🚨 John Barnes on Rio Ngumoha:
🗣 "Leave him alone and let him develop. Theo Walcott went to the World Cup at 16, and if you want him to progress, you can't overemphasize his importance.
He's not even playing for Liverpool. He's a sub for Liverpool, so until he gets into the team consistently and plays well, don't put the pressure on him.
That's why I'm glad he didn't play a lot last year in a Liverpool team that was struggling, because if they're not doing well and he suffers because of confidence, it could affect him.
Let him develop slowly. So the fact he's not in Liverpool's team, and I hope Arsenal do the same with Max Dowman, just leave them alone. If you're not playing for Arsenal or Liverpool regularly, why are you going to be playing for England?"