Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
Billy Gilmour is an interest case, he looked like a world beater when he first came on the scene for Chelsea & Scotland. Then he was sent on loan to Norwich who wrecked him, and now he has just been removed from the current Chelsea US tour squad. What happened there?
Who knows, Scottish lad, isn't he? We can't be sure that Norwich have done for him, there are so many factors as to why young players don't fulfill their early potential or develop quickly initially, then either stall or go backwards. That's why I'm always cautious about over hyping youngsters when they break in to the first team. They're still developing, but their ability and attitude has put them in a position to show their capabilities early on in their development. The thing with that is that they have to keep developing at a quicker rate than their peers, their chance has come early, going backwards isn't really an option for them. Us as fans seem to think it is, although football shows us that they will be out of the picture if they don't continue to improve, even if they are only 19.