Took me a second to work out who ISS was. Thought you were on about Pro Evo before the name change?
The most recent training video shows Samuels-Smith a few times, playing left backish in a small side game and involved with Allan and Maupay in drills , it’s great to see him getting some individual attention and not just making up the numbers.
Yep , definitely one for the future , but his future has already started. Lampard/ Thirwell look to be working well together, plugging the gaps with experienced players where necessary, but also bringing in and encouraging the youth. While Samuels-Smith is nowhere near being PL ready at the moment, for me that’s their job , if he’s proved good enough in training , to fast track him onto a first team bench by the end of the season and give him some minutes off the bench.
Yeah he’ll likely be a CB, but if It’s a just making up the numbers job as you suggest there are older but less talented players who could step in. The reality is he’s 17 in June when he can sign a pro contract, it’s a big factor . While if push comes to shove we can’t compete with say the likes of City and their ability to play a 17 yr old full back in their first team, but we can’t keep losing our best youngsters without showing we’re prepared to develop them.
