by lucy6lucy » 28 Jun 2018, 21:59
forevertufc wrote: 28 Jun 2018, 20:47
Congratulations, and good luck to the lad, it's nice to see a young lad been given the chance, especially with such strong tie's to this area.
However on the down side, sad to see the bullshit has already started before this lad's even kicked a ball in anger, negativity, really ? we've got to stop putting young players on such a high pedestal, like Halpin, Ives, Thompson and Lavercombe that have gone before.
You can't be positive for the sake of it, and patronising this young lad, will not help him one bit, if he gets pitch time for the first team, he'll treated no different any other, perform well the praise will come, play badly, it wont.
Young players need so much more than raw talent and potential. Football is a game of opinions, it can be harsh and brutal profession, where one young player will rip the shirt off your back to get step up the ladder, true. Managers and players at all levels can go from here to zero and back again in a short space of time, young players need to be mentally strong to make it.
There will be times he'll get an honest opinion from the manager, he'll see things written by pundits and fans alike which may not be to his or his families liking, that's football it happens, all young players need a coping mechanism, they wont make it in game with out.
So stop confusing 'honesty' with 'negativity' All us fans can do is, help give this lad the breathing space to develop, and as always, I'm sure we will.
he could be the raw talent we have wished for, doubt he is going to be on a great wage. But he needs our support not criticism.
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Congratulations, and good luck to the lad, it's nice to see a young lad been given the chance, especially with such strong tie's to this area.
However on the down side, sad to see the bullshit has already started before this lad's even kicked a ball in anger, negativity, really ? we've got to stop putting young players on such a high pedestal, like Halpin, Ives, Thompson and Lavercombe that have gone before.
You can't be positive for the sake of it, and patronising this young lad, will not help him one bit, if he gets pitch time for the first team, he'll treated no different any other, perform well the praise will come, play badly, it wont.
Young players need so much more than raw talent and potential. Football is a game of opinions, it can be harsh and brutal profession, where one young player will rip the shirt off your back to get step up the ladder, true. Managers and players at all levels can go from here to zero and back again in a short space of time, young players need to be mentally strong to make it.
There will be times he'll get an honest opinion from the manager, he'll see things written by pundits and fans alike which may not be to his or his families liking, that's football it happens, all young players need a coping mechanism, they wont make it in game with out.
So stop confusing 'honesty' with 'negativity' All us fans can do is, help give this lad the breathing space to develop, and as always, I'm sure we will.
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:goodpost: he could be the raw talent we have wished for, doubt he is going to be on a great wage. But he needs our support not criticism.
