It’s always fun to make predictions in football. They’re rarely right, but that’s half of the enjoyment. We’ve all seen articles claiming ‘this will be the England team in 10 years’ time’, which inevitably prove to be hopelessly inaccurate.
The progress for young players is never linear, the path is littered with pitfalls, which can prove their undoing. After his debut against Derby County, everyone is excited to see more of Ben Doak over the coming years, but it’s impossible to know at this point how well he will perform at the pinnacle of the game.
With established players we do at least have a body of work upon which we can base forecasts. As top flight football has hit the pause button for a month, it’s an interesting time to wonder how many Premier League goals Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson might create before their careers draw to a close.
