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the Brexit Joel Campbell
I always said Reiss was the most talented young prospect since Wilshere, but he really needs to step up his game. He is going to be 20 in December. Still young, but very soon he will not be looked at as a prospect. Iwobi at 19 looked better than anything we have seen from Nelson so far.
His use of the ball wasnt bad IMO it was just noticeable how weak looked - muscled off the ball every time he had a significant duel. Needs more games to rectify that which is the conundrum. I am a lot more forgiving of him in fairness so I'll be keeping the faith amongst the slander! Still want to see him get games.I always said Reiss was the most talented young prospect since Wilshere, but he really needs to step up his game. He is going to be 20 in December. Still young, but very soon he will not be looked at as a prospect. Iwobi at 19 looked better than anything we have seen from Nelson so far.
Unpopular opinion: Reiss Nelson is actually quite slow at this level.
Everything we see of him in under whatever level does not translate to PL level.
What we think of "talent" is over rated, which is usually flashy and very physically pleasing to the eye.
The most important talent is unseen, the mind.
But that's the thing, Nelson used to show a bit of guile when he was younger.
Not only was he fast, agile with really quick feet, good ball control and first touch, good shooting technique, he was also pretty creative and diligent player. Not just relying on size and strength.
He is never been a big lad even at youth level, he always played 2/3 years above his age group.
I started getting a bit concerned with him at like 16 when it looked like he lost some fluidity in his athleticism and became more mechanical with his movement. He has a lot of work to do!!
Just needs something significant to go right for him IMO. Needs confidence more than anything else. Last week he had a terrible game against Turkey U21s but still scored the winner before coming off - the subsequent game afterwards he was 10000x better and looked like the weight lifted off his shoulders. He needs a good goal or assist IMO.Reiss was crap today but you expect some ups and downs with young players. A few games ago, people were questioning whether Tammy Abraham was a PL level player, now look at the plaudits he is receiving.
Reiss has to feel the pressure of the top level and step up. No point coddling him. When he does well, you praise him. When he's bad, you also say it straight.
Still think he's the brightest talent we have had since Wilshere.
Was brought on in the middle of one of the worst sh*tshows I've ever seen at this club. Very hard to judge based on this game.