Absolutely, but I doubt the club listens to armchair fans when it comes to picking the side, I don't think anyone will be correct on how our younger players are being handled until after the fact, for me after years of trying to buy success and ending up an absolute mess I'm happy for a slower more patient model but I realise there's other takes on how this club should operate.
I agree but there's a middle ground we strive further away from with every young player we buy currently - yeah patience is fine, but they also need to play to get the experience. They'll be raw, they'll make a mistake here and there (just like anyone) and learn from it, as it goes; we can't/shouldn't be waiting for years for a player to play his first substantial amount of minutes. What are
Aznou,
Dibling, George getting by training with the first team and playing for 3-10 min every few weeks (if at all)?
It's the same reason we (as a collective fanbase) are always absolutely stumped when anyone else produces a 18-19 year old who does well - yeah, he's playing, if he's got a modicum of talent it will show, and he's already training/being around PL players, the next logical progressive step is to play in the PL, not benchwarm. A loan to the Championship/abroad will be better than this, honestly - Armstrong came back looking more solid too. Downside to this for us (currently) is that the squad is thin and
Moyes is afraid (rightly or wrongly is a game of opinions) of having to recall players, or needing them down the line, but
Aznou being 3rd/4th choice at his own position makes this a sort of moot point in his case.
