He must just not be training well. If he wasn’t going to get any minutes we’d have loaned him out. I feel like the manager is saying I’m not just going to fire you in, I don’t need to rotate, show me something. I understand people feeling aggrieved about Antony taking all “his” minutes but I assume the manager wants Amad to eventually hit the first team with proper intensity instead of 5 mins here and there and back out on loan again next year. This is just based on a hunch. If he can get a start or two before the end of the season and really grab the chance then the club have a big decision to make.
Yeah, I actually came on here to post that as a possibility as well.
In thinking about Forson seemingly moving ahead of him, and Amad not being used at all the last few games, I did wonder if it had anything to do with what they're both showing / not showing in training?
ETH (rightly) makes a big thing about rewarding effort in training from kids and it does seem strange that Amad isn't getting any minutes at all and has fallen below the less experienced Forson.
So, yeah, I was wondering if Forson is showing more energy or hunger or something in training? And ETH wants to see more from Amad before he 'earns' his chance?