Big question for next year is whether we can play Rice Nwaneri and Odegaard as our midfield.

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    Jesus, he could have broken his leg hitting the ball like that. (Sorry @Claudius )

    Missed the game, how was he in general?

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      goon Missed the game, how was he in general?

      Just wonderful. Scored another, but Havertz was offside. Then had a hit just like the goal which hit the crossbar and went over.

      Everything about him just screams class.

        RowJimmy I don't see why not. Especially given the sort of full backs we use.

        est he’s another who looks huge on the pitch despite not being that tall.

        Amazing trait to have

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          lorddulaarsenal He has that special player aura about him, no doubt.

          At one point he chested a quite difficult bouncing ball, quickly managed to kill it dead and manipulate it, turn out of some traffic in midfield and played the ball to the opposite flank fullback in acres of space. I was thinking to myself that I can probably just count on one hand the players in our squad capable of pulling this off.

            is there a chance he can play LW? lol

            Props to the club and the leadership for pulling out a few stops to persuade Nwaneri to stay here over the past couple of seasons since he was 15.

            Remember we were a bit quizzical about it, especially when taking into account other highly gifted youngsters who were allowed to depart. But this kid's on a different level.

              Kid is a gem. Was excited to see that goal because we don’t hit enough long range shots and the youth players, especially Nwaneri have more of this ability in general. Something we need to integrate to help us disrupt packed defenses. Another reason to be excited.
              Biggest young talent since Nelson and definitely showing much more personality than him amongst the adults

              Young players always want to impress but it's how he wants it that stands out: there's a lot of maturity and good thinking on display, at a level Nelson probably still doesn't have.

              He kinda reminds me of Foden with his shooting prowess also. Kid is legit world class talent.
              What a joy to watch him play

              Yes similarities to Foden. Nwaneri is unreal though. Amazing passes, he weights them perfectly applying appropriate spin with his smothering brush technique. He’s also got that mad Carlos Blanka physical agile power traits.

              Imagine what he’s going to be like when he’s fully matured. He’ll eclipse anything we’ve seen from an attacking midfielder at this club and for England.

                Burnwinter This. I have been highly critical of our management and retention of our youth, but this has clearly been a big win. If only we had been able to do the same with Obi-Martin, that would have been great.