Since Graham Potter arrived at West Ham United, Jean-Clair Todibo has undoubtedly improved.
That said, it’s still a huge concern that Todibo is seemingly incapable of playing a full 90 minutes for West Ham.
Potter has repeatedly insisted that he rates Todibo very highly indeed.
The West Ham head coach raved about the Frenchman during his press conference on Thursday.
Potter responded when asked about Todibo potentially leaving West Ham in the summer:
“I think it was a bit tough for him at the start,” Potter said when asked about Todibo’s ongoing issues with fitness and finishing matches.
“Because he arrived late to pre-season and then had injury problems. There was quite a lot of change last summer, but overall it’s not been that easy for those players who have come in.
“But, I’ve really enjoyed working with JC. He’ll get better as he gets fitter and fitter, because he’s got some really high-level quality.”
Judging by those comments, Potter very much wants Todibo to stay, but does the 25-year-old feel the same way?
How Jean-Clair Todibo feels about Graham Potter amid links with West Ham exit
Todibo clearly has immense talent.
However, there are obvious concerns surrounding his fitness.
West Ham could easily ‘flip’ him in the summer by signing him on a permanent deal from Nice before moving him on immediately for a quick profit.
What does Todibo think about his future though?
The French centre-back insisted that time is needed and everyone has to stick by Potter, as quoted by WHUFC.com:
“Football is a sport of small details and it’s also a sport of mistakes. We did a lot of small mistakes and we conceded late goals against Southampton and Liverpool and in some games we have been way better, so there have been a lot of positives in the games that we had since the new manager came.
“The results are not there but, in the games, what we are doing and all this stuff, there’s been a lot of good things. I think if we stay with this manager and the staff with the same goal, there’s for sure a couple of details to modify, we should do a really big season next year.“
Obvious improvement West Ham defender Todibo needs to make
The 25-year-old has a lot of impressive qualities.
However, he definitely needs to improve upon his physicality and general fitness.
The Premier League is unforgiving, and Todibo needs to figure out a way of improving upon the physical side of his game, if he is to have any future at West Ham, or any other club in England for that matter.
The former Barcelona man has almost everything needed to succeed at the very highest level in the modern game.
But there are definitely a few kinks in his game that need to be ironed out.
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