In such a sumptuous festival of shite, I wouldn't be so quick to pick a winner..But he'd make the shortlist
Not that it’s fair on him, though he is our ‘new’ CB. There’s a strong chance he will be thrown in at the deep end more often than is ideal due to transfer mismanagement.
Trial by fire, essentially. He's only 20, which is baby years for a center half. Lots of good attributes and potential. If he can really take his chances, he can really earn his place in the squad for the long term. Would have liked him to go on loan again but with Nat leaving, we surely needed another body for cover. If Klopp think's he can provide the needed depth then I'm cool with that. The one qualm I had with Rhys Williams was the lack of recovery pace and Jarell doesn't seem to have that issue. We'll know more when we see him more but its always nice to see the academy lads getting some trust from the manager.
The domestic cups and the Europa will be great chances for him to gain experience. Looking at our draw in the Europa league, we could rest the likes of Van Dijk.
Mark my words. Top 8 will be a massive struggle.
We won't make any big signings this season and we will go back to being a top4 club.
Also thought Hoever would turn out to be a great player for us. Hope this guy makes it
Hoever is 100% a Premier League quality defender and is good enough to be a squad player for us as right back and centre half cover. He’s been dominating for a bang average Stoke side in the Championship and just looks head and shoulders above the rest. It seems an ego issue that meant we allowed him t go, for a good fee, then it didn’t work at Wolves or PSV. I think it’s humbled him spending two seasons in the Championship and he’s ready to come back now. Not that I’d likely sign him, but he’s good enough for the division. Ultimately we got a good fee and now, aged 21 he’s finally probably good enough to secure decent minutes for us, but it’s taking him 3 seasons of knock backs and some humbling to get him there.
Leave this here....https://www.youtube.com/v/ZjVV-hApeCM
The view from Stoke seems be that's he quite poor defensively but his attacking quality probably means he's worth having in the team. They reckon it's a similar situation to Trent at us. Strange because I always thought it was the other way round whilst he was with us. A good natural defender but didn't offer enough going forward.
I get there was an element of "needs must" to bringing him on, but the obvious trust and faith that Klopp showed in him brining him on in that game, in that environment, speaks volumes. The comparison the way Klopp brought TAA into the fold is certainly apt at this early stage. Let's hope it has a similar outcome for the lad.
Think while it was a really strange situation to make your debut in, it was also weirdly risk-free for Quansah. Had it not worked out, it'd been fully on Klopp - how dare he bring on a youngster in that situation, etc.
Imagine how huge Klopp makes you feel though, right down to 10men I need you to step up, you’re ready.Bet he felt he could rip up mountains.
That vid was a hard watch. The narrator needs strangling. Presents it like it is fairytale
Looks like we have a young, mahuuuusively built, English centre back talent on our hands. This could be £50m+ saved and homegrown too. Buzzing
Anyone know how quick he is on a scale from Sami Hyypia to peak Joe Gomez?
It's early days but he's looked very comfortable coming into the team over the last couple of games.Delighted for him, it's always great to see a player from the academy get an opportunity.
He’s not been tested yet, haven’t seen him being targeted to see how he copes but he’s not put a foot wrong so far and i do expect him to do that quite a few times in his development
Jarrell "Don't give a fuck who you are" QuansahEarly days, and I haven't watched him in the youth team, but I'm impressed. He's unmoved who he plays against. When you get a big bully forward to switch his target to your senior partner (Newcastle, not today), that means something.