Oh gosh man Touches, you too?? After one game, at U-20 level??
Look, I agree the boy had a very good game and has a lot of potential, but let's be real here. Playing ONE good game against U-20's is a whole lot different than playing in a full international WCQ. Especially against Costa Rica in San Jose. I am all for blooding the youths, but lewwe at least make sure he consistently looks a cut above at the U-20 level before we christen him the second coming.
Not to join the chorus... but you don't think one game is sufficient to tell you about a player's ability to read the development of a play? Or about the quality of his touch... or ability to cross the ball accurately and with consistency?
I didn't see the game so these questions are more hypothetical than an actual assessment of his game... but based on the opinions of a couple posters here who I respect, the consensus is that based on these criteria he had a great debut in our national colors. I would think that these are qualities innate to the player and not dependent on the quality of opposition he lines up against.
Maybe so, but having not seen the game, how do we know he would have the same results given less time to make his decisions, under greater pressure, against more physically imposing opposition? I not saying he can't make the jump, but we should at least look and see if he keeps up this level of play against Italy and Paraguay before we rush to judgement. Also, going by an earlier post (I think it was Cool Beans who said it), based on reports from Southampton fans, his crossing performance tonight was more an aberration than the norm. All the more reason to observe him some more in the upcoming games to see if he consistently displays such a high level of play.
Brownsugar, Abu Bakr's situation was different to Thomson's. For starters, he was in the national setup before. Also, we didn't have much of a choice at the time as K. Thomas was injured, and D. Lawrence was unavailable (cah remember why). And on top of all that, many of us here were questioning the move, even after the game.
Look, I not saying he can't be a part of the Senior team squad, or he not good enough, or anything like that. I jus sayin one good game at a lower level of competition doesn't necessarily mean he is ready. Let's just make sure this is his everyday output.....and we have at least 2 more games in this tournament to see whether or not that is the case.
And just throwing this out there (even though i know ppl doh wanna hear this), do we even know that he wants to commit his future to T&T at this stage of his career? Cuz he young, born and raised in England, and never even set foot in T&T. I mean I hope he is commited to the T&T cause full time, but that might not be where his head is at right now. Just something to think about...
