Dowell has me in a quandary. I think his ability,vision, technique and range of passing is quite possibly unequalled by anybody in the first team squad. But then, he plays well at under 23 level, but is not towering above at other players at this level...and he should be. I don't think the manager picks the player for his team. I think the player makes the manager pick him for his team.
I look at the performance by Kieran Dowell last night and I ask myself who I would take out of the first team to play him and the answer is nobody. At the moment Dowell is more Deulofeu than Barkley. I would love the see Dowell taken off after an hour not able to give another ounce , at the moment I see a player that could go on for another forty minutes or longer.
I am hoping that he was not sent out on loan as the management recognise the talent they have and are trying to turn him into the player they want.