Dribble
Well-Known Member
^^^This^^^LoveCity said:But lacks De Jong's composure and intelligence. How often does De Jong ever lose the ball? Razak has lost it at least 6 or 7 times during pre-season which in an important game could have cost us. Razak has potential to eclipse De Jong for sure but come on, let's not get too giddy yet over one excellent pre-season performance when he was patchy in all his other games. Great prospect, loads of talent, but still has a lot to learn.
Razak has all the potential in the world, but if we had a vitally important match to play, it's deffo NDJ just on his vast experience alone. FFS Nige was a world cup finalist 2 years ago & Razak needs nurturing not rushing.
Razak like Rekik & Guidetti needs to go out on loan to an established Prem club for 6 months, only then can we begin to fairly assess em in an environment where it will ultimately count. They need regular football to prove themselves & not just the odd sub appearance & a run in the Carling Cup.
With the pressure on us to succeed what we dont want to be doing is using our season as a test bed for emerging talent. Think back to May 13th & the fine margins between winning & losing...... Are we willing to take the risk?