Steven Gerrard praises Aston Villa starlet Jacob Ramsey as undroppable… with 20-year-old ‘delivering on the pitch’ and manager keen to promote academy talent
- Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard has hailed club rising star Jacob Ramsey
- The 20-year-old has started five of Gerrard’s six games in charge so far
- Gerrard said he is keen to give chances to young talent who prove themselves
Steven Gerrard says Aston Villa starlet Jacob Ramsey is making himself undroppable.
Ramsey, 20, is enjoying a breakout season at Villa Park, building on last campaign when he mainly contributed from the bench by starting to make himself a fixture in the first team.
Ramsey has started 11 league games this season, including five of Gerrard’s six matches in charge, compared to six last term.
Steven Gerrard (left) has praised Jacob Ramsey (right) for making himself undroppable
The 20-year-old Ramsey (left) has impressed Gerrard with several eye-catching performances
And the England under-21 midfielder has caught the eye with two spectacular goals against Arsenal and Norwich along with his overall displays.
Ramsey has made a big impression on his manager Gerrard who cited his use of the youngster as he discussed his readiness to use Villa’s academy prospects to supplement his squad if they show they deserve opportunities.
‘We’ve come in and seen Jacob Ramsey playing at a level where he can’t be outside the eleven,’ Gerrard said.
Ramsey has started five of Gerrard’s six games in charge at Villa and performed impressively
‘His training performances and what he is delivering on the pitch is basically saying to me “I want a shirt in this team, I don’t want to be moved and I’m going to show you I deserve that shirt.”
‘He is doing that at the moment so he will play. It’s pretty simple. It’s not complicated.
‘We’re very much a staff and I’m very much a coach that wants to take all the excuses away from the players, academy players included, and say to them “go on. You go and show me you’re good enough and I’ll back it up and give you opportunities.” I think we’ve done that so far.’