15 Mar 2016 09:20:19
What's people's thoughts on Jordan Ibe, do you think he will fulfil his potential or do you think he will stagnate in his progress.
I think a loan to a premiership side would do him the world of good but do fear for him with the likes of Ojo and Kent coming through and also because it looks like Klopp sees the need for more wingers at the club (Markovic return)
Thanks guys.
15 Mar 2016 09:28:39
I think it's more a case of support for him, my feeling is he is a player that feeds off positive feedback I wish him every bit of success at liverpool. come on ibe son .
15 Mar 2016 09:37:16
What would a loan do for him expect put his development in the hands of someone with no stake in his future?
15 Mar 2016 09:46:12
I just think playing in the premiership for a year would give him the chance to develope and mature his game.
I don't see him getting the required minutes next season to do this with us as I think Ojo will take this and we will see a lot of him.
Hope I'm proved wrong and he can really push on but this should of been the year for Jordan to nail down a place.
15 Mar 2016 10:12:07
Hjikle
A loan would guarantee him at least 20-30 games a season which would wonders to any kid. You just have to be careful in choosing the right club.
Klopp would be looking for title next season and would field the strongest team possible every week. Ibe would be left out due lack of games.
15 Mar 2016 10:29:31
Agree with that, you could see the benefits in Ibes loan to Derby his game progressed with regular minutes.
Like you say though it's got to be the right club!
15 Mar 2016 11:06:56
He will be a first team regular next season and beyond.
15 Mar 2016 11:21:02
what about canos. He is class and i think he could become a brilliant player. Markovic for me i think will be a fans favourite next year if we keep him. Fast direct tricky and he might actually get to play in his position wahoo.
15 Mar 2016 11:33:22
Klopp had been saying to keep the best youngster at the club, not loan out to others.
15 Mar 2016 11:43:22
I've been mulling over Ibe the last few days, for me his form has been one of the biggest disappointments of the season, not because I think he's no good but because I was so excited about him last summer and this has been a pretty awful year for him.
The lad has talent, pace and athleticism, last year in the lower standards of the Championship this allowed him to score a few goals but even then he wasn't creating much which, as a winger, I think is more important.
I expect he found youth football easy, he could do everything on his own and had little need to develop his movement, teamwork and interplay, that's no longer enough and he needs to develop that side of his game. If he can do that then he still has a brilliant future but it won't be easy. I'd keep him at Liverpool training with the first team but consider him a top youth prospect instead of as a squad player and give him game exposure accordingly. Give him all of next year to develop and then look at his progression next summer.
15 Mar 2016 11:58:53
Loan will guarentee him gametime will it? You mean like Ilori and Wisdom? Or like Bampford got with his Crystal Palace loan?
Loans guarentee nothing and past the point where players are really just getting their first professional minutes at any level under their belt, do not provide the value of being with the manager who actually knows how they want you to play. Ibe would only suffer long term from a season out on a fairly pointless loan.
15 Mar 2016 12:06:05
Notdeluded great shout on Canos, I should of mentioned him when included Ojo and Kent.
That's the problem I see with Ibe is that with these 3 prospects coming through and also Markovic who is around the same age as Ibe, I fear for Ibe as he should of pushed on more with being around the first team this year.
Like I said hope I'm wrong because like Muscatred mentioned I was excited to see Ibe this year and have been left disappointed.
15 Mar 2016 13:06:27
That's why it has to be the right loan move, for every Ilori there is a Harry Kane, who had 2 or 3 loans before making the grade.
Ibe won't learn anything in under 21s next year, needs to add maturity to his game and at the moment I think Ojo is catching up.
16 Mar 2016 07:52:56
You know that Kane struggled for gametime on his loans, failed to impress and the only reason Spurs didn't sell him before he starting making an impact in the Europa league was because they couldn't find a buyer right? The list of failed loan moves that do no justice to our players is endless vs the actual useful ones - and it's the same with most clubs. Look at Stewart as the most recent one - so anonymous on his loans that we barely even recognised the name when he played but boy what a player! Loans are not the answer for every young player having a few rough games.