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*disclaimer that although we are not related i do fear i unconsciously think of myself essentially as his dad*
edwards, from what i have seen (which is a fair bit this year, not as much as a lot of you guys tho) does not deserve to be in the first team squad due to performances. but, to me, id compare him to vertoghen in the sherwood era. very good, talented player, not performing because hes not happy with where he is at. edwards shows it in bursts, but there are so many disinterested touches, sloppy plays, that he could do in his sleep. you cant tell a boy from age 12 hes the next messi, have him on the verge of the first team, get a couple injuries and then having him playing away against derby u23 after a game at wembley, a game in OT tomorrow and madrid coming in midweek. just on a human level, and taking into consideration that he has had to see guys like TOB and georgiou seemingly leapfrog him, isnt that a really tough thing to deal with mentally? how is he supposed to be self-motivated for these games? another guy, jadon sancho, who edwards will most definitely know and compare himself against, was bought and given number 7 at dortmund, and then recalled from a world cup to be given his debut. he's watching these guys live his dream that he thinks hes ready for.
i am convinced he just needs a test, something to stimulate him. if thats not with the first team, give him a loan. the bad attitude rumour is ultimately irrelevant. if he has a bad attitude, he will want out cause hes not playing first team football like sancho. you arent going to have him run off his bad attitude against charlton u19s. end of the day, we want him to be his best for spurs. so im not saying just bend over, but for sure spread the legs just a littlle. if he has a good attitude, and i think no leaks about him being unhappy is a good sign of that, you still have to test him, and he can be pochettinos son but even the highest character footballers want to go somewhere where they are loved and appreciated and have a chance to be their best.
(btw, even more so than bus-conducter and itk, this was my primary reason for coming to this site for a long time. i bet there are more like me who although they dont comment or give ratings, are hugely appreciative of the work and time you guys especially put into youth football and keep everyone else in touch ((isnt it shitty that derby show youth games and we dont??)) so thank you all for that)
Jadon Sancho is on another planet compared to Edwards. absolutely no surprise Dortmund were so desperate to call him back. I think he'll make the WC squad if he puts a run of gamers together.
the part you mention about TOB and giorgiou.. sometimes its a case of just getting your head down, buying into the program working hard every day. showing the manager how committed you are, look at winks. coaches see this and the manager rewards you.
I played with Nigel Red-Coker coming up and he was nothing special at all, nowhere near the level of Routledge and other perm players that I played with. but the reports from Wimbledon from my other mate was that he was a managers dream. first at training, last to leave, nailed every training drill, hardest working player in the squad and got his opportunity