imp566
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Post by imp566 on Aug 27, 2024 12:39:52 GMT
And likely possesses more natural talent than most English players. Shame, he is properly ace when motivated and focused. This is always the thing that gets trotted out about Morrison... but if he is so preternaturally gifted he does a very good job of hiding it, given he only seems to have put in about 15 good performances in his entire career, all in lower or "lesser' leagues. His entire reputation as this incredibly talented football really all does seem based on him being quite good at age 15 & frankly, you'd think even with the worst application or attitude in the world, there'd have been more than just occasional flashes of real ability over a 14-year career. I suspect the truth is that having been repeatedly given chances & found out at the top level across several countries, he simply never was as elite a talent as he was made out to be. I would suggest that he was born with a talent, but lacked the commitment to apply it. He was lauded at an early age, too much too soon perhaps?
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Post by funkymonk on Aug 27, 2024 12:41:50 GMT
"I could be the one to fix him!" said many a manager, before being proven wrong.
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Post by Mike Osbourn on Aug 27, 2024 13:33:52 GMT
This is always the thing that gets trotted out about Morrison... but if he is so preternaturally gifted he does a very good job of hiding it, given he only seems to have put in about 15 good performances in his entire career, all in lower or "lesser' leagues. His entire reputation as this incredibly talented football really all does seem based on him being quite good at age 15 & frankly, you'd think even with the worst application or attitude in the world, there'd have been more than just occasional flashes of real ability over a 14-year career. I suspect the truth is that having been repeatedly given chances & found out at the top level across several countries, he simply never was as elite a talent as he was made out to be. I would suggest that he was born with a talent, but lacked the commitment to apply it. He was lauded at an early age, too much too soon perhaps? If you like reading, Mathhew Syed's book Bounce is worth a look. Puts to bed the myth that some are born with natural talent. Far more likely in his early childhood he practised loads more than most kids, which made him stand out, but as the need to apply himself became greater, his lack of personal desire has overridden any early advantage he had on his peers.
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Post by pgtips (lurid) on Aug 27, 2024 14:18:17 GMT
Feels a bit too similar to lavery, but decent CV obviously. We could do a lot worse than another Lavery.
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Post by zx10racer22 on Aug 27, 2024 14:46:54 GMT
We could do a lot worse than another Lavery. I bumped into him at the petrol station in Harston on the way home after Saturday's game. Seems like a humble guy too. He definitely puts himself about a bit on the pitch. I think he's going to be a big player for us this season, if he can stay fit.
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Post by danielcufc on Aug 27, 2024 14:52:01 GMT
We could do a lot worse than another Lavery. I bumped into him at the petrol station in Harston on the way home after Saturday's game.. Was Neil Harris there 😉
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Post by zx10racer22 on Aug 27, 2024 14:57:51 GMT
I bumped into him at the petrol station in Harston on the way home after Saturday's game.. Was Neil Harris there 😉
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Post by jc on Aug 27, 2024 18:34:03 GMT
Isn't that Amissah the keeper who had a worldie for Burton against us at the back end of the great escape season? Pleased to see he's done virtually nothing since (and yes, his shithousery absolutely had me rattled).
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Post by ftclamp11 on Aug 28, 2024 11:13:44 GMT
Not a rumour but O’Rourke saying a number of clubs in for Marcus Browne. Winger / attacking player
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Post by lionel on Aug 28, 2024 12:03:42 GMT
I would suggest that he was born with a talent, but lacked the commitment to apply it. He was lauded at an early age, too much too soon perhaps? If you like reading, Mathhew Syed's book Bounce is worth a look. Puts to bed the myth that some are born with natural talent. Far more likely in his early childhood he practised loads more than most kids, which made him stand out, but as the need to apply himself became greater, his lack of personal desire has overridden any early advantage he had on his peers. Mathhew Syed has a really interesting take on talent etc... I heard him speak about how being a child prodigy is not an indicator that you will achieve as an adult. It's just you had the ability to get to a level before others but that level may be your ceiling. Football is full of players 'who could have been the next...'. Ravel Morrison is a great example of potential being valued more than actual C.V during his career.
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Post by Mike Osbourn on Aug 28, 2024 12:18:49 GMT
Yep. His basic argument is that it takes 10,000 hours of 'purposeful practice' to excel at something. People who appear to be child prodigies generally tend to have undertaken more 'purposeful practice' in their early years than their peers, and so are ahead. Whether they stay ahead or not becomes a combination of attitude, access to the right training conditions and guidance and the effectiveness of the training. For example, plenty of people train for hours, but its those that really push themselves to exceed their current abilities on a continual basis are the ones who ultimately excel, whereas others plateux/fall away.
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Post by hookycrooky on Aug 28, 2024 12:28:32 GMT
Looking at those PFA photo's Waghorn and Gayle look fit either of them would do for a season.
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Post by danielcufc on Aug 28, 2024 12:30:27 GMT
Not a rumour but O’Rourke saying a number of clubs in for Marcus Browne. Winger / attacking player Was in the PFA squad yesterday. I wonder if that game was an opportunity for us to show off the training facilities to potential targets
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Post by danielcufc on Aug 28, 2024 12:35:33 GMT
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Post by markt on Aug 28, 2024 12:58:02 GMT
Nice to see GG on the grass
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