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Post by dylanjunecymru on Nov 29, 2020 8:33:01 GMT
travelled with the leeds first team last night, been very impressive as a wing back this season for leeds u23s.
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Post by allezlesrouges on Nov 29, 2020 11:30:35 GMT
Left back is definitely a position for Leeds that he has a chance of coming through in. Although you half expect them to invest in a new first team left back next season. Bielsa does seem to like youth players so maybe he'll make the cut - will keep an eye out for him as well
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Jan 2, 2021 11:35:26 GMT
On the bench for the first team today! Must have a one Cymro only policy as TyRo not in squad. Nothing mentioned about an injury to Roberts, team news just says he’s missed out. Wonder if a loan’s in the pipeline.
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Post by allezlesrouges on Jan 2, 2021 11:42:51 GMT
On the bench for the first team today! Must have a one Cymro only policy as TyRo not in squad. Nothing mentioned about an injury to Roberts, team news just says he’s missed out. Wonder if a loan’s in the pipeline. Spurs also going with the same policy for their bench, following Man United & Villa last night. Seems like the league is clocking on to the 1 Cymro policy |
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Post by CrackityJones on Jan 10, 2021 12:54:10 GMT
On the bench again for the cup game at 13.30. Hopefully gets some game time if Leeds are cruising.
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Post by allezlesrouges on Jan 10, 2021 13:36:00 GMT
On the bench again for the cup game at 13.30. Hopefully gets some game time if Leeds are cruising. Another lad on the bench for Leeds named 'Jack Jenkins'...I wonder... |
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Post by walesgolfmadrid on Jan 10, 2021 14:57:36 GMT
The only outfielder on the bench that hasn't got on today for Leeds.
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Post by CrackityJones on Feb 14, 2021 17:43:17 GMT
Just came on for his prem debut at Arsenal. Wasn’t expecting that.
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Post by allezlesrouges on Feb 14, 2021 18:01:18 GMT
Playing at right back
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Post by allezlesrouges on Feb 14, 2021 22:56:21 GMT
Apparently he can play on either the left or the right as a wing back or full back. One of our recent difficulties has been not having a back up to RND when we play a back 5, with Davies as a CB. Wondering if he could become a solution to that problem if he gets more game time for Leeds?
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Post by dylanjunecymru on Feb 14, 2021 23:16:36 GMT
Played a while at LB. We are in need of a LWB if we are to keep playing the back 5. If he can get more minutes at leeds who knows.. Could be in this welsh XI very very soon.
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Post by walesgolfmadrid on Feb 15, 2021 10:24:03 GMT
Huggins has played mostly as a left-back for Leeds U23's this season, but is right-footed and can play either side and either at full-back or on either wing. Bielsa loves versatility, and wants players to be able to play in a number of positions, so that's only going to help develop his versatility even more.
He's playing in a back four, but at Leeds that often involves him playing very high up and left wing-back probably is the most suitable position for him.
I'd like to see him play in the next set of U21's games at least, in what's going to be a new look squad. I think he's only got one cap for them so far in a friendly in 2019.
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Post by dragonsoccer on Feb 15, 2021 12:00:20 GMT
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Post by fiveattheback on Feb 15, 2021 22:49:42 GMT
Played a while at LB. We are in need of a LWB if we are to keep playing the back 5. If he can get more minutes at leeds who knows.. Could be in this welsh XI very very soon. We have Norrington-Davies who is getting consistent Championship football at 21, there's no need to rush things |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Feb 15, 2021 22:53:03 GMT
Played a while at LB. We are in need of a LWB if we are to keep playing the back 5. If he can get more minutes at leeds who knows.. Could be in this welsh XI very very soon. We have Norrington-Davies who is getting consistent Championship football at 21, there's no need to rush things There is an argument to say to give him a chance ahead of Neco or Connor switching sides |
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Post by dylanjunecymru on Feb 16, 2021 2:16:47 GMT
Played a while at LB. We are in need of a LWB if we are to keep playing the back 5. If he can get more minutes at leeds who knows.. Could be in this welsh XI very very soon. We have Norrington-Davies who is getting consistent Championship football at 21, there's no need to rush things RND has been shocking for stoke, just goes to show he shouldn’t be starting for our national team. Jacobson is a better player just a lot older and in a worse side. I’m just praying huggins can break through quickly so we have a better option at LWB. Personally wouldn’t rely on RND for the back 5, not good enough yet. |
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Feb 16, 2021 7:49:47 GMT
We have Norrington-Davies who is getting consistent Championship football at 21, there's no need to rush things RND has been shocking for stoke, just goes to show he shouldn’t be starting for our national team. Jacobson is a better player just a lot older and in a worse side. I’m just praying huggins can break through quickly so we have a better option at LWB. Personally wouldn’t rely on RND for the back 5, not good enough yet. I think you’re a bit harsh on RND there, thought he gave a decent account of himself at Stoke, before the red card. I’d possibly be more inclined, if he is indeed eligible and accepts, to call Harry Pickering up as a back-up for LWB. If not, then I’d call Morgan Fox up. For me, Huggins isn’t quite ready for the senior set-up. Unless he does have a run of starts/good amount of game-time. Exciting prospect though. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Feb 16, 2021 9:19:08 GMT
RND has been shocking for stoke, just goes to show he shouldn’t be starting for our national team. Jacobson is a better player just a lot older and in a worse side. I’m just praying huggins can break through quickly so we have a better option at LWB. Personally wouldn’t rely on RND for the back 5, not good enough yet. I think you’re a bit harsh on RND there, thought he gave a decent account of himself at Stoke, before the red card. I’d possibly be more inclined, if he is indeed eligible and accepts, to call Harry Pickering up as a back-up for LWB. If not, then I’d call Morgan Fox up. For me, Huggins isn’t quite ready for the senior set-up. Unless he does have a run of starts/good amount of game-time. Exciting prospect though. I saw Pickering's name come up before on here. He's now moved to Blackburn so if he is eligible he's definitely playing at a level where he should be considered What I'd say is dylanjunecymru sometimes players do go through bad patches for their club, but turn up for us and play brilliantly. RND has had several great games for us now, and I think his place in a back 5 is only under threat when he starts playing poorly for us, not Stoke |
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Post by walesgolfmadrid on Feb 16, 2021 9:59:22 GMT
I'm not sure RND has been playing poorly for Stoke. Joe Allen spoke about how well he'd settled in, seemed to be going fine, but he's just made a really bad challenge.
His performance in our most recent game, suggests he'll be the first option for us there for Belgium.
I think we should select Ben Davies, Morgan Fox and Rhys Norrington-Davies for the next squad. Giving us the option of playing Morgan Fox LCB, and Davies LWB should Norrington-Davies not be available. That would leave us with more than enough options there, of players playing at a decent standard.
Niall Huggins & Morgan Boyes in the U21's.
Pickering has got a move to Blackburn, but has been loaned back to Crewe for the rest of the season. Definitely an option long-term though if he wants to be.
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Post by iot on Feb 16, 2021 10:25:50 GMT
I'm not sure RND has been playing poorly for Stoke. Joe Allen spoke about how well he'd settled in, seemed to be going fine, but he's just made a really bad challenge. His performance in our most recent game, suggests he'll be the first option for us there for Belgium. I think we should select Ben Davies, Morgan Fox and Rhys Norrington-Davies for the next squad. Giving us the option of playing Morgan Fox LCB, and Davies LWB should Norrington-Davies not be available. That would leave us with more than enough options there, of players playing at a decent standard. Niall Huggins & Morgan Boyes in the U21's. Pickering has got a move to Blackburn, but has been loaned back to Crewe for the rest of the season. Definitely an option long-term though if he wants to be. Isn't Fox out with a long-term injury? If we're forced to play with Ben at LWB, I'd rather just play with a back 4. It doesn't bring out the best in Ben and one of the main reasons for playing with a back 5, in my view, is to play Ben in his preferred LCB position |
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Post by CrackityJones on Feb 16, 2021 11:04:00 GMT
Fox is back and has been playing in RND's absence.
Back to Huggins, early days for him yet but very promising that Bielsa has played him already. Hopefully he gets a lot more game time by the end of the season and could feature in the senior squad for the autumn qualifiers.
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Post by walesgolfmadrid on Feb 16, 2021 11:11:47 GMT
I'm not sure RND has been playing poorly for Stoke. Joe Allen spoke about how well he'd settled in, seemed to be going fine, but he's just made a really bad challenge. His performance in our most recent game, suggests he'll be the first option for us there for Belgium. I think we should select Ben Davies, Morgan Fox and Rhys Norrington-Davies for the next squad. Giving us the option of playing Morgan Fox LCB, and Davies LWB should Norrington-Davies not be available. That would leave us with more than enough options there, of players playing at a decent standard. Niall Huggins & Morgan Boyes in the U21's. Pickering has got a move to Blackburn, but has been loaned back to Crewe for the rest of the season. Definitely an option long-term though if he wants to be. Isn't Fox out with a long-term injury? If we're forced to play with Ben at LWB, I'd rather just play with a back 4. It doesn't bring out the best in Ben and one of the main reasons for playing with a back 5, in my view, is to play Ben in his preferred LCB position Started Stoke's last two. I mean it'd only be the case if Norrington-Davies was to be injured, but I think for that Belgium game away from home it makes sense for us to play with the back five. You could always swap Fox and Davies. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Feb 16, 2021 12:03:48 GMT
I get the feeling that players like Fox won't be considered unless they end up being a Premier League regular. Our whole set up is very youth oriented, and I just think Page, Giggs and the FAW see more long term utility in calling in a younger player instead
Chester, Jacobsen, Fox, Hughes, Matthews, Evans, Doidge. All these type of players have had spells where they have been in form and looked favourable to our younger players but none of them have been called in. I just can't see it happening personally, rightly or wrongly
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Post by marsvolta on Feb 16, 2021 12:48:05 GMT
I get the feeling that players like Fox won't be considered unless they end up being a Premier League regular. Our whole set up is very youth oriented, and I just think Page, Giggs and the FAW see more long term utility in calling in a younger player instead Chester, Jacobsen, Fox, Hughes, Matthews, Evans, Doidge. All these type of players have had spells where they have been in form and looked favourable to our younger players but none of them have been called in. I just can't see it happening personally, rightly or wrongly Yeah, I think we would call up an older player who could improve the team, like Moore, but we don’t seem to be calling up older players as squad members. |
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Post by fiveattheback on Feb 16, 2021 13:52:04 GMT
We have Norrington-Davies who is getting consistent Championship football at 21, there's no need to rush things RND has been shocking for stoke, just goes to show he shouldn’t be starting for our national team. Jacobson is a better player just a lot older and in a worse side. I’m just praying huggins can break through quickly so we have a better option at LWB. Personally wouldn’t rely on RND for the back 5, not good enough yet. He's done well when he's played for us. Jacobson is 34, what would be the point calling him up over a player 13 years his junior? There's a pretty strong precedent for players playing poorly for their clubs and turning it on for Wales, RND is more than good enough to be a part of our squad especially ahead someone a year younger who's played about 5 minutes of senior football |
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Post by evans1282 on Feb 16, 2021 14:19:52 GMT
RND has been shocking for stoke, just goes to show he shouldn’t be starting for our national team. Jacobson is a better player just a lot older and in a worse side. I’m just praying huggins can break through quickly so we have a better option at LWB. Personally wouldn’t rely on RND for the back 5, not good enough yet. He's done well when he's played for us. Jacobson is 34, what would be the point calling him up over a player 13 years his junior? There's a pretty strong precedent for players playing poorly for their clubs and turning it on for Wales, RND is more than good enough to be a part of our squad especially ahead someone a year younger who's played about 5 minutes of senior football With regards to Jacobsen,he's a better player than all of them currently,but what held him back at club level would kill us at international level,he's just a yard and a half lacking pace wise. |
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Post by spiritof16 on Jun 25, 2021 14:30:30 GMT
Released.
Surprised by this but I suppose clubs are always looking to keep wage budget down. What sort of level do you think he will find a club?
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Post by erasedcitizen on Jun 25, 2021 15:20:30 GMT
Released. Surprised by this but I suppose clubs are always looking to keep wage budget down. What sort of level do you think he will find a club? Hopefully a club in the football league where he starts regularly. He wouldn't be the first player to be released by a Premier League club as a youngster and climb their way back to the top, it's all about his determination to make it from here on in. Very weird with him signing that long term deal not long ago. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Jun 25, 2021 16:02:20 GMT
It's a strange one, perhaps he felt his future was elsewhere? It certainly wouldn't make a lot of sense that Leeds didn't rate him enough if they just gave him a long term deal, and also had him in the match day squad regularly this year. He also looked bright in his cameo against Arsenal, and the times I've watched him for the U21s. I think he'd make a good signing for a few football league clubs. I just hope wherever he goes next he gets regular time. I could see him usurping RND as our backup LWB. It might be an idea for him to follow Terry Taylor's footsteps and sign for a League One club
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Post by talyfan on Jun 26, 2021 3:22:27 GMT
Like to see him go abroad
Somewhere less reliant on physicality and more emphasis placed on technical ability and get minutes under his belt.
He offers a lot, quick, good dribbler and versatile. Would be a good signing for the right club
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