I think there’s a fair chance this one ends up badly and this signing just flops. It’s really quite odd. Ole throws new signings straight in he has faith in them. Maguire, Bruno and even AWB were instantly his boys. James too early on.Ole is quite happy to leave you out in the cold if he doesn’t fancy you or views your status as purely a backup.
If DVB couldn’t get much game time at the point of the season when he’s fit and firing after a fuller pre-season, with everyone else feeling the effects of a truncated one, when is he going to play? If the manager prefers Pogba with a C-19 hangover, others such James and Mata when Martial, Greenwood and Cavani are all unavailable, when is he going to prefer Donny? When Daniel James is starting consecutive league games ahead of Donny and is actively a hinderance to the rest of the team as an inside left with no threat inside or width outside, any argument about Donny falls down.
I understand asking for patience, but early signs are not at all promising. I don’t really see Donny starting against Leipzig or Arsenal. It already feels as if his best opportunities might be in the CL if the group is secured surprisingly early. The League Cup only has one more game before Xmas and that is against tough opposition.
Maybe we will back on this thread and laugh as we did with the one about James being the best signing since RVP, but there’s a growing chance we won’t.