Honestly a bit surpised at how annoyed people are getting about him not being in the squad. Richy is out Tosun is our 3rd choice striker so he's obviously on the bench. Gordon competes with other wingers but has he shown anything in the PL games he's played to warrant a place in the team? I don't think so. I don't think Bernard, Iwobi or Gylfi have done great either but it's important to have a bit of perspective that these are all expirienced internationals, Gordon is 19. At very worst we can put Bernard in the shop window for the next 2 months and Gordon gets in the squad after training more with the first team, alternatively he goes out on loan and comes back with some game time under his belt.
Can we please not have another Tom Davies situation on our hands where a player who's proved nothing aside from a half in a game or anything like that is getting people on the manager's back? I can't see how anyone can say Gordon is someone who should be playing for us every week or in the squad. He's a prospect let him learn and adapt to Carlo's style and we can see how he plays, Iwobi and Bernard are better options than him for Carlo, especially now that we've been in a poor patch of form.
The last thing Carlo or Gordon needs is throwing him into games we need to be winning and his faults being shown and he being dragged off or anything like that. Davies was killed from over exposure, people always clamoured for Dowell and Barkley is still seen as some amazing player, we have a terrible habit of overhyping youngsters, let him be a new Osman or something, someone unspectacular that can do a job, they're not all world beaters just let them learn and grow.
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