Hopefully it can be taught to him. At least he's only in the infancy of his career.
There will always be the criticism that comes when players don't live up to others that we have had. Or others who are at a higher level.
It's understandable. I recall loads of divvies quacking on about how we should be happy to sell Sterling for £49m, because Ibe was as good, or even possibly better. Which was retarded, obviously, because Sterling is, was and always will be,
miles better than Ibe.
And when we see a promising midfield player like Brannagan, Stewart, Coady - or whoever - the opinion is split between "new Gerrard" and "At the same age Gerrard was already world class", which is a bit harsh, because Gerrard was a phenomenon, and nobody we have now, or will have, is likely to come anywhere near his quality; quality that was obvious as soon as he played.
But all that said, it's a fair enough concern to voice when a player is 22 or 23 and is only just hovering around the first team. If they were genuinely good enough, they would be in it. And the majority probably aren't. Yeah, there's always a late developer, or someone who takes a chance offered that is lucky or due to injury and circumstance, and they prove their quality and value (Harry Kane).
But let's face it, we don't have any Gerrard/ Fowler/ McManaman/ Owen/ Carragher quality in this group. What we have, at best, is a player who may well be good enough to replace Lucas at DM (Stewart) - faintest praise ever -
maybe a more reliable LB than Moreno (Smith, although flanno is better),
possibly a better winger than Ibe (Ojo), and
arguably a similar quality player to Lallana (Texeira).
Let's not start sucking each other's cocks just yet. They aren't anything that special.
