🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 34. Josh Acheampong

[Pizy 19,177]

You can tell that he is incredibly talented with the ball at his feet for a CB. Some of that great ball carrying was on display yesterday. But as you would expect for a teenager his positional discipline and reading of the game is still super raw.

I agree with others that I’d 100% prefer to see him getting these minutes than Tosin or Badiashile but I think Josh would benefit massively from a season’s loan at a really solid midtable PL team. He could absolutely follow the Colwill path and come back here a top class CB.

He’s not really going to get the consistency and reps if he’s in and out of the team constantly here. Something to consider in the summer.

[Reddish-Blue 2,617]

8 hours ago, Pizy said:

but I think Josh would benefit massively from a season’s loan at a really solid midtable PL team. He could absolutely follow the Colwill path and come back here a top class CB.

He’s not really going to get the consistency and reps if he’s in and out of the team constantly here. Something to consider in the summer.

Maybe the fear is, that if Josh does go (on loan), he may not come back as there are plenty of clubs keen on young homegrown CB's. 

I also think Josh would benefit from having a Cahill/JT type CB next to him, that bit of experience would be crucial for a young CB learning his trade. 

[Pizy 19,177]

3 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

Maybe the fear is, that if Josh does go (on loan), he may not come back as there are plenty of clubs keen on young homegrown CB's. 

I also think Josh would benefit from having a Cahill/JT type CB next to him, that bit of experience would be crucial for a young CB learning his trade. 

I mean that’s not really up to him, is it? He signed a long new deal recently I believe. 

[TheHulk 2,618]

1 hour ago, Pizy said:

I mean that’s not really up to him, is it? He signed a long new deal recently I believe. 

His contract runs until 2029.