VIDEO: Marcus Edwards vs Atletico Madrid
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MARCUS EDWARDS vs ATLETICO MADRID
The youngest member of our touring party got some more minutes against Atletico Madrid after his time against Juventus. There were 10,000 more spectators at this game, over 41,000, rather different the the size of crowd he usually plays against.
Our next pre-season friendly is against Inter Milan in Norway and with the season soon to start, much of the first team will get an outing. Whether there will be any more minutes for him in that game we'll have to wait and see.
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All he seems to do is dribble for 5 yards, and make a pass no longer than 10 yards or he gives possession away and he's not strong enough to win the ball back.
Yeah I understand that he's only 17 but based on what I've seen he's nowhere near our 1st team yet.
I was only asking the question but seeing as I know nothing about football according to you, you tell me what's messi esk about this kid.
His goal record is poor same for assists, I have rarely seen him go past anyone.
The only thing close to messi which if I'm being honest is that he's small and he keeps the ball close when dribbling.
People like you are the people that so many of these kids never live up to the hype that we put on them.
To even compare this kid to messi is an insult to one of the greatest footballers who have ever lived. This kid has done nothing yet, nothing.
I hope I'm wrong but bar wanting the ball which so many of our average players don't he's nothing special, YET!
OTOH if we look at how Lamela was playing when he was trying to get to grips with the pace and power of the EPL then I still feel there's cause for hope.
Straight in the first team? No. In and around in order to prepare for more next season when he's still only 18? Yes. Probably.
He has an attitude that means he demands the ball a lot and that's encouraging.
Bear in mind also that the whole team are at pre-season level. Comparing him to recollections of how Spurs played last season is probably not fair.
Room for improvement certainly, but also room for some hope I believe.