01-24-2017, 01:40 AM
Niang is a useful player, who is being asked to play out of position because, frankly, we don't have another good winger outside of Suso. He absolutely needs to play striker if he ever wants to achieve any success at the professional level. He is big, strong, fast and aggressive, but does not have the ball skills and body movement to be a good winger. I wouldn't say Montella is giving up hopes for Niang just because he doesn't play him as a striker. I mean, we have a couple of very capable strikers already, and Niang not playing there might simply be a numbers game. As bad as Niang is on the wings, can you imagine how well Lapadula and Bacca would do over there?
I think sending Niang out on loan is a good idea in that it would help him regain his form and confidence, maybe even allow him to take that next step in his development. Lord knows, we have no idea how to develop our young players. But I am afraid that if he does leave on loan, we will never be able to get him back again. I think he or his agent said something like that a year ago too. So, if we really do decide on giving up on him, then by all means, sell him out right. But if we still want him to be around, maybe we should keep him around for now.
I think sending Niang out on loan is a good idea in that it would help him regain his form and confidence, maybe even allow him to take that next step in his development. Lord knows, we have no idea how to develop our young players. But I am afraid that if he does leave on loan, we will never be able to get him back again. I think he or his agent said something like that a year ago too. So, if we really do decide on giving up on him, then by all means, sell him out right. But if we still want him to be around, maybe we should keep him around for now.