I agree with you, my only hesitation is how he has started this season at centre back and whether he has the engine to go up and down the left flank.Id go farther.Hes our best LB
I mean he’s played and not been very good this season either.Play the kid FFS! Once again struggle to see how he’d have done any worse than Aurier today.
KWP has wasted three years with us, and it may well have cost him a decent career. This tactic of not loaning players or letting them play U23 games as soon as they're viewed as good enough to be arond the first team is strange, and I'd love to hear some of the reasoning behind it.
We are on the best way to do the same with Skipp.
KWP could have three solid years in the championship by now and we would have an idea how far he could make it with us and how he deals with professional physical football with some pressure.
Instead we have made a mascot out of him. Well done Poch.
You seem to be saying the using our world class facilities and training with one of the best squads in the league has ruined him? You also seem to be saying that just playing competitive football would have developed him more, surely you can't think that? The fact is in order to get a long, hopefully great career, he has been kept at the club and monitored all of the time. He may not make it, and yes he may have played 100 times for Luton town by now, but we are aiming to get the best out of our youth system. Well done Poch.
I am convinced that regular competitive football helps you more to develop than just training and being monitored there. Its like choosing the best university in the world or a regular job. In my opinion you will learn more in the job, not in a theory camp.
We don't know how he would have developped with loan spells but they surely haven't stopped Kane in his development for example. Young guys like Abraham or Mount could build on that too.
Fact is KWP seem to have stalled in his development and is not closer to the first team than he was three years ago. And thats a bit silly. Not saysing he would now be a guartueed starter for us if he would have been on loan, but we would see if he can grow his confidence and learn on the pitch to deal with various opponents.
And tell me, how are we doing with getting the best out of our youth system? Some good prospects gone for various reasons (Edwards, Griffiths), some get a look in in pre season and then disappear. Last guy we could integrate was Winks. Thats some time ago.
You seem to be saying the using our world class facilities and training with one of the best squads in the league has ruined him? You also seem to be saying that just playing competitive football would have developed him more, surely you can't think that? The fact is in order to get a long, hopefully great career, he has been kept at the club and monitored all of the time. He may not make it, and yes he may have played 100 times for Luton town by now, but we are aiming to get the best out of our youth system. Well done Poch.
I don't disagree with the premise, but let's not pretend that these guys would be starting for Chelsea had they not received the transfer ban.
The better point to be made with Mount, Abraham, etc. is that young players need to be given the chance, and won't let you down. There are plenty of very good young players who, if trusted with minutes, would perform and would develop into much better players.
And tell me, how are we doing with getting the best out of our youth system? Some good prospects gone for various reasons (Edwards, Griffiths), some get a look in in pre season and then disappear. Last guy we could integrate was Winks. Thats some time ago.
You seem to be saying the using our world class facilities and training with one of the best squads in the league has ruined him? You also seem to be saying that just playing competitive football would have developed him more, surely you can't think that? The fact is in order to get a long, hopefully great career, he has been kept at the club and monitored all of the time. He may not make it, and yes he may have played 100 times for Luton town by now, but we are aiming to get the best out of our youth system. Well done Poch.
I have my doubts about KWP, but in his first two PL starts against Toon and Leicester he was man of the match in the first and got two or three assists in the second. After both he had to wait ages for another chance.What works for some may not work for others. Winks is the latest to have made the grade from the academy, but already from his first cameos, he seemed to belong at Spurs level and didn't have that familiar look of a youth player playing a grown mans game.
KWP still plays like a youth player. He'll show that he's got talent, but the game will often pass him by and it looks like he's unsure of whether he belongs at this level.
I obviously don't know these kids and KWP may never have made it, McDermott and the likes have probably forgotten more about football than I'll ever know, but it still seems strange to have our best youngsters not playing football matches at any level, and just hope for the odd early cup appearance.
I have my doubts about KWP, but in his first two PL starts against Toon and Leicester he was man of the match in the first and got two or three assists in the second. After both he had to wait ages for another chance.
It was pretty poor management. Who knows what he could have done if he was allowed to build on those confidence boosts. Instead we persisted with a woefully out of form Trippier and the walking disaster that is Aurier.