SharkyMcShark
Horrified

He's been much more involved playing wide than when he was played alone up front last time, definitely seems more comfortable as a winger/wide-forward. Shown some nice bits of skill, has pace and strength, but looks very, very, raw. Despite being included in the CL squad I'd be absolutely amazed if he made a first team appearance this season.
He's been much more involved playing wide than when he was played alone up front last time, definitely seems more comfortable as a winger/wide-forward. Shown some nice bits of skill, has pace and strength, but looks very, very, raw. Despite being included in the CL squad I'd be absolutely amazed if he made a first team appearance this season.
He'll play in the CC, and maybe come on at the end of the odd league game. Even Manucho did that much, and Bebe looks way better than Manucho.
He's not afraid to put himself about anyway. Allied to his pace, skills, and raw ability, he's certainly got alot to work with.
I think the CC will come to soon for him, at least the easy games will. And in all honesty, we have a large squad with a lot of promising youngsters, barring either a very bad injury crisis or Bebe developing and settling very very quickly, I wouldn't expect to see him in a 1st team game until next season at the earliest. Despite his being 20 he's years behind in terms of the development and training normal youngsters have.
He will definitely get some minutes for the first team this season. Not many, but some.
We can expect Obertan to get some playing time for the first team, but I think Bebe is already a safer option in an important way: Obertan seems to have no clue how to defend. Bebe at least looks like he knows how to track back.
effective when allowed to roam wide, needs acres of space ahead of him. very pacy, strong and direct. better movement today.
one vs one skills are unquestionable. less effective in the middle due to limited tactical understanding and close control/technique
but was quite impressed with the way he timed his runs from wide to central (goalscoring positions)
as we know, rough around the edges. shooting technique, heading (coordination, jumping technique) need serious fine tuning
but pace, directness can potentialy scare living daylight out of defenders (esp. when coming off bench)
What does 'needs acres of space ahead of him' mean? Is his ball control that bad? Is he a good dribbler?
What the feck is serious fine tuning?
That's like the advert in Cheetham Hill for quality used tyres
What does 'needs acres of space ahead of him' mean? Is his ball control that bad? Is he a good dribbler?