Morgan Gibbs-White has been one of the surprise packages for Wolves this season.
There are a plethora of things to be excited about if you’re a Wolverhampton Wanderers fan, as their surge towards the Premier League continues. They’ve got a young and hungry manager full of potential, the best squad in the Championship, and the financial backing necessary to keep building on their success for many years to come.
With all of that being said, however, one of the most promising things about the Midlands side could well be their youth system – and more specifically, Morgan Gibbs-White.
The 18-year-old has featured in a series of games so far for the club this season, and despite being thrust into the spotlight during a high-pressure promotion campaign, he hasn’t shown any signs of fatigue or nerves. MGW was one of the stand out players of England’s under-17s World Cup triumph, and moving forward, his trajectory looks better than most.
It’s rare that you see someone of his age making so many appearances in the first team at this level, but beyond that, it’s rare to see a teenage star with so much maturity. It’s almost as if he’s a seasoned veteran because very few things seem to faze him both on and off the pitch.
It’s almost as if his perceived inexperience is seen as a weakness by the opposition, because they tend to think they can just bully him off the ball with ease. Gibbs-White has been able to keep his cool, focus on his own game, and produce fantastic performances in a team featuring world-class superstars like Ruben Neves.
As opposed to players being bounced around from academy to academy, this is the kind of thing that needs to be happening more often. The development of a player can correlate to consistency in where he plays, and Wolves have clearly done a fantastic job of nurturing MGW over the last few years.
He may not get as much time on the pitch in the Premier League, but that’s not even much of a negative. In reality, he can easily come in and out of the team while still being able to develop alongside his academy teammates and with England.
There are many paths to success for Morgan Gibbs-White, and it’s great to see that the club are so behind him.
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