They had two players on him every time he had the ball. That's respect. Kid has talent. Looked better going forward than defensively but at his age he can be whatever he wants to be. Mon George.
I think it was more swarming what they saw at the weak link when pressing. All teams do it. If they'd had a teenager making his first start for them, we'd have done similar.
He struggled a bit, but I think that was just the pace of the game and the pressing, rather than any lack of ability. I suspect he's not faced any pressure like that in youth and PL2 games. That's one of the things the kids who go on loan learn quickly, and he's not had that.
He'll be stronger for it, but if we see more of him, I'd like it to be a few sub appearances towards the end of games to give first-choice midfielders a breather and where he's likely to get a bit more time on the ball.
