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2019/20 Anthony Gordon

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It isn't enough for a young player just to be very talented in the professional game.
They have to learn how to deliver what the manager wants in the team setting and they need to be able to deliver this at a consistently high level.

It is these things that Gordon is currently learning , his level of skill is already in place and his ability has gotten him this far already.
 
It isn't enough for a young player just to be very talented in the professional game.
They have to learn how to deliver what the manager wants in the team setting and they need to be able to deliver this at a consistently high level.

It is these things that Gordon is currently learning , his level of skill is already in place and his ability has gotten him this far already.
Can't learn that if you aren't playing matches somewhere
 


Can't learn that if you aren't playing matches somewhere
Yes you can, that is what he is doing at FF every day.

A friend of mine was friendly a number of years ago with one of the Leeds Utd first team players.
George Graham was manager at the time, the player described himself as a chess piece in a game.
He knew exactly where he was to be on the pitch at all times, he knew how to react to every situation imaginable and he knew the consequences when he didn't do his job properly.

Football fans have absolutely no concept of what being a professional footballer means or the understanding of the game that is needed and the role each player has to play.

This compounds the difficulty for players when a manager is sacked midway during the season and players have to relearn what is now expected of them.

Young players are brought into training with the first team squad not to make them bigger, faster, more skilful , they are brought in to learn over time what is expected of each player in the position they play. Anthony Gordon is still a young lad with plenty to learn.
 

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