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donaldo wrote:Coquelin will only ever be a squad player.Yennaris i just dont think he will be given a real chance.As for Frimpong i dont get it.He was shite at Reading and i can only see him plying his trade at a championship club and selling T-shirts.If Fergie was our manager he would have been out the door by now his attitude stinks
To be fair to Frimpong, he had just come back from his 2nd long term injury. No excuse mind, but a reason.
I'm more forgiving to Frimpong because he actually shows passion, like he really wants to be there.
Yennaris is younger than Jenkinson and Coquelin and also is not just a right back but a central midfielder.
He had an injury that kept him out for four or five months in the 2010 - 2011 season which might account for his failure to be a regular yet, if I remember correctly it was from a bad tackle on him in a reserve game against Chelsea.
Fairly skinny but has time to fill out, I think he is good.
Coquelin has complained again about lack of first team action, though as ever, if he was speaking in French then the translation might be dodgy.
Think it could be folly for him to leave; Frimpong is going on loan, Diaby is almost always injured, Rosicky continues to be injured and Ramsey is in poor form.
After Areteta and Wilshere, reckon Coquelin and The Ox are our next best deep central midfield options; though again I do rate Yennaris.
Not sure if that is because it is nearer his home in Switzerland, or a lack of opportunities with us.
Think he has played two first team games in total?
Very hard to tell how good or bad he might become.
Aged 19 with just two games in an admittedly often haphazard defence I reserve judgement.
Seen him a few times and was never particularly impressed. Admittedly he was playing left back while apparently his position is centre back, just played there because he's a bit quick. Not a big loss imo
LDB wrote:Seen him a few times and was never particularly impressed. Admittedly he was playing left back while apparently his position is centre back, just played there because he's a bit quick. Not a big loss imo