Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
I agree, the lad will be 24 in June, how has it taken this long for him to improve? He could be a late developer, like Gestede, but he seems to struggle against the more experienced full backs who read his game early on. His pace can be a great addition but his crossing is a bit hit or miss ( no pun intended!)
Usually a lad like him is thrown in at about 20 then the things you are talking about get ironed out by now, but Slade refused to give him any proper opportunities even when we had nothing to play for.

In his development he is the equivalent of a 19 or 20 year old