by Greatwesternline »
22 Jan 2021 10:26
WestYorksRoyal Greatwesternline Everything is relative, but he's pretty raw. I dont think he is quite yet in the category of big clubs falling over themselves.
I dont think he will be good enough to play in the Champions League put it that way. he is good, but is he that good?
I think Richards is a better player, and that Laurent is actually the bigger difference for this season compared to last, not Olise.
Laurent is 25 though and has had more time to develop. On current form and ability, I wouldn’t put Olise in our top 5 most important players, possibly not top 10.
But he has a very high ceiling, more so than players currently ahead of him. He's contributed some big moments to the season already; QPR and Bristol City in particular spring to mind. I'd say he's well worth the investment for a big club. He hasn't hit the heights of Gylfi in 09/10 yet, or the form Maddison and Eze showed prior to their moves. I do wonder if this summer could be a bit soon for him.
I suppose it comes down to my belief that people in general over adjust for someone's ceiling. Yes he is good at young 19, but i remember Aarron Lennon at 19, he never got much better. Olise is a smarter, different player to Lennon, but for many players their emergence at 20 or 21 is as good as it gets, largely.
Marcus Rashford at the same age made his debut for Man Utd, not Reading. He therefore is unlikely to be close to Rashford IMO in terms of eventual output. So i do think he's going to be the best players in a team like maybe West Ham, but i dont think he will be a Champions League player.
If he does as well as Antonio he's done well.