Lambies Lost Doo Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 Can someone give me a lowdown on our young players, position, type of play etc please? James Lyon Zander MacKenzie Ben Stanway Ji Stevenson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 James Lyon. Attacking central midfielder. Intelligent. Quick feet. Links with others. Plays skillful passes. Eye for goal. Rocket shot or can go for placement. Should be starting or at least be an early substitute on current form (No, I am not his agent). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 Go along with partickthedog re James Lyon. Stanway perhaps plays slightly deeper than Lyon, more box to box. MacKenzie and Stevenson are both wide players. All but Lyon are still very young so they may well change favoured positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert's Ghost Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 1 hour ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: All but Lyon are still very young That old codger? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 With a certain amount of lightheartedness and crystal ball gazing, here is my assessment of the types of players the 4 young squad members are or could turn out to be: James Lyon-cross between David Silva and Phil Foden Ben Stanway-Declan Rice (dig, character and confidence) Ji Stevenson-Andy Robertson Zander Mackenzie-Young Gary Holt coming through at Kilmarnock (ie strong running attack-minded wide midfielder) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 Zander McKenzie is not going to impressed with these comparisons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/23709528.zander-mackenzie-breakthrough-partick-thistle/ Quote MacKenzie fancies himself as a central midfielder in the long term Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 3 hours ago, allyo said: Zander McKenzie is not going to impressed with these comparisons. Given the article quoted above, maybe he would be happier to be compared with John McGinn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 Hoping that Zander can become a real and long-lasting star at Firhill. He's certainly started well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 45 minutes ago, partickthedog said: Given the article quoted above, maybe he would be happier to be compared with John McGinn? More of a cross between Jim Slaven and Kevin de Bruyne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Dick Dastardly said: More of a cross between Jim Slaven and Kevin de Bruyne He's certainly "filled out" in the past few months...... doesn't seem to adversely affect his ability to outpace and outsmart defenders, or even his ability to shrug off their attempts to clug him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert's Ghost Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 49 minutes ago, Jaggernaut said: or even his ability to shrug off their attempts to clug him. Ditto Aidan Fitzpatrick - distinctly uncluggable these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenski Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 I hope the young guys continue to get opportunities throughout the season. The risk is as the squad fills out that minutes on park will be few and far between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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