius Junior on 19:41 - Dec 5 with 1466 views | SE1blue |
Worth a cheeky bid in January? |  |
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| Vinicius Junior on 19:43 - Dec 5 with 1452 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Odd that at the World Cup, isn't it? |  |
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| Vinicius Junior on 19:44 - Dec 5 with 1447 views | homer_123 |
| Vinicius Junior on 19:43 - Dec 5 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Odd that at the World Cup, isn't it? |
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| Vinicius Junior on 20:01 - Dec 5 with 1404 views | Mercian |
| Vinicius Junior on 19:43 - Dec 5 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Odd that at the World Cup, isn't it? |
I have never seen so many though. Vinicius, Musiala, Bellingham, Foden, Gavi, Saka, De Ligt (A little older at 23 but he's a CB so still a baby), Alphonso Davies, Takefusa Kubo. Spain also have Ansu Fati who's injured and Germany Florian Wirtz who is also injured. [Post edited 5 Dec 2022 20:02]
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| Vinicius Junior on 20:04 - Dec 5 with 1375 views | Dubtractor |
| Vinicius Junior on 19:41 - Dec 5 by SE1blue |
Worth a cheeky bid in January? |
Could be the player to make the difference in a cagey home game vs Forest Green. |  |
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| Vinicius Junior on 20:59 - Dec 5 with 1305 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Vinicius Junior on 20:01 - Dec 5 by Mercian |
I have never seen so many though. Vinicius, Musiala, Bellingham, Foden, Gavi, Saka, De Ligt (A little older at 23 but he's a CB so still a baby), Alphonso Davies, Takefusa Kubo. Spain also have Ansu Fati who's injured and Germany Florian Wirtz who is also injured. [Post edited 5 Dec 2022 20:02]
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Indeed. There are often a couple of stand-out ones and a few pretty good ones but there seem to be more that have stood out this time.
Is it partly because it is mid-season and players are fitter? | |
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| Vinicius Junior on 21:44 - Dec 5 with 1253 views | BarcaBlue |
| Vinicius Junior on 20:59 - Dec 5 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Indeed. There are often a couple of stand-out ones and a few pretty good ones but there seem to be more that have stood out this time.
Is it partly because it is mid-season and players are fitter? |
I think it's also a case of very few top top players being in their prime this tournament - there's not many, but there are plenty of oldies playing their last matches at a World Cup and a fair number of youngsters catching the eye. Feels like a real change of the guard.
Having said that I don't think we'll see another Messi type player from the current crop of youngsters, and maybe not in the next either. |  | | |
| Vinicius Junior on 22:56 - Dec 5 with 1193 views | Mercian |
| Vinicius Junior on 21:44 - Dec 5 by BarcaBlue |
I think it's also a case of very few top top players being in their prime this tournament - there's not many, but there are plenty of oldies playing their last matches at a World Cup and a fair number of youngsters catching the eye. Feels like a real change of the guard.
Having said that I don't think we'll see another Messi type player from the current crop of youngsters, and maybe not in the next either. |
Waiting for the next Messi is like waiting for the next Usain Bolt. It may never happen. I think when Bolt dies hopefully a long way in the future he will take that 9.58 100m record with him. | | | |
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| Vinicius Junior on 06:47 - Dec 6 with 1094 views | ElephantintheRoom |
It might also be that the searing heat doesn’t entirely agree with older ‘superstars’ It’s a funny young game in the desert |  |
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| Vinicius Junior on 07:26 - Dec 6 with 1050 views | Chrisd |
He’s part of that cluster of top, young players in this tournament that are part of that changing of the guard. | |
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| Vinicius Junior on 08:20 - Dec 6 with 1016 views | WeWereZombies |
| Vinicius Junior on 22:56 - Dec 5 by Mercian |
Waiting for the next Messi is like waiting for the next Usain Bolt. It may never happen. I think when Bolt dies hopefully a long way in the future he will take that 9.58 100m record with him. |
He is already here and he is called Kylian Mbappé Lottin. |  |
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| Vinicius Junior on 08:58 - Dec 6 with 960 views | itfcjoe |
That finish was reminiscent of Marcus Stewart, everyone yelling hit it and he'll just take all the time he needs with ice in his veins to just wait for the perfect moment and casually out it there
He may be a bit quicker than Marcus was though....! |  |
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| Vinicius Junior on 09:00 - Dec 6 with 954 views | rickw |
| Vinicius Junior on 22:56 - Dec 5 by Mercian |
Waiting for the next Messi is like waiting for the next Usain Bolt. It may never happen. I think when Bolt dies hopefully a long way in the future he will take that 9.58 100m record with him. |
I thought the same with Michael Johnson's 200 and 400m records and it took over 20 years for Bolt to break the 200 record - I think the 400 still stands, so I'm sure it'll take time but probably not as long as you think |  |
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