There have been a plethora of players whose young, promising careers have been derailed, or at the very least curtailed, but moves too early to bigger clubs who just cannot give them the playing time to really develop. The careers of Wayne Routledge, John Bostock (despite still being young) would surely have been more if not left in the reserves once they had been stockpiled. Saying that, there are also cases of young players going to a big club and instantly having an impact; look at Chris Smalling, who less than 3 years ago was playing for Maidstone, as perhaps the optimum recent example.
Jeffrey Schlupp, still only 18, has an undoubtedly big future, yet is at somewhat of a footballing halfway house. The team he plays for, Leicester City, are by no means a small club, with a Premiership set-up in everything but position, and with heavy investment for the level there is no reason to suppose they won’t be there soon. Here he will get games, and will gradually become an ever-more important player for a team growing in confidence, but lacking a finishing touch. If he can supply that, he could be the difference between success and disappointment; big expectations on such young shoulders.
If he was to join Liverpool or Stoke however, two of the clubs linked with him, then the expectation would be far more fervent, due to the increase in stage if nothing else. A quick, pacy, skillful and lethal striker, Schlupp is an exciting player to watch, but it is hard to see how he will get a game for either of these teams.
For a start, he is not particularly strong in the air, so is unlikely to adapt well to Stoke’s style (which is not an insult, it’s just true), whereas Liverpool recently spent over £60,000,000 on two strikers, with the two rarely on the pitch at the same time for tactical reasons, making it thus even more unlikely for him to receive many appearances. Carroll and Luis Suarez, he is more in the mould of Suarez, as a swashbuckling and intelligent striker, but of course he has a long way before getting anywhere near the Uruguayan’s level.
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Of course! We all know that it will be a very very big mistake if this young boy moves to Anfield. Bcos Mr/Dr Dalglish will not play him cos
1.)The boy is German not English
2.)Wheneva he is lucky enough to hav a playin time and he scores a goal or even hat-trick,he will ave to sit on the bench in the next game bcos the huge drunk Carroll has to play.rememba Kuyt and Bellamy. So please Jeffrey I’ll advise u jst go to a club where things are more in order if u must leave Leicester. It’s realy worrisom at anfield rit now Ynwa.
Go support Everton then!!
I stopped reading at “over £60,000,000 for 2 strikers”.
You?
was a bit suprised also. tis been a while since we’ve seen quality articles on here.