That's true. But I doubt if he'd have been given the gigs if there were suggestions that he didn't trust, or have an ability to deaL with, young polayers.JayK wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 12:41 pmTrue enough, but the difference with your examples given is the fact he had no choice but to play kids in the U21’s and B team did heWhiskyman wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 12:02 pm
Can't imagine he has problems with young players tbh. He's managed various young age groups with Spain and wonb the Euros with two of them. And his first coaching job at a club was with Castilla (Real Madrid's B team) which is where they basically put their young kids to get experience of real football.
Not sure we should take any notice of all the crap there is out there at the moment. I reckon we'll all have the chance to judge Lopetegui soon enough and, no doubt, the moment we have our first back to back defeats the rumbles of discontent will start.
I've just got a very healthy mistrust of a lot of these webcasters who, frankly, just seem to make stuff up for the sake of sensationalism and driving up "clicks" and consequently revenue. Not to mention encouraging people to part with their hard earned to wsubscribe to the "patreon" sites. I find Geo's offerings to be amonh the best, normally very balanced opinions, and Gonzo's at the complete other end of the spectrum---utter gash.
For the more factual stuff I reckon the West Ham Network is probably the best and I've got a lot of time for Nick and his West Ham TV channel, particularly since hearing him on talk sport discussing the Moyes issue.
Guess we'll have to wait and see about Lopetegui.