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Post by sparks on Jun 20, 2022 16:52:30 GMT
Although he hasn’t played any league football Aaron Drewe is 21 now and could be being pushed as an option by Ramsey and Furlong.
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Post by alanwycombe on Jun 20, 2022 16:54:10 GMT
Although he hasn’t played any league football Aaron Drewe is 21 now and could be being pushed as an option by Ramsey and Furlong. LB tho? No? |
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Post by sparks on Jun 20, 2022 17:04:08 GMT
Although he hasn’t played any league football Aaron Drewe is 21 now and could be being pushed as an option by Ramsey and Furlong. LB tho? No? I would say R/B, there’s a training video on line with Furlong coaching the U23s, in the video he’s trying to coach the strikers to improve their movement and create space. Kelman was featured heavily along with Drewe, I think it was under the Coaches Voice series. |
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Post by sparks on Jun 20, 2022 17:13:43 GMT
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Post by Tarbie on Jun 20, 2022 17:18:02 GMT
Drewe is definitely a right back. Aside from an absolute worldy of a goal line clearance doing the rounds on social media, I've really not seen anything to indicate he's ready for the first team though. Him plus Kakay wouldn't likey be enough. Need a right back.
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Post by West Acton on Jun 20, 2022 17:38:39 GMT
He played LB in the cup and looked pretty left footed to me
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Post by Tarbie on Jun 20, 2022 19:24:51 GMT
He played LB in the cup and looked pretty left footed to me Definitely playing right back on the clip doing the rounds of him making that goal line clearance. Maybe he's comfortable either side? Useful if so. |
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Post by sparks on Jun 20, 2022 19:38:42 GMT
Not conclusive evidence that he favours his right foot but transfermarkt quote C/B or R/B.
He was also voted young player of the year for the non league southern section recently.
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Post by sparks on Jun 20, 2022 20:19:34 GMT
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Post by alanwycombe on Jun 20, 2022 21:16:36 GMT
These posts highlight something that needs to change. Every squad needs a utility player or two but I’ll be pleased if Beale develops players to play in a position and do it well. Is he a LB, RB or CB ffs - what’s his BEST position? He’s not a kid.
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Post by sparks on Jun 20, 2022 21:48:13 GMT
From his interview he probably sees himself best at RWB as he explains that he’s looked closely at players such as Trent Alexander, Kyle Walker and Reece James.
We don’t know how good he is yet but being capable of playing well in different roles can only be a good thing, Duncan Edwards was rumoured to be world class and could play any position until his early death.
MW decided to play Willock at LWB but I can’t see MB being so blinkered to make similar mistakes.
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Post by hubble on Jun 20, 2022 22:44:27 GMT
I dunno, but I get the feeling Mike Beale will sort all this out!
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Post by Tarbie on Jun 20, 2022 22:50:45 GMT
Gotta be careful not to pin our hopes on players being ready to step up from U23/B Team football. Drewe for example is yet to play a game in the Football League. Whilst he looks decent from what I've seen, realistically, he's unlikely to be ready for the Championship.
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Post by alanwycombe on Jun 21, 2022 5:07:15 GMT
Hopefully something else will change and we’ll get a look at some young players earlier. At 21 if you’re not good enough for the first team squad should you still be here taking up a valuable slot from another young player coming through?
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Post by Tarbie on Jun 21, 2022 5:56:12 GMT
We will never agree on this point Al. Young players more often than not are gonna need loan spells before they are ready for the first team. And I mean proper loan spells with Football League clubs rather than the loan spells in the non-league like Drewe has done.
There are also no guarantees that a player is going to be ready for the 1st team at 21. Players develop at different ages. Also the nature of how we run our youth team, picking up scraps that are discarded by bigger clubs means we are going to be more likely to pick up rough diamonds that haven't had everything go to plan.
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Post by sparks on Jun 21, 2022 7:23:41 GMT
Drewe should be seen in a different light to rough diamonds though, he’s progressed through what the club always had planned for him over a good number of years.
Listening to his interview where he describes being allowed to train with the first team and how he felt it benefited him, I would have to say MW stance on not naming some youngsters in the squad appears short sighted.
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Post by Stanley75 on Jun 21, 2022 8:44:48 GMT
There are no guarantees that a player is going to be ready for the 1st team at 21. Players develop at different ages. A lot of players have been at clubs since the age of 8. So you really should know by the age of 21 if that category is ready or not. It's an incredibly short career. Blink and it's almost over. |
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Post by Corbray on Jun 21, 2022 9:35:17 GMT
We will never agree on this point Al. Young players more often than not are gonna need loan spells before they are ready for the first team. And I mean proper loan spells with Football League clubs rather than the loan spells in the non-league like Drewe has done. There are also no guarantees that a player is going to be ready for the 1st team at 21. Players develop at different ages. Also the nature of how we run our youth team, picking up scraps that are discarded by bigger clubs means we are going to be more likely to pick up rough diamonds that haven't had everything go to plan. exactly. look at all the late bloomers at various clubs, les ferdinand is a prime example as he didn't break into our side until he was what ... 24? |
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Post by alanwycombe on Jun 21, 2022 21:35:45 GMT
We will never agree on this point Al. Young players more often than not are gonna need loan spells before they are ready for the first team. And I mean proper loan spells with Football League clubs rather than the loan spells in the non-league like Drewe has done. There are also no guarantees that a player is going to be ready for the 1st team at 21. Players develop at different ages. Also the nature of how we run our youth team, picking up scraps that are discarded by bigger clubs means we are going to be more likely to pick up rough diamonds that haven't had everything go to plan. exactly. look at all the late bloomers at various clubs, les ferdinand is a prime example as he didn't break into our side until he was what ... 24? And Rooney scored a worldy at 16. There really is only one rule - good enough, old enough. How you handle their career (Giggs/Fergie) is another matter but they should be starting it around the first team if they are good enough. |
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Post by Stanley75 on Jun 21, 2022 21:57:36 GMT
exactly. look at all the late bloomers at various clubs, les ferdinand is a prime example as he didn't break into our side until he was what ... 24? And Rooney scored a worldy at 16. There really is only one rule - good enough, old enough. How you handle their career (Giggs/Fergie) is another matter but they should be starting it around the first team if they are good enough. Exactly. It aint rocket-science. There's a real tendency to over-complicate and mollycoddle these days. |
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Post by acricketer on Jun 21, 2022 23:34:33 GMT
Shows how desperate we are when we are promoting a no-hoper.
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Post by alanwycombe on Jun 22, 2022 15:28:17 GMT
Shows how desperate we are when we are promoting a no-hoper. No cricks, not about an individual but the principle applied to guys in his position. |
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Post by West Acton on Jun 22, 2022 17:53:23 GMT
Shows how desperate we are when we are promoting a no-hoper. only time I saw him play struck me as someone who could go a job |
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Post by sparks on Mar 12, 2023 7:27:29 GMT
The club should seriously think about providing towels on both sides of the pitch, his long throw should be something we make the most of in future.
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Post by spongeparr on Mar 12, 2023 7:28:50 GMT
Is he any good? I've never seen him play
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Post by West Acton on Mar 12, 2023 8:02:20 GMT
The club should seriously think about providing towels on both sides of the pitch, his long throw should be something we make the most of in future. felt it was a touch too loopy, if that makes sense, then fired in. But definitely offers an option to be able stick it in |
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Post by sparks on Mar 12, 2023 8:06:07 GMT
Some throws were better than others and could be down to a wet ball?
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Post by Ginger Ninja on Mar 12, 2023 8:13:59 GMT
I've been impressed by him the last couple of games. Started a bit shaky yesterday but grew into the game. He could become a very good player for us given a game time, which I think he will get under Gaz once Laird returns to United.
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Post by stainrodisalegend on Mar 12, 2023 12:41:21 GMT
Next season we will be without Laird and we will surely want/ need to utilise one of our own at right back. Be interesting to see if it will be Osman or Drewe who nails down the position.
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Post by West Acton on Mar 12, 2023 12:50:27 GMT
I think if we’re going be true to wanting develop our own then this fella has to have a real chance of being amongst it next season.
Whilst Armstrong has potential, I actually think myself from what I’ve seen, drewe is ready to play or at the very least be a well used squad player next season.
With how Kakay performed on left cutting in, playing opposite side might actually suit him better, and with Paal between the three of them we might have the FB/WB positions covered.
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