Good question. I guess they can show their ability to apply playing and positional instructions in match conditions.A bit off topic but how on earth can anybody do much to impress on these pre-season tours they are so lacking in competitiveness.
Roberts will be sold or loaned out again imo and we are unlikely to ever see him fire a shot in anger in a blue shirt.
Roberts is clearly not the finished article, but you'd struggle to find someone that wouldn't say he has huge potential and already with a good competitive season behind him. Surely a top coach could then make him even better, isn't that what top coaches do, take great talent and make them into great players. I know we need to buy good players but come on, can't the worlds best coach just take this kid and develop him?
Exactly. He's the most exciting English player of his age group with the possible exception of Rashford. He could go on to be a key player for England. What does it say about us as a club if we let him go without even giving him an opportunity? It would be a huge mistake in my opinion.
Got to get Robert's back. We saw what he can do first hand and what is the point in sending him on loan for 18 months to mature if we don't take him back. He knows he will be second choice behind sterling but he also knows he will probably play 20+ games in his first season. Would be a big disapointment if we sell him.
What does it say about Rashford, that the kind of journeymen Scottish defenders Roberts is causually making tits out of, have no trouble whatsoever, taking the ball off him ?