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Most players who are going to make it are cutting the mustard at Nile's age.

 

Yes people point to Carroll but his phenomenal progress was very much te exception rather than the rule.

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For the rest of the season he should be used as an impact sub and definitely not a starter.

 

He must go out on loan next season.

 

So if Shol'as not fit, Best is out for the rest of the season, we sold Carroll and Kuqi can last about 20 mins.. who starts instead of Nile ?

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For the rest of the season he should be used as an impact sub and definitely not a starter.

 

He must go out on loan next season.

 

So if Shol'as not fit, Best is out for the rest of the season, we sold Carroll and Kuqi can last about 20 mins.. who starts instead of Nile ?

Who says Kuqi can only last 20 minutes? Start with Kuqi and then replace him with Ranger (as with hindsight we should have done today). If half our strikers are injured I'd rather we had a 5 man midfield (when they return from suspension) than start Ranger.

 

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For the rest of the season he should be used as an impact sub and definitely not a starter.

 

He must go out on loan next season.

 

So if Shol'as not fit, Best is out for the rest of the season, we sold Carroll and Kuqi can last about 20 mins.. who starts instead of Nile ?

 

Phil Airey, of course.

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For the rest of the season he should be used as an impact sub and definitely not a starter.

 

He must go out on loan next season.

 

So if Shol'as not fit, Best is out for the rest of the season, we sold Carroll and Kuqi can last about 20 mins.. who starts instead of Nile ?

 

Phil Airey, of course.

 

And if he struggles with Guthrie and Colo as the CMs behind him that day, don't let him near the first team again for one calendar year.

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Because football demands a high level of positional intelligence, and not too many 19 or 20 year olds have that.

 

There are sports which require far more stamina than football in which athletes at that age thrive.

 

Name them.

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For the rest of the season he should be used as an impact sub and definitely not a starter.

 

He must go out on loan next season.

 

So if Shol'as not fit, Best is out for the rest of the season, we sold Carroll and Kuqi can last about 20 mins.. who starts instead of Nile ?

 

Phil Airey, of course.

 

And if he struggles with Guthrie and Colo as the CMs behind him that day, don't let him near the first team again for one calendar year.

 

Aye, that.

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Of course he hadn't the best support from our midfield. But he failed in his attempt of keeping the ball. He lost the ball almost every time.  But he's young. He should learn his trade in another league. Kuqi should start our next match..

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Most players who are going to make it are cutting the mustard at Nile's age.

 

Yes people point to Carroll but his phenomenal progress was very much te exception rather than the rule.

 

At this level, Peter Beardsley and Les Ferdinand weren't cutting the mustard as you put it.

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Mick: He looked knackered to me second half, but for the sake of argument -

 

Basketball

 

Yet from what I've read they peak at 27 or 28, I'm not saying it's all to do with Stamin but it will have a lot to do with it.

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Stamina eh? now would you say more to do with physical fitness or mental attitude?

 

Had we been winning and he had scored I think he would have kept going without any issues, but when things are not going your way, there is a lack of service its easy to start to get frustrated and become negative and give up. I thik that more what happened with Nile rather than him being physically shattered.

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Most players who are going to make it are cutting the mustard at Nile's age.

 

Yes people point to Carroll but his phenomenal progress was very much te exception rather than the rule.

 

At this level, Peter Beardsley and Les Ferdinand weren't cutting the mustard as you put it.

 

Mick man, you know full well that the vast majority of top players showed quality at the age of 20. Perhaps not consistency, but real glimpses of their ability. Ranger hasn't I'm afraid. A couple of goals last year in a Championship winning side and nothing this season of note bar a few headless chicken appearances which to be fair, have ocassionally unsettled defences.

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Mick man, you know full well that the vast majority of top players showed quality at the age of 20. Perhaps not consistency, but real glimpses of their ability. Ranger hasn't I'm afraid. A couple of goals last year in a Championship winning side and nothing this season of note bar a few headless chicken appearances which to be fair, have ocassionally unsettled defences.

 

Did Ranger not show something against Liverpool and Arsenal?  Did he not show something when he scored againt a Chelsea team which included John Terry?

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Most players who are going to make it are cutting the mustard at Nile's age.

 

Yes people point to Carroll but his phenomenal progress was very much te exception rather than the rule.

 

At this level, Peter Beardsley and Les Ferdinand weren't cutting the mustard as you put it.

 

Mick man, you know full well that the vast majority of top players showed quality at the age of 20. Perhaps not consistency, but real glimpses of their ability. Ranger hasn't I'm afraid. A couple of goals last year in a Championship winning side and nothing this season of note bar a few headless chicken appearances which to be fair, have ocassionally unsettled defences.

Ian Wright turned professional 3 months short of his 22nd birthday so Ranger is still a pup  ;D
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Mick man, you know full well that the vast majority of top players showed quality at the age of 20. Perhaps not consistency, but real glimpses of their ability. Ranger hasn't I'm afraid. A couple of goals last year in a Championship winning side and nothing this season of note bar a few headless chicken appearances which to be fair, have ocassionally unsettled defences.

 

Did Ranger not show something against Liverpool and Arsenal?  Did he not show something when he scored againt a Chelsea team which included John Terry?

 

Him and Carroll against Liverpool were unplayable. Had a poor second half today but I can't help but think the fact lovenkrands is largely anonymous that it doesn't help matter either

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He was severely out-muscled today and I hope he learned something from that. He had a reasonable first-half but struggled badly in the second. It's up to him really in his reaction to this. If he sticks at it and realises that against some centre-backs it's not enough to fall over and implore the referee to protect him then that's part of his education. Writing him off is a nonsense.

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For the rest of the season he should be used as an impact sub and definitely not a starter.

 

He must go out on loan next season.

 

So if Shol'as not fit, Best is out for the rest of the season, we sold Carroll and Kuqi can last about 20 mins.. who starts instead of Nile ?

Who says Kuqi can only last 20 minutes? Start with Kuqi and then replace him with Ranger (as with hindsight we should have done today). If half our strikers are injured I'd rather we had a 5 man midfield (when they return from suspension) than start Ranger.

 

 

This for me. I'm not sure what his fitness levels are like, but with him being at a league club earlier in the season I imagine he's not that bad.

 

Give him a half/60 minutes and replace him with Ranger. If he can't last that then fuck knows :dontknow:

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Needs a loan move with regular matching desperately, his positioning and vision can't improve without playing matches and we can't afford to let him learn playing for us. Soggy-face said something about Walker that rings true with Ranger as well (I paraphrase) “Kyle will be back here for sure, he’s still learning and got miles to learn but he is a talent, a real prospect but we loaned him out so he can learn somewhere else and make any beginner mistakes for someone else.”

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