by Hoop Blah »
29 May 2012 11:58
From the little I've seen of him he's got a heck of a lot of ability but I think Wax Jacket might have called it right, at least in the short term.
I can't remember who said/wrote it, but someone who sounded well informed (I think it was a manager/ex-manager) said he really needed to nuckle down to push himself as he was just taking it too easy being the big fish in the small pond in France. The difference in pace and intensity will no doubt take him by surprise but, if he's got a decent manager easing him into it, and he doesn't have to play because the owner says so, he could well turn into the next big thing.
Whoever is in charge needs to remind Abromovich how long it took the likes of Henry, Ronaldo and Nani to get used to the Premier League before their skills really came to the fore.