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Karamoko Dembele!!

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by DEADEYECFC, May 29, 2016.

Discuss Karamoko Dembele!! in the Ex Players area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    The media hype around the kid is ridiculous. He does look talented, but ffs he's just turned 16 and he's tiny. He's nowhere near physically ready for first team football.

    Feels like the media are setting him up to fail. He should be left alone to develop like any other kid at Celtic.
     
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    I think hed do ok, you dont have to be a big muscular monster these days, sure hes managed each time hes stepped up.
    The speed of his feet and ability would take him further than going about built like a tank.
     
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  4. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    I don’t think people understand when they’re saying look at Rooney or look at Messi or look at any small statured player.

    It isn’t comparable, he is built like a child albeit he has filled out a bit already the past 12 months. He’s one of, if not the, smallest guy in his age group. The development side will be a big ask never mind playing for the first team.
     
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    We shall see, i understand fine but if he dosnt grow any further dont you think he will make it then.
    Get him on the pitch, if he dosnt glide past players due to his tallent he will get chopped, winning the team freekicks galore.
     
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  6. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    And earning himself a broken leg or two.

    He's nowhere near ready for first team football. Don't understand why people are so desperate for it.
     
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    I think it’s purely down to the hype and people are hopeful that he’s going to be some kind of Celtic version of Messi.
     
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    Once we are 4 or 5 up against the huns in March try and get a penalty, bring him on as sub and let him score his first goal against them.
    Would be brilliant start in 1st team.
     
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    Funnily enough when we were 3-0 up against the Huns in 2001, we brought Shaun maloney on as a 17 year old sub, he was smaller than dembele and looked about 8
     
  10. Dembele the next messi

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    I am the man, I will show all of you what a huge talent I am when given the opportunity!
     
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    He was not smaller than Karamoko is.
     
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    He looks like amidget compared to the boys in his own age group. Imagine if he played against Motherwell. He'd have been kicked up and down the pitch. Give the guy time to mature a bit before he's in the first team. I played rugby with grown men at 16 and it was like playing another sport entirely and I was 6 foot and 15 stone. Obviously football isn't as physical a sport but he looks like a primary school bairn still and shouldn't be playing mens football until he is physically ready.
     
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    He makes musonda look like Arnold Schwarzenegger
     
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    He’s always been the smallest boy in every age group he’s in, he’s just a wee guy. Think he deserves a chance if the manager thinks he’s ready
     
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  15. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    See when players score and then the ballboy gets in on the celebrations with a wee hug or high five...

    That’s the kinda height we’re talking here

    18 months until this lad is even close to the bench for the first team
     
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  16. honda Gold Member Gold Member

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    Your at it. That ball boy was at least a foot taller.
     
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    What if he stays that height ?
     
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    Hes gonna be a deadly sniper, no * will see him sneak by the defence.

    In all seriousness there plenty of tiny players in the "big bad rough" premier league. You see the camera drop 4 foot sometimes going by the lineup :56: he'll just need to improve his core strength.


    Marco Verratti - 5 ft 5 inches.

    Lorenzo Insigne - 5 ft 4 inches.

    Alejandro Gomez - 5 ft 5 inches. ...

    Sebastian Giovinco - 5 ft 4 inches.

    Bernard - 5 ft 5 inches. ...

    Pablo Piatti - 5 ft 4 inches.

    Mathieu Valbuena - 5 ft 5 ½ inches



    He'll be fine.
     
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    Fair enough but the boy is 3ft 2 inches
     
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    * off :56: nae chance