[Albion] Swansea City striker, Joël Piroe

[Cowfold Seagull]

Bold comment. Any recent evidence to suggest throwing a young striker into the team might hinder progress

There is young and there is young . . . at 17 naaah. He isn't even officially an adult yet!

 

[schmunk]

Evan Ferguson hasn't even reached his 18th birthday yet, so no way can he be considered ready to start Premier League matches!

Throw him into the team now, and it may well hinder his progress.

Wayne Rooney had started in about 20 PL matches and scored 7 PL goals by his 18th birthday.

 

[Farehamseagull]

Wayne Rooney had started in about 20 PL matches and scored 7 PL goals by his 18th birthday.

And the fact that Rooney is brought up as the only example for this and that was 20 years ago proves the point doesn't it? It is incredibly rare for someone so young to be starting for a PL team, especially leading the line, for good reason.

 

[b.w.2.]

Welbeck? Fittest he has been since he first signed. Ferguson?

Welbs no. Ferguson maybe? But big risk as WIP


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[GT49er]

And the fact that Rooney is brought up as the only example for this and that was 20 years ago proves the point doesn't it? It is incredibly rare for someone so young to be starting for a PL team, especially leading the line, for good reason.

Yes, it proves it is rare, not that it can't possibly happen.

 

[Blue3]

Wayne Rooney had started in about 20 PL matches and scored 7 PL goals by his 18th birthday.

He was a looking like a middle aged man at the age of 18, I don’t think Rooney is a great example plus he’s almost the only one

 

[macbeth]

Yes, it proves it is rare, not that it can't possibly happen.

nobody's arguing it isn't possible. just that it's probably not a good idea to possibly be relying on a seventeen year old because we've sold our top scorer and maybe undav doesn't work out/gets injured

 

[Swansman]

No one is going to rely on Ferguson... there's Welbeck, Undav, Trossard, Enciso, Mitoma and others who can play in that position. And Maupay is still around so far.

 

[AstroSloth]

Wayne Rooney had started in about 20 PL matches and scored 7 PL goals by his 18th birthday.

And look at how that turned out for Rooney. He was on the decline by about age 25

 

[Swansman]

And look at how that turned out for Rooney. He was on the decline by about age 25

Not a lot different from Owen and Fowler... as an Irishman, Ferguson would not be under the same pressure from media and fans however.

That said.. maybe comparisons with these players could wait until he's scored a goal or two.

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Never win anything with kids

 

[GT49er]

And look at how that turned out for Rooney. He was on the decline by about age 25

Some decline! If we'd signed Rooney at 25 for the next five years we'd have had the best striker we ever had!

 

[Farehamseagull]

Never win anything with kids

That handful of United players were all 3 years old than Ferguson is now when Hansen said that.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Wayne Rooney had started in about 20 PL matches and scored 7 PL goals by his 18th birthday.

Very much the exception though.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Not a lot different from Owen and Fowler... as an Irishman, Ferguson would not be under the same pressure from media and fans however.

That said.. maybe comparisons with these players could wait until he's scored a goal or two.

Or aged by a year or two.

 

[warmleyseagull]

FWIW Piroe scored 4 against the 3 promoted teams for a side that was stuffed in 5 of the 6 games.

 

[BluesRockDJ]

I wouldn't rule it out just because Maupay is sticking around for this season. He's still out of contract at the end of the season so it's possible this guy could be signed now and loaned back to Swansea, or someone else, for the season.

Oh no, not the dreaded sign and loan....................

 

[Hugo Rune]

Left footed.

Could sit on the left and come central?

Very young and still lots of development to go?

Despite the fact that the Championship level marking (for many of these goals) is nowhere near what he’d find in the EPL, he seems to finish powerfully in the right spots to avoid keepers saves.

https://youtu.be/VGWKHkmQT9k

I’m IN. A Welbeck back up different to Undav, Maupay, Trossard and Enciso.

 

[chaileyjem]

Naylor says no.

https://twitter.com/andynaylorbhafc/status/1551614601585983488?s=21&t=-xlOg0Io8GPE06kBqHMdQw

 

[wunt be druv]

Guess what? Got a mate who has a mate who is a Swansea City STH
..Says he's shitehouse...