Doc wrote:
Gunner89 wrote:
The difference between reserve level and senior level is light years. So his potential should be judged when he plays senior level football. Based on reserve level football Bendtner should have been the next Ibrahimovic given he was scoring 20 plus and assisting the same. Gnabry looks talented but chamberlain has done it against united and milan.
Bendtner has never looked like the next Ibrahimovic at any level, why was cesc's potential (which was alot higher than Bendtner) rated so highly before he started a senior game? ofcourse you can judge players in the reserve, granted senior football is a big step up, but that isnt a basis to say you cannot form an opinion on a player.
Bendtner looked a real quality prospect back in the day. Both he and Lupoli used to score about 50-60 together but even Lupoli acknowledged that most of his were down to bendtners passing and layoffs.
Im also not denying you can form an opinion a player. But saying "he has higher potential than the other when one hasn't played senior level football while the other is still progressing" is a bit daft.
Pennants potential was also highly rated before he started a senior game. Look at how that one turned out because you have certainly more of those than cases like cesc.
