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Fantastic and unexpected result today
Great to see PL putting faith in the younger players too. Unlike WZ, he's had the balls to give Wolves debuts to Burgoyne, Ronan and now Gibbs-White. They've all done well in big games and not looked out of place or fazed by the occasion. He's also brought Enobakhare back into the fold and given him game time.
This gives a hugely positive message to the U23s (and U18s) that if you work hard enough and you're good enough you'll get your chance sooner rather than later. Over the next few years, a number of the players above (plus others still to make their debuts) have the potential to become established first team players if (and only if!) they continue to work hard and continue on their current trajectories.
By all accounts, Zenga put up barriers between the first team and the rest of the Wolves squad but PL (supported by KT I'm sure) has dismantled these quickly. KT gets his share of bashers on here but he deserves credit too for the youth set-up and players coming through in his second-batch, joining his first batch (Hause, Iorfa, Evans etc.).
Great to see PL putting faith in the younger players too. Unlike WZ, he's had the balls to give Wolves debuts to Burgoyne, Ronan and now Gibbs-White. They've all done well in big games and not looked out of place or fazed by the occasion. He's also brought Enobakhare back into the fold and given him game time.
This gives a hugely positive message to the U23s (and U18s) that if you work hard enough and you're good enough you'll get your chance sooner rather than later. Over the next few years, a number of the players above (plus others still to make their debuts) have the potential to become established first team players if (and only if!) they continue to work hard and continue on their current trajectories.
By all accounts, Zenga put up barriers between the first team and the rest of the Wolves squad but PL (supported by KT I'm sure) has dismantled these quickly. KT gets his share of bashers on here but he deserves credit too for the youth set-up and players coming through in his second-batch, joining his first batch (Hause, Iorfa, Evans etc.).