by Ted Hughes » Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:08 pm
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:twosips wrote:Cole's ridiculously quick, very direct and is improving season on season. Put it this way, I reckon he'd do the job that Sinclair's meant to do better than he currently does. PL is probably too much for him at this stage, but he definitely wouldn't be a bad impact player if we needed him. That won't happen though with our squad depth so the best thing for him is to go out loan and get some games. He could develop into an effective squad player with a bit of luck.
Merci.
I would agree with that but I have no idea how good he could become. Imo it depends on how he interacts with better players if he gets the chance. If he is on their wavelength then there is no limit to how far he can go. Skill & pace are not a problem. If he can't read their game, then off he goes to Stoke or Hull.
I imagine he will look pretty good in our side, if he is brought in at the right time, in a balanced team.
Thanks.
Cole for me has shown the best improvement year on year and is starting to look like he might just make it. Not sure it will be at top prem level but the signs are promising. Pace is important but it's not everything and Cole's final pass and/or shot still has work to do.We saw in that Chelsea game the other night how good he can look when he gets into good attacking positions but at the same time nothing quite came of the great situations he arguably created for himself.
He is also learning the physical side of the game and a spell at Barnsley should only help develop his know ho even more. 4th striker for us in the near future..who knows!
That final ball, shot etc is where he learns from the top players imo & the same in the case of Fofana. They've done the prep work, now they need the final touches, & a bollocking from Silva etc for being greedy or stupid, or an arm round the shoulder from Aguero for being too hurried in front of goal, a bollocking from Zabba for not tracking back, a pat on the back from Yaya for a nice one two etc etc. If they don't understand it, they are no use to us. But if they do, then they could reach any kind of level. Ability is not going to be a problem with 90% of City academy players imo. Some of them have more ability than the first team; it's down to physique, intelligence, determination.
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