Here's a wildly unpopular take for you of a bank holiday - I'm not sure we should be relying on Ferguson at this stage. He's 19 and still learning his trade. He's had a serious upward trajectory, similar to Bazunu, from LoI at 15 to EPL at 19/20. He's struggling now because of it but he's a striker so he can be rotated and have bad games and all the stuff a keeper can't. It's worth it for Brighton to keep giving him minutes because they have other options and they know what they have on their hands in Evan. He will be a world class striker.
Is he our most talented option? Yep. Is he ready to put the nation on his back and lead the line for a very poor team with no creativity behind him? I'm not sure. McGoldrick could do that but he was a savvy operator who knew when to drop deep and when to push on. Ferguson is still learning how to play with Brighton and that's a hugely different animal to Ireland. He's scored goals for us but I don't think he's really led the line well yet. He's looked a bit lost during games and that's fair enough. He's 19.
I'm not saying Keane or anyone else is better or should start ahead of Ferguson, but we need to find another 1 or 2 players who can take the pressure off and we have two banging the goals in at Championship level. 2 that haven't had a chance really or at all. It'd be worth seeing if they can play together and do a job.
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