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Embleton to get first team opportunities

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Teessidemackem, Jan 9, 2021.

  1. Teessidemackem

    Teessidemackem Well-Known Member

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    cumbrianmackem Well-Known Member

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    Good news and pleased he's going to get a go.
     
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  3. Flamin hot

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    He's away according to some poster on rtg
     
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  4. The Mole

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    hopefully he’ll be given a good run and then we can judge him. He has obviously got talent but at his age he will still be a little inconsistent.
     
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  5. Nacho

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    Good news, one of the most talented players at the club and it'd be daft to let him go without giving him a proper chance. He's done well on loan and been ignored by the manager when he's been back at Sunderland.
     
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    Let's hope so. You don't hear bad things about this lad, so it feels like time to give him more of a try

    He'll be about 23 now, so no longer a youngun really, but he's had a few injuries, and a lot of people really rate him. Good luck lad.
     
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    I thought he was older than 21, by what others have said recently.

    What is meant by not a great first impression?
     
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  8. Whiteleas Wanderer

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    I hope I'm wrong but everytime I have seen him play he has been poor and seems injury prone
     
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    He's 21
     
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  10. Random lad

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    Hope he can take a better free kick than the one he took yesterday, it was awful, it is so annoying when the player can't even get it over the first man
     
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    Same here, apart from a short spell in one home game, I fail to see what he offers and as you say he does seem to get his fair share of injuries. Also at age 21/ 23 he needs to be showing more than he has or if we can get any cash at all for him then we should sell. No room for sentiment i`m afraid.
     
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    He is only 21 just to clear that up.

    He's had bad luck with injuries and as a result hasn't had enough of a run in the side to show what he can do but he looks a talent to me. For example he's completely two footed, how many players in the premier league can say that let alone league one?
     
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  13. Whiteleas Wanderer

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    As the saying goes football is all about opinions and I just don't see a player in there that justifies the hype. I would love him to prove me wrong but I just can't see it based on what I've seen already
     
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    That was pathetic. Our set pieces were terrible all evening.
     
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    I think Grigg has but they are on backwards<laugh>
     
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  16. Nacho

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    Tbh I'm not 100% certain that Grigg actually has feet.
     
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  17. rooch 3

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    How the hell have we ended up with that group of forwards I would actually swap them with any other 3 forwards even down to park players I can’t quite understand how they are even footballers its like a horrendous night mare you hope you will wake up from.
     
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  18. Nacho

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    It'll get better mate. Just a blip in the grand scheme of things. Lee, Kristjaan and Kyril will sort out a decent forward.
     
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