To be honest I don't mind them doing things like that. So much of modern day football academies is making them follow strict rules to keep them on the right path, always acting sensibly, feet on the ground, not letting them get distracted with sex drugs and rock and roll etc. Fitness plans, dietary plans, expected grades at school, training every day, going to bed early.
They are still kids at the end of the day and kids, teenagers especially, need to have some individuality.
They sacrifice big parts of their adolescence to try and succeed in the game so if having a stupid hairstyle stops him from rebelling against the very strict regime he's on and going off the tracks, I say let him do what he wants with it.
He does look like a right nob though, I expect he'll be cringing at these photos in a few years.
