Personal opinion here I have not seen anything really which has impressed me about him yet or shown me that he has the potential Chelsea fans have said he has.
However I guess looking at Chelsea fans can pray that he is what they think he is after all there other youngsters look absolute terrible. Compared to other teams such as Arsenal and Man United.![]()
I think its unfair to say out youngsters look terrible. Kakuta i agree hasen't hit the hights. But Sturridge has scored 8 goals in 10 starts for Chelsea and deserves more starts. Van Aanholt is a near on dead cert to replace Ashley Cole once he retires. Jeffrey Bruma has won his first Dutch cap this year and looks very calm and composed when he has featured.
When you talk about youngsters you are talking about Hernandez who is 21, Smalling is 22 and the same for Arsenal. But when we talk about our youngsters we are talking about lads 15-18.
Sorry Mceachran or however you spell passes a ball and suddenly he has the potential to be the next Lampard... I do not think he is even attacking minded, he plays more of a holding role so why is he even compared to Lampard.
Regarding your comment about Hernandez I think you are jealous that we got him and you did not, after all you have Kakuta and Sturridge oO)
Bruma I think is decent and Kakuta I think is over rated and defenders have had him in there back pockets and did you see Rafael this season? Or even today, he handled Bale superbly and he got sent off for a tangle of legs... but then again the referee was Mike Dean so what do you come to expect.
United have Cleverley, Macheda, Hernandez, Rafael, Fabio, Evans, Smalling just to name a few who have all shown glimpses of there ability already in the EPL.
Anyway back on topic that was just my opinion I have not seen anything yet that I believe Chelsea fans are all saying about him. Sorry for saying an opinion.
You have the right to have you own opninion but i assume Chelsea fans have seen more of him than you but i fully accept you opinion mate. McEachran from day 1 was and will never be a replacement for Lampard. Lampard has been so important to us he is the type of player you can never replace, its up to us to find a way to work around not having Lampard when he desides to retire.
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a few clips i watched on youtube of the lad, this one is from the last 2 seasons for the youth team.
YouTube - Josh McEachran
Camio away at Spartak Moscow
YouTube - josh mceachran vs spartak moskow
Against Newcastle in Carling Cup
YouTube - Josh McEachran v Newcastle
YouTube - Josh McEachran
Camio away at Spartak Moscow
YouTube - josh mceachran vs spartak moskow
Against Newcastle in Carling Cup
YouTube - Josh McEachran v Newcastle
Now i know Youtube can make and tom **** and harry look good but there is a reason why people are excited about this lad.