devilish
Juventus fan who used to support United
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I am not writing him off. However we do tend to overrate our kids. Our patience threshold is far too high on most players really. I mean Phil Jones is on his way to his testimonial match right?He's already proven himself at a higher level than Curtis and Wallwork - he has had some good games against good opposition. Jonny Evans has had a decent career in the PL and Keane that same. In fact LVG actually admitted he was wrong to sell Keane. The latter two could absolutely play for us right now.
It always remains to be seen whether a youngster will achieve their potential, there's so many factors and hurdles to cross. That doesn't mean you just write them off unless they are drastically underachieving. Let's not forget he is also young for a CB. Ole wrecked his confidence after a good game vs PSG by dragging him off against Istanbul when he wasn't really to blame, with no game time in between. Crap management. He should have been given games rather than having to wait another 4 games to get to build on a good performance.
I'd love if we have some sort of structure in place surrounding kids. We should loan them up, have them play 2-3 seasons as first teamers elsewhere and then bring them back if they are good enough.