{"id":50698,"date":"2022-06-15T09:07:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T22:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astonvilla.co.uk\/villa-must-be-patient-with-academy-prospects\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T19:54:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T08:54:38","slug":"villa-must-be-patient-with-academy-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astonvilla.co.uk\/villa-must-be-patient-with-academy-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"Villa must be patient with academy prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"
One thing we, Aston Villa fans are guilty of is not having patience with players. We, myself included, in the past have been quick to right players off following 1-2 bad games.<\/p>\n
I will hold my hands up, I got it wrong with Emi Buendia. I was very excited about his signing as I admired him from afar during his time at Norwich without saying I was an expert. It took the Argentinian a little time to settle in following his move to Villa Park last summer. I was unsure if he was going to fit in after the first month or two are started to doubt the signing. The rest is obviously history as he is now an integral part of our squad and someone we all expect to step up even more next season.<\/p>\n
Academy players, more so than others, need us to be patient. We cant be writing them off following 1 or 2 bad performances. Young players will be inconsistent. It is all part of their development. Some of them will go on to have long and successful careers at the top level while overs will find their home in the lower leagues.<\/p>\n
I guess the reason why I am writing this is because of the recent clamour on social media for Cameron Archer to play a big part next season. Archer scored 4 in 5 appearances for Villa before a loan spell to Preston where he impressed and scored 7 in 20. And then more recently he has scored 3 in 2 for the England u21\u2019s.<\/p>\n
My one big worry is if Archer doesn\u2019t go back out on loan, as I think he will, some Villa fans are expecting him to set the world alight straight away in the Premier League. With all young players, there is that possibility but most youth players take a little while to adjust. It is one thing to score goals in the Championship and u21 level but it\u2019s another thing to score goals in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
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