But that is the point. There is no evidence that indicates he has enough in his locker to stepup. Plus 2 managers have barely played him (Parkers input pushing it of course, but he couldn;t hold down a slot last year, in the lower division.) My comment meant not that I know nothing about him, but that what I do know about him backsup (albeit an armchair fans views) that he doesn;t have what it takes. They seem him in action most days in training, he does have good pace and flair, which is a valuable set of attributes, if the player isn;t lacking too much in other areas. I doubt O'Neil/Parker think 'he's too fast and creative for the way we want to play', (although I have little doubt some will use that as ammo for a joke/dig at the managers expense...) and as we lack pace, that tells me the rest of his game is too weak for this level, despite having excellent pace... otherwise, why not use him more?
Not every player has the ability or potential to stepup, and no, I don;t think everyone does deserve a chance for the sake of it. I trust people that work with him, coupled what I know about him, to draw the conclusion he simply isn;t good enough for this level.
Watch where he lands, it will be a Championbship club or a micky mouse league, like Turkey. There'll be zero premier league interest in him. He'll move on for a few mill, if he was close to being good enough/or potential for being an effective player at this level, a PL side would gobble him up. I hold the same views about Lowe. They both are in their mid/late twenties and won;t get any better than they currently are... hit a firm ceiling. Championship is that ceiling, and good luck to them when they move on. It isn't going to happen here.
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