Mellborg - perennial back-up or future 1st teamer?

[Vore]

Back up for me. I know he's young but you don't develop distribution skills much more at his age in my opinion
e.g. Pickford was better in that regard at 17.

Would be lovely if he does develop into a PL 1st teamer, but I don't see it. If Roefs goes, we need better in.

 

[Ohnonotagain]

Mellborg?

 

[Quack]

Was a cracking player for Villa years ago. Think he'll be massively over the hill now

 

[Super Colin Todd]

Who are you talking about and how come you don't know?

 

[Keith S30S]

Your post will take an ell of a beating

 

[Vore]

Your post will take an ell of a beating

mell of a beating

Who are you talking about and how come you don't know?

Our 2nd keeper, and cos I'm not a sooth-sayer.

 

[Keith S30S]

mell of a beating

Stop twisting your mell-on man

 

[Vore]

Stop twisting your mell-on man

Assumed people would understand there was some tongue in cheek. Think I've worked out the name Whickham posts under

 

[genewolf]

Just needs to distribute a bit quicker when pressed. I think he's looked okay.

 

[BoshItLikeBardo]

Just needs to distribute a bit quicker when pressed. I think he's looked okay.

I agree. Watching the derby live I was shitting a brick, but watching it back he looked to quickly learn how little time he had on the ball and generally was nice and confident in a big occasion.

Takes just about every player in every position a bit of time to get used to the speed at this level so it’s way too early to write him off based on that. Roefs has set an exceptionally high bar though.

 

[Bow5853]

Back up for the next couple years hopefully he's not ready for no1

 

[scott934]

Good and bad, but it's still early days for him, it's rare to have a start like Roefs did for a young player making a massive step up. If Roefs goes I highly doubt the club will think Ellborg is fine to just step straight in, we'd have to sign someone to compete for the position.

 

[The Shepherd]

Lads been here 2 minutes and been thrust into the first team, he's done fine when called upon and looks a good prospect...but let's just write him straight off ffs.

 

[hank williams]

Back up for me. I know he's young but you don't develop distribution skills much more at his age in my opinion
e.g. Pickford was better in that regard at 17.

Would be lovely if he does develop into a PL 1st teamer, but I don't see it. If Roefs goes, we need better in.

Whee

 

[Mowgli]

Fans desperate to write off young players again

 

[longjaw]

Lads been here 2 minutes and been thrust into the first team, he's done fine when called upon and looks a good prospect...but let's just write him straight off ffs.

This, the fella's played 4 first team games and 22 years old, for God's sake.

 

[hank evans]

I think we have been spoiled rotten with Roefs who is absolutely outstanding and can use both feet.
The lad has come in from nowhere and played when unexpected, and I think he’s done ok. Made good saves, him and onien could’ve done better v mags but recovered. Brighton was a bit of a fluke. His kicking isn’t particularly poor but he’s definitely underestimated the speed of the game, I think you can improve that. Patto used to get caught getting closed down occasionally too, I’d like to see how he develops before deciding he’s shit or spending his next 15 years on a bench

 

[one footed wonder]

Back up for me. I know he's young but you don't develop distribution skills much more at his age in my opinion
e.g. Pickford was better in that regard at 17.

Would be lovely if he does develop into a PL 1st teamer, but I don't see it. If Roefs goes, we need better in.

I’d slightly disagree I think he has the basis of decent distribution, he can control it and his kicking isn’t too bad. Question for me is can he do it at the pace/speed required, at this level.

Roefs is a bit of a freak in that he has adapted so well and in terms of Pickford we are comparing him to possibly englands best ever keeper

That said if roefs left do I think Ellborg is ready now, no I don’t, but I don’t think the club would leave us with him as 1st choice and I also think he has potential to develop

 

[shkatërrues]

If the club didn’t think Patto would make it I can’t see how they think this kid will

Patto isn’t brilliant but he’s a better shot stopper than Mellborg

 

[CheersMarra84]

The kid’s 22 and played 4 games, 3 of them in the PL and won 2 and conceded 2. His first game was a clean sheet, I think he’s done alright personally getting thrown in at the deep end.