This is a weird one for me.
I remember all the hype surrounding young Karamoko Dembele and how this young man was going to be the next superstar.
We all saw the YouTube footage.
We all saw the potential and unfortunately for us, he has never really lived up to the hype.
But why? Surely if you have the talent, you should succeed in this game?
Not so according to Mark Wilson. Speaking on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard, the former full back reckons the pressure to perform and the hype from the fans could have hindered his development into the first team.
Speaking of his move, Wilson said, “He’s got probably something to prove. He will be desperate to show that he is the player everybody thought he could be.
“So it could be but just the whole spotlight on him in this country. I mean, how many kids can we say that about in Scotland?
“I mean, you get in England. Remember Wayne Rooney came through from 16, this kid is a wonderkid and he proved he was.
“This goes back a long, long way. I mean, this goes back since 2013 this kid has had this pressure. How do you deal with that?
“Well, it’s incredibly difficult. And I wish we would stop putting so much pressure on our young players who comes through because it does hinder them. There’s no doubt about it.
“You know, we should let them go and play, dip in and out the team when it suits. And there was so many questions. Why is he not starting in the first team?
“He obviously wasn’t quite ready and even when he did play, the fans seen him coming on, they would be expecting too much again.
“There’s no doubt he’s got talent. And I wish him all the best. I hope he goes away and I hope he plays for a number of years.”
Were the fans really to blame or the media for overhyping Dembele and putting too much pressure on him?
Or was it simply down to when it came to the crunch, he could quite make that jump to the first team?
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