At second in the league and with serious hopes of a european spot, we can't be giving youngsters a few games to see if they come good.. or not. Maybe if we were destined for another mid table finish, but not now. Needs a loan if anything. On the plus side, Bernard was awesome.
Just maybe his lack of game time could be a reason for this. You can either try to hard, almost the impossible on the pitch and give the ball away endlessly or as you said play it safe and have no real impact on the game. He needs either a run of games to get up to match sharpness (which I doubt he’ll get here) or go on loan with the option to recall at anytime. The likes of Derby with new owners under Rooney could be a good option for the lad’s development.
He has already shown he can do it. Just rusty. Keep giving him chances.
Yep, we’ve had mixed results with our loans over the years. If the player is good but can’t get into a team because of more experienced players it works e.g. Chelsea with Mount, Abrahams, but equally they’ve had a few whos loaned didn’t work too, as players weren’t good enough . If Tosun goes on loan in January then logic suggests Richarlison will be back up for DCl ,with Bernard/ Gordon covering Richy . So a good chance Gordon will be needed on the bench for matches, training with the squad.
Jack Harrison as well technically
Have you seen his career so far, youth player at Man U and Liverpool, played for New York City then joined Man City and loaned out To Leeds (still a Man City player at 24/25) he needs a permanent move and it wouldn’t be so bad if we came in for him
