I think the lad has got something to be honest. He does have the ability to hold the ball up and earlier on when he was playing you could see he wanted to release the ball early to put people in. I do think he had lost his way a bit more recently but Koeman has put him on a hiding to nothing having him playing out wide and not playing to the strengths he has. As someone else has said the lad has played the equivalent of four full games in the wrong position for the first team. When playing up top for the 23s he has shown great technique and ability to hold the ball up. It would be good to see him play in his actual position against Watford next to rom.
I'm not sure whether the lad will ever be a top four player but some of the hysteria about the lad would have you thinking we have Brett Angell reincarnate playing at the min. Writing off a 20 year old trying to do a job in the wrong position because the manager doesn't trust his other options there is just crackers! Koeman knows we are finishing 7th and is choosing to continue to blood this lad because bolasie is injured and Valencia in all likelihood is going back to West Ham. Lookman looked poor in his last U23 outing and has looked lightweight recently but think his time will come after a pre season on the weights and when he has settled more in the north west.
I'm not sure whether the lad will ever be a top four player but some of the hysteria about the lad would have you thinking we have Brett Angell reincarnate playing at the min. Writing off a 20 year old trying to do a job in the wrong position because the manager doesn't trust his other options there is just crackers! Koeman knows we are finishing 7th and is choosing to continue to blood this lad because bolasie is injured and Valencia in all likelihood is going back to West Ham. Lookman looked poor in his last U23 outing and has looked lightweight recently but think his time will come after a pre season on the weights and when he has settled more in the north west.
