[Albion] Evan Ferguson: The making of Brighton forward who could develop into a £100m player

[Bozza]

Evan Ferguson: The making of Brighton forward who could develop into a £100m player

Brighton striker Evan Ferguson is the most prolific teenager in Europe; the 18-year-old Republic of Ireland forward scored a hat-trick in 3-1 win over Newcastle; Sky Sports News charts his rise from Bettystown to the cusp of a big move

www.skysports.com

 

[dazzer6666]

On Sky Sports News now…..

 

[brighton_tom]

Shhhh! Nothing to see here! He's rubbish!

 

[Oh_aye]

Evan Ferguson: The making of Brighton forward who could develop into a £100m player

Brighton striker Evan Ferguson is the most prolific teenager in Europe; the 18-year-old Republic of Ireland forward scored a hat-trick in 3-1 win over Newcastle; Sky Sports News charts his rise from Bettystown to the cusp of a big move

www.skysports.com

Interesting that his youth manager calls him a 'striker who can play as a playmaker'

That's the most remarkable thing about him. At 18 his ability to drop deep and link play is outstanding.

 

[Perry's Tracksuit Bottoms]

Sky Sports News charts his rise from Bettystown to the cusp of a big move

It's going to be awful when all our players realise they want to play for a top 6 club.

 

[LamieRobertson]

It's going to be awful when all our players realise they want to play for a top 6 club.

Then they realise they are

 

[martin tyler]

The other article as well on sky sports stating Man Utd and Spurs have earmarked him for summer 2024 and Man City potentially see him as a Harland replacement should he leave and Mourinho is a big admirer. Hopefully we can keep him longer than one full season.

 

[Perry's Tracksuit Bottoms]

Then they realise they are

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That was kind of my point

 

[LamieRobertson]

That was kind of my point

I thought as much ….just wanted to post a photo of that table with us sixth

 

[Giraffe]

The bloke is crap, terrible touch. All of his finishes have been lucky. He is slow, no idea what he is doing and I've heard he is a nightmare to manage on and off the pitch. Always in the pub. And likes a fag or 30 a day.

"Big" clubs should stay well clear.

Does that cover it?

 

[hampshirebrightonboy]

"And no disrespect to obviously the bigger clubs, but we'd all agree he's made the right decision to go to Brighton."

Can't remember hearing 'no disrespect' used this way round

 

[A1X]

I've got a mate who's a Brighton season ticket holder and he reckons he's shithouse

 

[dazzer6666]

The bloke is crap, terrible touch. All of his finishes have been lucky. He is slow, no idea what he is doing and I've heard he is a nightmare to manage on and off the pitch. Always in the pub. And likes a fag or 30 a day.

"Big" clubs should stay well clear.

Does that cover it?

Turning circle of the QE2.

 

[Bozza]

The bloke is crap, terrible touch. All of his finishes have been lucky. He is slow, no idea what he is doing and I've heard he is a nightmare to manage on and off the pitch. Always in the pub. And likes a fag or 30 a day.

"Big" clubs should stay well clear.

Does that cover it?

I think you're getting your promising young Albion Irish strikers of the last few years muddled up.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

The graphic showing shots v goals is very interesting, as it shows Ferguson at the 'top' of the chart.

If you hover over the dots you see who each one relates to. The one on the right - a big outlier is Julio Enciso

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Interesting that his youth manager calls him a 'striker who can play as a playmaker'

That's the most remarkable thing about him. At 18 his ability to drop deep and link play is outstanding.

As someone who doesn’t like Kane as an individual I find it hard to say this but Ferguson reminds me so much of Kane as a player - he is also equally as good as a playmaker as a number 9.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Red card waiting to happen...a total liability

 

[dazzer6666]

Saw a graphic on Sky showing we had 10 goals scored by teenagers this season - next highest was 3. Staggering.

 

[Weststander]

As someone who doesn’t like Kane as an individual I find it hard to say this but Ferguson reminds me so much of Kane as a player - he is also equally as good as a playmaker as a number 9.

Do you think Kane improved in recent years in his general play? My view is that he was an exceptional finisher from anywhere. Perhaps because of age/injuries, in the last two or three years for England/Spurs, he often seem to playing brilliant passes from the half way line in counter attacks. I don't think he consistently did that in years prior.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

The graphic showing shots v goals is very interesting, as it shows Ferguson at the 'top' of the chart.

If you hover over the dots you see who each one relates to. The one on the right - a big outlier is Julio Enciso

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That is very strange - bottom left is Bazunu - a goalkeeper.