I wouldn't be too worried. It's not ideal, sure, but he's only after going 19 and the step up to senior level is a big one. He's hardly finished.
But I do think it's a pointer towards expectations on here for young players. The top clubs have lots of academy prospects, and most won't make it at Premier League level. He wouldn't be near the national side if we weren't so crap (and I think Kenny has said as much in his comments on League One players).
If half of the promising players we have now - Parrott, Connolly, Idah, Bazunu, Molumby, Coventry, Travers, even Kelleher - make it at the lower end of the Premier League, we'll have done very well indeed. You don't rebuild an entire senior squad from one half-decent U21 one.
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