Norwich City manager Daniel Farke has said that on-loan Tottenham star Marcus Edwards is ‘still not there’ in terms of his attitude and work-rate.
The 19-year-old attacking midfielder was sent out on the first loan spell of his career in January as he joined the Canaries, who are currently 14th in the Championship.
However, mercurial talent Edwards is still yet to play for Norwich despite having been at Carrow Road for two months now, with an injury keeping him out of action initially before a failure to impress in training.
Canaries boss Farke has now given his latest worrying update on Edwards’ progress at the club, admitting that the youngster is yet to improve his attitude enough to start.
As quoted by football.london, Farke said: “We spoke many times about no gifts and the players who come in must deserve a chance. It is not about testing for the new season but when there are many important players who are not available then of course those who have not been involved in recent weeks will get some chances. They are training hard, they are pretty motivated.
“Marcus improves a lot but he is still not there, in terms of his attitude without the ball. After letting in four goals at Hull it wouldn’t be the best sign to bring him immediately to the pitch. I was not happy with us defensively (at Hull) and we have to show a reaction in this game. It is not the right time to bring in a player who needs to grow up with his attitude without the ball.
This is not the first time that Farke has made such claims about Edwards, having claimed that he needed to ‘change his attitude’ at the end of January.
OPINION
Edwards has long been touted as Tottenham’s next big breakthrough star, with his incredible dribbling ability and technical skill singling him out as a real natural talent. However, it is becoming increasingly likely that Edwards will never abandon his poor attitude, and that is putting his future career in danger. The hype surrounding his early days at Tottenham will not have helped, but Edwards needs to realise that there is more to football than himself, and the quicker he does the better. It would be a massive shame to see his talent go to waste.