by JBG » Fri May 28, 2004 10:59 am
I agree with Stu here.
Both certainly look promising, but they haven't made the same impact of the likes of Owen, Fowler or Gerrard at the same age.
However, it has to be said in their defence that they are two young French teenagers trying to settle at a new club in a new country: I wouldn't expect either of them to make an immediate impact just yet. Remember that Fowler, Owen and Gerrard grew up with the club and they didn't have to deal with the culture shock.
One big thing I will say in their favour is that both of them seem to have adjusted to the pace of the Premiership game far quicker than a lot of other foreign players.
I'd like to see Pongolle put on some muscle but Le Tallec has impressed me in that he is certainly adapting physically: I saw him contest and win many headers with more mature players in the Premiership last year.
They came with a lot of hype due to their amazing achievements at underage level, however, they need to start all over again at Liverpool.
Just to put things into perspective, take a look at Ronaldo at Man UTD whose the same age as Sinama and Le Tallec.
Jolly Bob Grumbine.