travellingblade
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Maybe the club is keeping him under wraps until the transfer window closes on Sunday night?
Diego Geronimo.
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PeterNdlovu081
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I'm now almost certainly convinced that this guy doesn't actually exist.
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does indeed, obviously dependant on club name.
Sirius
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You talk a lot of sense. S. E. E. B. Diego,as he should be,is champing at the bit. I imagine that seeing his peers being selected may cause him concern. Imo he should be patient. To come back too soon and risk further injury would be a disaster Cream (fit cream) rises to the top.
Diego should put his trust in the advice he is being given. His career depends on it.
Of course he could choose to do a Slew. I can't see Nigel letting a. Gem go. Diego ,sit tight Your time will soon come.
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blader
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What I don't buy is the argument 'he looked more than decent when he played in the first team'. Well did he? I've only seen him twice for the firsts, but really he has done nothing to suggest he's this wonder kid. All I remember him doing against fenerbahce was picking it up on the wing and running the ball straight out of play. I think a lot of people need to learn to reserve judgement rather than assume he's anything other than another academy player at this stage. Lest we forget, Clough has been more than happy to play Reed, Dimaio, Khan, Kennedy etc so he clearly puts lads in when they're good enough. If Clough doesn't think he's good enough then that tells me all I need to know about him at this stage.
Bergen Blade
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I think he looked very promising in the pre season games I saw and look forward to seeing him play more for the first team when he gets the chance.
But I think Clough wants to get Higdon and McNulty going first and with Baxter now looking like a first choice, it looks a bit difficult for De Girolamo to actually get on the pitch.
My judgement has come from watching him quite a lot of times at the academy,now don't get me wrong,it might not be the best barometer,but i'll trust my own judgement and instincts on this lad.He's a player,no two ways about it.
You say Cloughy puts people who are good enough to play,and who warrant a first team spot in the first team.Well Butler can't get a game and he's proven at the level,also Cloughy got the first 2 games wrong selection wise so why is it not possible to get this lad wrong.
Don't get me wrong,Cloughy has got most things right,but it is possible for him to get some things wrong.
I've seem all the minutes DG has played for the 1st team(including JPT and pre season friendlies and he certainly hasn't lived up to the hype. Indeed at York, he was awful and he kept attempting these fancy flicks when turns and a simple forward pass to a player in a shooting position or even a shot when he had a clear sight of target seemed to be beyond him. He first told was also poor.
As for Butler, maybe he hasn't shown he is good enough. All because he can't get a game doesn't mean NC is wrong. Would you pick Butler ahead of HM2 and Collins at the moment ? I
In terms of selection, it could be argued that Doyle ,Collins and Butler were a little complacent in pre season and they needed a kick up the backside. The first two have responded well.As for Butler ? Those of us who saw the Mansfield game will know he has to take a step up to earn his place.
Yes I think the selection was wrong for the 1st two games but maybe NC was prepared to gamble to make his point. For me, his biggest mistakes have been playing Scougill when injured and Davies out of position.
My main point Bartman is we don't have to think everything Clough does is right,as has been proved.
No i wouldn't pick Butler, that was just an example.Have a look at all my team selections in previous posts,i have McGahey and Collins in every one of them.
You bring examples up of friendlies,where allmost every player was utter shite,but i won't hold that against you as its just an example.
Like i said,its my opinion of the lad,that is all.
blader
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Whilst you are ofcourse entitled to your opinion, I don't see why this decision specifically is one you disagree with. There is zero evidence thus far that DDG can cut it at a level anywhere near league 1 yet. You said yourself performing in academy games means nothing, and there are lads younger than him in and around the first team. Despite the conspiracy theories, Clough is leaving him out for one reason only - he doesn't believe DDG is good enough. This is a guy who started Reed at 17 and Will Hughes at the same age too so age isn't the problem. Clough has an eye for a player, and seen as De Girolamo's position is the place we are really lacking, him being nowhere near the starting line up should be an indicator he isn't that great. I don't think many future 'wonder kids' are failing to make the bench at a League 1 side at 18 years of age, do you?
They do if they have difficulties in a relationship with their present manager.
blader
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Absolutely no evidence for this, other than it suits the argument.
I'm not arguing,i'm stating my opinion.If i thought the lad was good enough but couldn't get in,i would draw my own personal lines on that.No one else has too,not you,not anyone.
He never has any issues playing for Italy.I wonder how many players they have to pick from.
So he has fallen out with Clough and your evidence is that he plays for one of Italy's junior sides.
You are being silly now
There has been no falling out, If there was ,he wouldn't be anywhere near the U21's let alone the 1st team it is just that he is not good enough at the present time( as evidenced by his appearances). You should stop believing the rubbish spoken on Blades Mad/Twitter/Facebook (delete as appropriate)
blader
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Michael Doyle
Jonathan Forte
Michael O'Halloran
Nyron Nosworthy
John Cofie
Tony McMahon
Just a few names of players who played international football at some level. There are also plenty throughout the non-leagues as well. It proves nothing.
Treeton Blade
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Diego hasn`t fallen out with Clough. I have watched him from breaking into the U18s, first a couple of sub appearances, then a fantastic start to the season 2012-13, where he was electric. The best striker we have ever produced IMO, through the Academy. The injury he suffered for Italy has set him back big time, and his U21 displays, have been average at best. He needs a loan spell, so we can see what he can do with a run in a side. He does need to work harder, and not try to do it on his own, but the lad is learning, and I have heard his attitude is spot on.
No dis respect pal,but i don't have accounts on any social networks, nor do i read any of them.The only thing i'm a member of is this forum.I get my information off here,which is normally quite good,and people who i'm associated with.I certainly don't read blades mad,no dis respect to people what do by the way.Thought i'd just clear that up for you and anyone else for that matter.And silly i'm not pal.
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I was about to post exactly this, having seen a lot of him in the academy and every minute he's played for the first team.
He's a very talented lad... but one that needs to properly recover from injury and get his previous form back.
Get him some games in and regularly re-access for me.
Patrick Suffaux
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As someone who has only seen a few minutes of him here and there I would be interested to know if you think he can be a top, top, top top top top top player?
There has always been so much hype about him which suggests that injury or not, he would be at least knocking on the door by now. How good do you think he can be?
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To be fair, he was knocking on the door before any of the other lads of the same age before his injury, at a time where we were reluctant to play our academy players.
We'll never know what he could have done when he initially came through, but he is the most talented attacking player I've seen us produce. Since the recovery he's never been able to get a solid run of games under his belt to get the confidence in his knee amd himself as a footballer back. Once he gets that, his development will start to progress again as he's effectively a year behind.
I'd like to see him get a loan move to give him that chance to show what he can do in competetive football. We need to be patient, just like he has to. I'm hopeful Clough will get the best out of him in the next 12-18 months.
Kev Gee
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For me i think getting DG & Willis out on loan to a league 1/2 side is very important for their development & i think Clough will be trying his best to achieve this.
We must also remember that we need to find a club willing to take them on & develop them for us. It was abit easier with Long as he played quite a few first team games for us. So teams lower down the league were willing to take him on.
If your fighting to stay in the football league for example, would you be willing to taken on a player (and guarentee probably as part of the loan deal) a certain amount of game time to a player that is raw & just back from a big lay off?
We must also remember that we need to find a club willing to take them on & develop them for us. It was abit easier with Long as he played quite a few first team games for us. So teams lower down the league were willing to take him on.
If your fighting to stay in the football league for example, would you be willing to taken on a player (and guarentee probably as part of the loan deal) a certain amount of game time to a player that is raw & just back from a big lay off?
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