ag6789 wrote:Actually Patino and Azeez will be closely looked into. If Azeez fulfills his promise then our dilemma w/a DM or deep lying CM is solved. Patino will be another attacking Midfielder beside Odegaard.
I'm very much inclined to agree with the gist of your assessment. How Miguel Azeez's natural game sees him comfortable playing from the base of midfield in the mold of a deep lying playmaker, with not just the ability to spray passes forward intelligently or carry the ball with good control and retention but not shirk a tackle in winning possession as well, does put me a little bit in mind of a young and focused Alexander Song.
Similarly, Charlie Patino doesn't appear reluctant regards helping out his defenders in dropping to the edge of our box in pursuit of the ball if needed which indicates good work ethic and attitude, but the middle of the park and prompting forays into the final third like an orchestra conductor, is definitely his more natural habitat and rightly then validates the association with Martin Odegaard, whilst on a couple of occasions he has pricked my memory of a fledgling Cesc Fabregas. He would definitely benefit greatly from Ramsdale taking him under his wing and introducing him to some West Indian cuisine in order to bulk him up though.
However, whilst I firmly believe that they do indeed have the skill sets and genuine potential to follow in the freshly made footsteps of Smith-Rowe, Willock, Nketiah and Saka leading from Hale End, midfield recruitment in the summer should not be curtailed by their promise and presence and instead the expected continued progression of both should be rewarded with first team squad numbers and consideration to starting games in the league cup and simply taking it from there, similar to the preceding academy players.