Quote Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier View Post
I'm reading across a few Burnley fan forums and opinion seems to be massively divided about a 21 year old who has already notched up 83 English Premier League games playing for the Clarets.

Do we expect too much from Dwight McNeil or is he not performing to our expectations, given the ability he has already shown?

Please discuss.
I think we are too quick to jump on this kid, I’ve said before when he gets criticism for losing the ball etc but d much rather have a flair player at least try ( it’s difficult devil you do devil you don’t take risks ).

Imo anyway I think we’re just too reliant on him and that’s why I think it’s unfair to drop the responsibility at his door all the time.

For me I’d like him sometimes especially when he gets inside to go another yard and open his laces and shoot a bit , I still think he’s better in the whole as he can drift away from games especially when we’re under the cosh ( in his defence he’s come into a premiership team that asks a lot of him in a 442 defensively).

He’s a good prospect who I think needs some help to go on another level , by that I mean we need better wide players to push him and to learn from ———- if my competitors were Brady - JBG wide men I’d tend think I’m pretty safe because one of them is poor and the other isn’t but only plays in the 15 min games and is constantly injured.