Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Slim wrote:How does Faour look? I remember in a tournament a couple of seasons back he was tremendous and it seemed everything went quiet on him after that.
I am still waiting to see that something special from Faour but he is growing on me and I need to recognise how young he still is. He has probably flattered to deceive but last night I was quietly impressed. He was up against a big big guy and took the buffeting in his stride and I thought actually used his body quite well to shield the ball and hold the ball up. Had couple of blocked attempts on goal and showed great belief when he hit the free kick just over in the 2nd half.
Brahim looked something special in that second half. He had runs which really lifted the whole crowd with his pace and dancing feet but there was a purpose and end product. Comparing him to Kinkladze I think is fair and time will tell whether he can live up to that and even go further with maybe a greater appetite for the game.
I thoroughly enjoyed the game last night watching the ultimate in men against boys. Sat with Twosips just behind Jason Wilcox was also enlightening. He does shout quite a lot but it seemed to be a mixture of 2 things. One was encouragement over things they did even if it didn't come off and second were regular reminders of positional stuff. Telling individuals to be further up, deeper or whatever. Just added to enjoying the game for me to be that close to the manager.
Nice taster for the season and I can't wait for more. Off to watch the ladies tonight.
Stood out for me that too. Found it well interesting.
Wrote a fuller, more detailed report here all by the way.
http://inesteemedkompany.blogspot.co.uk ... -u18s.html
Lost you at the end Doug! Got caught up in the crowd huddling around the players. Was a pleasure as ever though and I'll see you at the CFA soon no doubt. Really enjoyed that game, and I bet your wrists still stinging ha.
Re Brahim one thing that really stood out was his attitude. He worked incredibly hard throughout, and he looked absolutely delighted to win the game too. Threw his arms up in the air at the full time whistle, despite it just being a friendly, and then with an absolutely massive grin on his face he went round congratulating his team-mates one by one. He was merely feet away from me as i was leaving so I shouted over 'Congrats Brahim. Brilliant performance' to which he ran over and shook my head and said 'thank you thank you!'. Adorable little blighter - my girlfriend who I dragged along for the day with me just wanted to pinch his cheeks ha. Bodes well that like our other impeccably talented Spanish lads - Garcia, Angelino, Maffeo and Fernandes - that he's also incredibly grounded seemingly.