Re: The Dembele Conundrum

I think he's dangerous and will contribute 7-8 goals from there this season.

However, even in the friendlies he's done my head in. It's like being back at school with a kid who knows he's better than everyone else and won't pass the ball.

I'd like to keep him to open up those teams that will sit back against us, then sell him when we're promoted.

I can see him pushing for the move though as he's not even first choice in a league 1 team at the moment.

This. Spot on.

Problem is he rarely does the right thing when given the chance and lashes at shots.

He's a tricky dribbler no doubt but even then he has to beat his man 4 times before he releases it.

However he is exciting to be fair. He will shit teams up and pull defences out of shape just because he is unpredictable at times.

If you were a team with 0 creativity and just him you'd hold onto him just in case. I think we can afford to let him go. But I'll be happy with whatever chris decides is best.