And what's all this anti solanke sh*t he had about 15 mins to do something and you lot want him fu**ed off give him a break no one was on form today and he had nothing to work with.
I don't think anyone is talking about Solanke based on today only, but well, he surely didn't do much to change people's opinions.
The thing is - he hasn't impressed in one single match this season, and if he's going to play for a club (hopefully) competing for the league next season, he'll hardly have more than those 15 minutes here and there, or the odd start in the cups.
So if he isn't the sort of youngster that is capable to come in and make a difference - and I mean ANY impact whatsoever, for he usually has none - then there's no point of him staying at LFC next season. He isn't displacing Firmino, so it only makes sense to either loan him out or move him on.
I personally think he has a lot of work to do in terms of using his height and his body, at the moment I couldn't see him starting at any Premier League club, so as much as people say "we should only loan him out to a PL side", I can't actually see any PL sides taking him as a starter. Perhaps a season in a club that will actually give him time and help him learn how to cope with the physicality of professional defenders would be best.
He will be 21 at the start of next season, so I can't really see him developing himself at the club. He isn't ready for first team football and won't mature by playing under 23s. I imagine he'll probably go on and have a decent career but not at LFC. Well, that's my prediction based on what I've seen, of course. If he proves me wrong then all the better.
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