Young is not the new Messi

December 27, 2008

I do not think that I am the only one who has been impressed with Aston Villa recently. They are certainly a force to be reckoned with and they are surely a good bet to take that fourth Champions League spot come May.

As a result many of the Villa players have been receiving almost unprecedented plaudits – none more so than young hotshot Ashley Young. He has even been compared to Messi and Ronaldo by some, such is the high esteem in which he is regarded.

Yet we need to be careful with players such as Young, that we do not put too much pressure on them at an early age. Don’t get me wrong Young is a great player who has a vibrant talent – but to compare him with the likes of Messi and Ronaldo is wrong. The two aforementioned players are experienced at the highest level both within domestic, European and International football and Young to be fair isn’t.

Messi and Ronaldo also have proved that they can influence matches on the big stage where as Young as yet has not. So lets forget all these comparisons for the moment. The youngster is a great Premier League player who elicits fear in to most Premier League defenders but for now that is about it – lets just nurture his talent instead of placing too much pressure on him and hope that the best is yet to come!

Young is not the new Messi

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