I’d take Tim over Harrison at this point if I had to choose which of the two has the best chance of being anything more than a reasonable Premier League player. The whole game is becoming increasingly more athletic and physical which is where Tim has the edge. Both are excellent prospects - let’s hope we can develop both of them to become our regular starters.
I can’t stand the modern obsession with reducing players to goals and assists. It’s possible for midfielders to dominate a game and provide neither. He’s excellent at tackling, shielding the ball under pressure and beating the press. His passing is the mean thing he needs to improve. He picks the right passes but just doesn’t execute them at the moment.
There’s 3 yrs between them. Harrison is streets ahead at the same age And yes maybe the mid table sides will be more Brawn than Brain, but to compete at the top end you need more than being big and strong . All top teams have class midfielders And that’s what we will need to get to that level. Tim’s stats like ive mentioned for passing, keeping possession, creating chances, assists, scoring goals. Put him in the bottom half of prem midfielders for this season, yes he may improve, but there’s a good chance it will only be a slight improvement, look at doucoure who never improved that part of his game.
How exactly have you measured this, and why are you making it a competition between the two of them? Can't we just be satisfied and pleased that we have two young and exciting central midfielder in our squad?
We disagree a lot but you're so right here. Kante got very few goals and assists even at his peak and every team in world football would still give their left nut for a prime Kante.
Have they played centrally together, ever? We won't know how well/unwell they fit until Armstrong stops being a winger for no reason tbh, it's all guesswork right now. HA seems more technical so he should be benefitting a lot of a physical presence next to him for sure, but that's on paper, we'll see what happens if/when they play.
Im not making it a competition. I’m just putting my opinion across. There a few staying Tim, is better and has more potential etc etc.
Yeah 'assists' is a bit blunt, you can obvs break up a move and initiate an attack without getting an assist.
He was more Prime Gana, nothing like Tim.
Just mean that a midfielder doesn't have to get goals and assists to be good.
Garner was previously similar in terms of lacking goals and assists and has improved. I've never noticed pace being a problem. Stamina yes but he covers the ground well.
To be fair, it's your opinion and that's great....but if he's turns out as good as you are suggesting it's highly unlikley he'll be playing in our midfield.
