Sidenote: I wanted to see what the Pompey fans were saying about Azeez, ended up going into a thread where they criticised the coaches use of football jargon.
Not particularly surprised by these news.
I’ve mentioned before that Azeez while very talented he has been critiqued for the lack of effort he puts in defensively.
This should be a good test for him. Real stakes here.
Think a lot of the time it’s a culture shock for young players.
They’ve been around big clubs and getting top training kit, boots and taken on European tours at an early age.
They tend to play for teams who have the best young coaches and academy set ups. Also and most importantly they play for successful teams and have the game based on skill and development.
Going out on loan to a physical League and expecting to put a lot more endurance in can be a very rude awakening for them.
At the academy we probably dominate possession in most games but that’s not always going to be the way on loan.
My partners sisters husband is a massive Portsmouth fan, he said the manager signed both of their starting midfielders this summer and is trying to make them work? Not sure how accurate that is because I cba to fact check Portsmouth lmao. Was bantering him because Ipswich is local to me and shite.
It’s very hard to get loans right for this reason. Unless the manager has spotted a gap the loanee can fill more often than not it’s about cover. They aren’t otherwise going to invest time for that player unless they are a huge talent.
Seen him on the television this morning. Undoubtedly talented but just found it a bit uncomfortable dad and coaches talking like this.
Just be a kid first and foremost and play and learn, discover the world.