OPINION
With Harry Kane likely to be on the sidelines for a period after picking up an injury in the game against Man City on Tuesday, Tottenham fans are likely to see more of Heung-min Son, Lucas Moura and potentially Fernando Llorente in the coming weeks.
But there are some talented youngsters bubbling away underneath the first-team and 17-year-old striker Troy Parrott was trying to get himself noticed in Tottenham’s Under-18s clash yesterday.
They beat Chelsea 2-0 and Parrott scored both goals and some Spurs fans have called for Mauricio Pochettino to reward the youngster with a spot on the bench.
That seems like wishful thinking – Parrott hasn’t been on the bench before and Pochettino has shown no signs of looking past his current first-team squad when Kane’s been injured.
Llorente should get some game-time in a last-ditch bid to prove that his career at Spurs has legs. Vincent Janssen is more likely to get a look-in than Parrott but we can’t see him playing for the first-team again.
However, all Parrott can do is keep scoring. The boy’s obviously got talent and he’s one for the future, if not the here and now.
Here are the Tottenham fans who want him promoted sooner rather than later:
Parrott must be on the first team bench for the rest of the season.
— Special K (@Spurs_SpecialK) April 10, 2019
Why not give Parrott a first team chance. Off the bench, perfect time with Kane injured.
— DG (@RealDGGHD) April 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/2001_B17/status/1115937132282089472
https://twitter.com/beingfreddie/status/1115940230320861184
Parrott on the bench vs Huddersfield
— To dare is to park the bus #ENICOut #LevyOut (@IndoorKiteFlyer) April 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/Adan21340291/status/1115938347275431936
Sounds good enough to me. Play him against Huddersfield.
— Noz Ahmed (@NozAhmed) April 10, 2019
Promote the Parrott ?????
— Paul Thomas (@PaulThomas10) April 10, 2019
Need him on the bench for the next match
— Anthony (@Plesmer_) April 10, 2019
@Glenn_Young17 it's time to release the parrott against huddersfield
— ???????? (@CharlieCurtis1) April 10, 2019