He should be making his mistakes for somebody else. A loan would be great for him.
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But....AC MilanLoan with obligation of €25m would be great for everyone involved
He is not the donkey some think he needs regular mens football. He can not get that at Spurs.Loan please, the guy has very high potential but needs a run of matches because he's raw.
He is not the donkey some think he needs regular mens football. He can not get that at Spurs.
Well, he has played 90 minutes in 4 consecutive games. And from last 7 he has played full game in 5.
It is exactly my worry that he has not improved during that run, though of course it is still small sample size.
He played alright last night to be fair, better than his previous outings anyway.
He definitely needs to go somewhere and find himself, he a pretty shy guy and if you're going to make it as a CB in the PL you need to have a bit of character about you, he needs a loan where he's constantly played week in week out to become a man and improve his mentality and focus.
Well 1st goal came from his side of the defense and for 2nd goal - Hugo went to cover back-post and his tackle deflected shot into first post. If he would have got the tackle right he would have blocked the ball.
I am not saying that he was shocking overall. More like "rather poor" still.
Exactly this, defenders only hit their peak at 25/26 onwards. He's come into a team going backwards and made mistakes many young defenders do but I think he's got the physical and mental attributes to be a good player for us. Not against a loan but wouldn't be happy for him to be sold. It's not sustainable to keep throwing money at our problems, sometimes we need to give players the chance to realize their potential. Conte is a top manager to learn from.Exactly. CB is a late-developing position. He needs to play and work through these things. Tough to say if we are the right place for him to do it though.
You said it too small a sample. You will notice I did not say he needs games for us I also explicitly said he needs games at the bottom of the EPL or top of the championship. Think he'd be silly to go to Italy.Well, he has played 90 minutes in 4 consecutive games. And from last 7 he has played full game in 5.
It is exactly my worry that he has not improved during that run, though of course it is still small sample size.
disagreed.But of a reach that I think, I wouldn't say he as the direct cause of either goals unlike the Chelsea (1st leg) and Morcombe match.
disagreed.
Better / clear tackle for 2nd would have blocked the shot.
It literally deflected in from his leg, more chance that Lloris would have saved it if not for that too indecisive interfearance. His touch took Lloris out and let the ball in.
He was stretching for the ball, of course there's a risk that he may not get to it but it took a deflection off him, I mean you can put blame on him if you want to scapegoat someone but it's hardly anywhere near his errors in the previous matches.