Arsenal appealing a red card for a 16-year-old tells you everything about how soft the conversation around young players has become. • Portsmouth finally hiring someone to stop their players from falling apart every other week is less a sign of ambition and more an admission of chronic incompetence. • Hurzeler saying Brighton are getting stronger while Liverpool turned them inside out is the kind of self-soothing managers do when they've just been outclassed. • Fujimoto's loan move to Tokyo Verdy is what happens when a player can't hack the Championship — at least he'll find playing time somewhere.
Arsenal appealing a red card for a 16-year-old tells you everything about how soft the conversation around young players has become. • Portsmouth finally hiring someone to stop their players from falling apart every other week is less a sign of ambition and more an admission of chronic incompetence. • Hurzeler saying Brighton are getting stronger while Liverpool turned them inside out is the kind of self-soothing managers do when they've just been outclassed. • Fujimoto's loan move to Tokyo Verdy is what happens when a player can't hack the Championship — at least he'll find playing time somewhere.
