How could there be any argument about having him on the bench?
Say, we are cruising along at 3 – 0 he could be introduced and tried out.
In the rather lesser likely scenario that we are trailing by one goal and we are making no progress – again he could be given a chance.
I agree with others that there is perhaps something here which we either don’t see or that we are not being allowed to see.
‘The lad’s undercooked. He’s not ready yet,’ completely contradicts what we witnessed with our own eyes in pre-season.