Emile Smith Rowe: The Croy-10 Cruyff

[Rex Stone]

Give him a start against Burnley in a few weeks imo.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

So weird seeing an actual creative midfielder, someone adept at playing between the lines, receiving the ball, turning, capable of playing a pass. So so odd. Criminal that all our hopes rest on this guy tho, absolutely highlights the failures of the last transfer window combined with the whole Özil situation. You worry with ESR's injury record but there's no doubting his talent.

 

[Riou]

Could be a real handy player for the rest of the season as long as he avoids injury, good in the half spaces which is key.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Still my favorite player out of Hale End. Desperately need him to reach Saka levels and maybe exceed that with a sustained run of games.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Brilliant and brilliant!

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

If ESR can overcome his injury issues ( Which I think are more growth related than anything) I really see him becoming a staple of the first team. He's a fantastic talent.

 

[Elite Smarts]

Still my favorite player out of Hale End. Desperately need him to reach Saka levels and maybe exceed that with a sustained run of games.

Talent is there, it's just his injuries that are stopping him. Similiar to Jack Wilshere

 

[AbouCuéllar]

My secret hope for this season and this club.

 

[Get These Hands]

****'s always injured.

 

[Rex Stone]

He was so good at Huddersfield last year as @GoonerJeeves would agree.

Turned their season around and they survived handily. If he wasn’t on loan there most of the PL would’ve been after them.

 

[Keplaz]

Thank ****, no way should we allow a ginger to play at this football club.

Number 1 is Perry Groves..

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Still a bit on the fence, Clyve

 

[Trilly]

This thread.

 

[Symbia]

He's supposed to be our silver bullet but it seems like Ayo Saka has taken the position.

Highly rated by both the club fan base and the back room staff. Will do well if he overcomes the rather injury hiccups.

Anticipating more of him in cup games this season.

 

[GoonerJeeves]

He was so good at Huddersfield last year as @GoonerJeeves would agree.

Turned their season around and they survived handily. If he wasn’t on loan there most of the PL would’ve been after them.

Pretty sure Town would have gone down without him. In addition, he was carefully managed by the Cowleys. They took care not too overplay him.

I just think he needs those kinds of consistent runs, and I fear he will not get it here.

 

[Bloodbather]

Should get some opportunities in the league. We need creativity, and we have no reason not to play the youngsters.

 

[Polar Bear]

Would love to see him play the next prem game against Sp**s, yeah yeah yeah I know you will all say crazy big game too throw him into, but so what? we are not creating nothing and the same old players will not do any better.. be brave and try someone completely different, start Willian against Sp**s and it will be the same old crap and dejavu.

Start him, if we lose we lose, but I can't see it being any worse as we create nothing

 

[Maybe]

Would love to see him play the next prem game against Sp**s, yeah yeah yeah I know you will all say crazy big game too throw him into, but so what? we are not creating nothing and the same old players will not do any better.. be brave and try someone completely different, start Willian against Sp**s and it will be the same old crap and dejavu.

Start him, if we lose we lose, but I can't see it being any worse as we create nothing

Too early for him because of the injury. Think both him and Martinelli should be used more for the second part of the season

 

[Macho]

He's not ready for the league and you guys will just chew him and spit him out and add him to the pile with the rest and claim he's not good enough.

You lot campaigned for Willock and look at him, and he is ahead in his development.

It is only worth doing if we stick by ESR through thick and thin and play him regardless. Will cost us the season but we might get a Saka out of it.

We all know barring a catastrophe personnel wise this isn't happening. He needs to cut his teeth elsewhere simple as.

 

[Bloodbather]

He's not ready for the league and you guys will just chew him and spit him out and add him to the pile with the rest and claim he's not good enough.

Not at this point most won't. If the team was playing adequately, sure. Right now fans are at the point where they'd rather see a youngster play badly than the established players.