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da betcris： Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has been speaking to the media about Michael Obafemi, and his comments on the teenager are quite interesting.
Obafemi, 19, recently made his first Premier League start of the campaign against Arsenal, his 12th top-flight appearance in total since he broke into the Southampton first-team.
In that time, the Irishman has scored one goal and assisted another, but he very rarely gets to start for the south coast side – he has only ever been handed two Premier League starts.
What did he say?
Speaking about the academy graduate, Hasenhuttl said: “He still has a lack of professionalism in his whole life.
“This is a young guy who must learn quickly. If he does this and gets more physical, fit and can make this workload for a longer time, then he has a big future.
“There is still a long way to go for him.”
11 words that might have pinpointed the reason for lack of starts
“He still has a lack of professionalism in his whole life.”
These 11 words from the former RB Leipzig boss might have pinpointed why Obafemi has rarely had a consecutive run of starts throughout his career so far.
There is definitely no denying his talent, and whenever he does seem to get onto the pitch he can cause problems for the opposition with his stocky frame, willingness to run the channels and fairly decent finishing ability – he certainly proved what he could do with an impressive showing against Arsenal.
However, seeing his name on the teamsheet is a rarity, and while many may presumably have put that down to the fact that he has quality competition such as Danny Ings and Che Adams ahead of him, Hasenhuttl might have pinpointed the actual reason as to why Obafemi is being drip-fed top-flight football.
Admittedly, the youngster has suffered his fair share of injury issues that have hampered his footballing development, missing 23 games in total across last season – however, even when he has been fit, starts have been hard to come by.
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At 19, Obafemi is still extremely inexperienced in the game and there will obviously be hurdles he has to overcome – seemingly, being a bit more professional in his everyday life appears to be one of them.
In other news, these Southampton fans have been discussing a big blow for one man who excelled against Arsenal, and it isn’t Obafemi…