Hope Musonda starts tonight

Musonda has actually started games for us too. kakuta didn't as far as i'm aware.

When you weigh up their respective hype as teenagers by comparison to their senior performances it's an apt comparison to draw especially this early in his career. More often than not players who follow this pattern (particularly skillful AM's) wind up as Kakuta's rather than Coutinho's.

Until he proves himself the exception he's wasted potential, and at 21 y/o he's running out of time.

I haven't seen too much hype about him myself. So maybe that's where I'm struggling to see the comparison.

More hype for kakuta, Traore, Loftus Cheek, Chalobah, Piazon, Mceachran just off the top of my head.

When we intentionally signed him at 15 he had bucket loads of hype. We pulled the Hazard trick with him, signed his brothers knowing they'd never make it just to get him over numerous other top clubs.

We signed Christensen at the same time, didn't give him a second thought

First time i've heard of any of that tbf, that's how off most people's radar he is.

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 3 hours, 54 minutes ago
comment by harlequinHebdo (U16981)
posted 1 minute ago
Antonio always seems to surprise us !
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Not always in a good way!
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Playing Baka doesn't surprise me....it annoys me....

Yes Musonda should start v Arsenal in Carabao Cup semifinal tonight.

comment by Cor Blimey (U21681)
posted 7 hours, 36 minutes ago
Some promising young players progress when they get older, others don't. In fact, most don't and end up either packing the game in or playing at a lower level.

Kakuta did not improve sufficiently, nor did Josh McEachran sadly after looking the dogs b's at youth level.

Musonda has progressed though and has shown he has got what it takes with his limited time so far. He does need another loan, hopefully in the PL, but I think he can make the grade. Certainly hope so.
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Well TBF to them, we did them no favours with countless and irritating loans moves. It would seriously pi$$ me off and I doubt they would have felt any better about it.

sick of hearing people whinging about city buying players, they can only play 11 so many will get tired of playing so little. there are many good players out there that we havent approached and i dont know why. have heard Lucas Moura is available and fairly priced would love him at Chelsea and same for Javier pastore, young stars such as Bailly can also be got

oops wrong post sorry