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he'll be off soon
#thfc Poch says Oakley-Boothe, GKN, Winks will be involved but Edwards will not. "He's building physical condition & confidence with U23s."
I think this point is vastly exaggerated.Cue a million people complaining that he isn't being given the chance he deserves, despite Pochettino a) seeing him every day in training and b) having a reputation for playing young players who deserve a chance.
There is literally nothing anyone can point to about Edwards that can justify thinking they know better than Pochettino when it comes to the youth team players. That's not to say he's perfect - he's made some questionable choices recently that are certainly up for debate (the wing backs on Saturday being an obvious recent example) - but this isn't a player with a catalogue of first-team peformances that fans can draw opinions from, Pochettino sees far, far more of Edwards than any of us (most of whom are relying on second-hand reviews and Youtube clips, or at absolute best performances in youth games as that's all he's had so far), and bar the romantic idea of wanting to see a young, hyped-up kid come in and become a superstar overnight, there's really no justification for questioning Poch on this one.
If a player like Nkoudou is getting games ahead of him then maybe, just maybe, Edwards simply isn't ready or (say it quietly) isn't good enough right now. Relax, if he's good enough then in time he will get his chances.
Cue a million people complaining that he isn't being given the chance he deserves, despite Pochettino a) seeing him every day in training and b) having a reputation for playing young players who deserve a chance.
There is literally nothing anyone can point to about Edwards that can justify thinking they know better than Pochettino when it comes to the youth team players. That's not to say he's perfect - he's made some questionable choices recently that are certainly up for debate (the wing backs on Saturday being an obvious recent example) - but this isn't a player with a catalogue of first-team peformances that fans can draw opinions from, Pochettino sees far, far more of Edwards than any of us (most of whom are relying on second-hand reviews and Youtube clips, or at absolute best performances in youth games as that's all he's had so far), and bar the romantic idea of wanting to see a young, hyped-up kid come in and become a superstar overnight, there's really no justification for questioning Poch on this one.
If a player like Nkoudou is getting games ahead of him then maybe, just maybe, Edwards simply isn't ready or (say it quietly) isn't good enough right now. Relax, if he's good enough then in time he will get his chances.
That's going to help build his confidence...
The biggest exaggeration about Poch there is. It's become a myth now, although based in truth. It's really quite something what Spurs fans have managed to do with this pointI think this point is vastly exaggerated.
I think this point is vastly exaggerated.
No one thinks they know better than Poch. People are discussing & debating this just as they do with any other issue.
Cue a million people complaining that he isn't being given the chance he deserves, despite Pochettino a) seeing him every day in training and b) having a reputation for playing young players who deserve a chance.
There is literally nothing anyone can point to about Edwards that can justify thinking they know better than Pochettino when it comes to the youth team players. That's not to say he's perfect - he's made some questionable choices recently that are certainly up for debate (the wing backs on Saturday being an obvious recent example) - but this isn't a player with a catalogue of first-team peformances that fans can draw opinions from, Pochettino sees far, far more of Edwards than any of us (most of whom are relying on second-hand reviews and Youtube clips, or at absolute best performances in youth games as that's all he's had so far), and bar the romantic idea of wanting to see a young, hyped-up kid come in and become a superstar overnight, there's really no justification for questioning Poch on this one.
If a player like Nkoudou is getting games ahead of him then maybe, just maybe, Edwards simply isn't ready or (say it quietly) isn't good enough right now. Relax, if he's good enough then in time he will get his chances.
He is largely no better or worse than the vast majority of managers yet seemingly held as this paragon of fast tracking youth when the reality suggests otherwise.Show me a manager at a competitive club that has given regular opportunities to more youngsters than Pochettino. He doesn't throw them in without thought, but when he trusts that they're good enough he gives them proper, regular chances.
No, he doesn't deserve a chance because the guy who is entrusted with giving out the chances, and who sees enough of him to decide whether he deserves a chance, has decided he doesn't deserve a chance at this moment in time.Yeah, logical argument. He doesn't deserve a chance because he's never been given a chance for us to look at and judge?
He does look like he has more natural ability than Sissoko. But does he have any of the myriad of other things that a top players needs? Pace? Strength? Intelligence?I could point to the fact that Edwards has abundantly more natural ability than Sissoko. It's not a romantic idea of wanting to see a young kid play, it's the realistic preference of seeing a kid with the kind of ability that no-one else in our squad has right now to start getting some minutes, which could be the launch off point of a painfully gradual process of one day, hopefully, realising that enormous potential, providing the club with a ready made solution to a massive footballing problem, in a low priority game.
You said yourself, Poch makes questionable judgement calls. Based on the many, many times I've seen Edwards play at various levels of football, I'm questioning this one. Last week Edwards was outstanding against Dortmund, scoring two, both of which he made for himself, and working hard for the team with and without the ball. And the week before that he was excellent in the U23 (inc some ManU senior players like Shaw who was directly against him) scoring another fabulous goal and helping the team win 3-0.
Cue a million people complaining that he isn't being given the chance he deserves, despite Pochettino a) seeing him every day in training and b) having a reputation for playing young players who deserve a chance.
There is literally nothing anyone can point to about Edwards that can justify thinking they know better than Pochettino when it comes to the youth team players. That's not to say he's perfect - he's made some questionable choices recently that are certainly up for debate (the wing backs on Saturday being an obvious recent example) - but this isn't a player with a catalogue of first-team peformances that fans can draw opinions from, Pochettino sees far, far more of Edwards than any of us (most of whom are relying on second-hand reviews and Youtube clips, or at absolute best performances in youth games as that's all he's had so far), and bar the romantic idea of wanting to see a young, hyped-up kid come in and become a superstar overnight, there's really no justification for questioning Poch on this one.
If a player like Nkoudou is getting games ahead of him then maybe, just maybe, Edwards simply isn't ready or (say it quietly) isn't good enough right now. Relax, if he's good enough then in time he will get his chances.