Adam Idah

Keane was a freak really. Stapleton was scoring and playing regularly at a young age. English football is a completely different animal these days to what it was in the 70s/80s. Stapleton and Quinn were competing with British Isles players solely. Not to take away from what they did.

Idahs club Norwich have the money to go and buy Sargeant for 10m from Werder Bremen and a Tzolis touted as the best attacking prospect Greece have had in years for 12m from PAOK. Idah breaks through in the 80s he wouldn't have that. This is what he's up against compared to players in the 80s the PL is like a Super League in itself. 

Toney/Maupay aren't superstars but are pretty decent and know where the net is. England/France aside they'd get into most international squads certainly. You'd take that.

Well he made Pepe and Dias, 2 centre backs who aren't afraid to kick an opposing attacker in the hole, look distinctly ordinary at times in the Portugal game, which was his best game in an Irish shirt by a distance. That told me that he certainly has huge potential, what it didn't tell me was whether he had the potential to put the ball in the net, because tbh he didn't have a decent chance in that game. In fact over the three games, he had very few genuine chances and that is probably more down to the lack of creativity in the squad, rather than down to any obvious shortcomings in his own game. Lads say ah but he hasn't scored in the PL yet after 16 games, but again that's nonsense, has he started a PL game? How many minutes has he played in those 16 games? I dont know, but its likely well under 180 minutes across the lot i.e. less than 2 games in total.

Somebody said earlier he has to score tonight which is also nonsense, first of all he has to start, then he has to get in to the right positions, then if his team mates create a big chance for him, yes he hopefully scores it, but that's not all down to him and he will most likely be playing for a Norwich reserve team which will be weaker than the Liverpool reserve team. Patience is required lads, he looked a good player vs Portugal in particular. His career won't be defined by what he does tonight and while it's frustrating that he's not getting more game time, he is very definitely in the first team picture at a Premier League club at 20 - that's an achievement in itself. Let's see if he can take that next step and establish himself as a starting PL striker, he's certainly heading the right direction and it's not like he is being frozen out of the first team picture at Norwich despite their expensive acquisitions.

Bradley looks very promising too. Would have been class to have him on board.

Omobamidele very poor on two goals and several individual moments also. I dunno what strength your green tinted spectacles are but they're strong.