I remember Enciso at Wolves assisting March looking like he had finally arrived in PL.
Yeah. what has happened to the type of clear development plans we had for players like Alexis Mac Allister, where we signed him and then loaned him back eh? How are we going to replicate the development paths of players like Mitoma, Caicedo, Adringa, Ayari or Van Hecke if we're going to sign players and just loan them out?
Do you think we would loan out a £40m player to the lowest team in Belgium for arguments sake like we did Caicedo or even to a championship club.
Not if you can afford it I suppose.
He'll be 18 on Friday if that helps 🫠
Well greek matters again, so I will try to shed some light
Even though he plays for our arch rivals I can't say something bad about the kid.
He is a huge talent with no limit if he continues to evolve like this.
In the 17-18 years old range, the biggest talents from Greece currently are : Karetsas (Genk), Kostoulas and Mouzakitis (both Olympiakos )
The biggest issue with players that young is if they will reach their potential and how you can evaluate them when they played in the Greek league.
One good indication is that Olympiakos has very good youth facilities and academy (and I admit it even though I hate their guts).
Biggest poof is that Olympiakos won the UEFA Youth League last year and the stars where Kostoulas (8 Games - 5 goals 2 assist) and Mouzakitis.
Furthermore even though just 17 he already had 35 games with the senior squad most of them in the starting 11.
He is very good technical both as AM and all striker positions. This is a good compilation and pretty recent clips :
One negative fact for making a deal is that the owner of Olympiakos, is also the owner of Not.Forest, so he will try to squeeze any other PL team.
Someone could also ask why doesn't Nottingham buy him , a practise that Marinakis loves (to laund...transfer money through his teams ).
Marinakis might be passionate about football, but as a human being he is very questionable-to say the least. An excellent read if you like crime stories :
The Vampire Ship
How the seizure of Europe's largest heroin shipment created bloody fallout throughout the world—and sparked still-raging political corruption scandals in Turkey, Greece, and the Middle Eastnewrepublic.com
Having said all that, as a 17 year old he is in the top 10 someone can buy right now. If he reaches he potential he is a steal, if not...but this is a risk with almost any 17 year old not named Yamal.
1. 10, 9 and 2nd striker
All behind closed doors innit. You, me, and anyone else not directly involved wouldn’t have a clue.
That’s why I said from the outside looking in. Two of our most promising youngsters have gone backwards since the previous season.
True enough. I honestly thought Enciso would kick on and become more ’mature’ in his role with the team. With Evan Ferguson (I presume you’re referring to him) I’m just hoping he’ll come back from the summer break all fired up and ready to go. Such a talent and it would be a real shame if he fell by the wayside.
You think any player gets into a first team squad without having an ego? Enciso wanted game time and wasn't earning it, despite getting a fair few chances.
Jack Hinshelwood gets into the first team because he’s an intelligent footballer no hint of an ego.
