Aaron Connolly

Robbie Keanes youngfella, banging in goals out the back garden, scores for fun. No keeper in mind you but still looks world class, id be a bit worried though in the last video posted to Instagram he hit the post, not a good sign at this stage in his career, probably be doing well to make DDSL Premier at this rate.

Fully agree with HB. 

He lacks the killer instinct 

Ahh god yeah you get what I mean though beyond the British Isles 😂😂👀👀👀

He’d a very good game by all accounts it was a bit of an odd one that he was taken off?? I didn’t hear anything but did Klopp praise him too? That chance was a bad miss today I get the distinct impression that the lack of goals since he stepped up to the senior team is effecting him. thought against Finland away a few times the minute he got a sight at goal it was head down and try and rattle the net almost desperate. For a lad that does seem an intelligent player it was to put it mildly poor. 😂

Huge disadvantage for the likes of Connolly Idah Obafemi too is English football and the money in it. Walcott and Welbeck were signed by both clubs with them paying them about 60-70k each respectively to be almost rotation players. That’s the issue these lads were signed not cause Connolly and Obafemi aren’t talented but it’s just they are better short term options for now with better CVs who they can afford. 

If Connolly and Obafemi were with let’s say Hertha Berlin and Mainz midtable/lower League Bundesliga clubs let’s say they would not a hope be able to afford to pay 2 players with their CV those wages to be pretty much a rotation option they might be able to pay 20-30k a week. Hence Connolly and Obafemi or whatever younger player at said Bundesliga club getting a run as it’s in the clubs interest to promote from within. PL clubs have money to go out and buy for now. 

It’s why English players are starting to go out foreign en masse and the Germans have launched operation poach English kids don’t mind Irish players not getting chances. 

I was gutted when I heard Kelleher was due to be in Holland until Allisons injury for that reason along with Cullen at Anderlecht Kelleher going to Holland that template needs to be set for lads going out foreign to develop where it’s in clubs interest to promote younger players due to the lack of money to buy the finished article.

We miss a Connolly or a Morrison type player now. Not a great player but good enough to keep things ticking over.