Press conferences can be used to get messages to players as well as the public via the media, but don’t count on reaching Crysencio Summerville that way. Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch has spoken a lot about his in-form winger across the past week, and much of it has been an honest acknowledgement of what the 21-year-old still needs to improve on.
Marsch has not painted a misguiding picture about Summerville or where he is at in his career. Punctuality, professionalism and work ethic have all been flagged as aspects the attacker can still work on at Thorp Arch.
That was pitched in stark contrast to the road Summerville’s close friend, Wilfried Gnonto, has taken in the game. The 19-year-old has been trumpeted as a model professional by Marsch and someone who can perhaps rub off on his Dutch counterpart.
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Marsch further emphasised his point by laughing through an anecdote from last week at Thorp Arch. Marsch has given several answers in the aforementioned tone and was checking to see if the youths had picked up on what he was trying to tell them.
He said: “It’s typical, this is what happened: I saw Willy and Crysencio and I said ‘Cry, did you see my press conference?’ And he goes ‘No’. And I go, ‘did you, Willy?’ He goes, ‘yes’.
“He goes, ‘yeah, I heard it. I agree. I understand that’, but at the same time, Cry is developing and you can see his confidence. We're going to continue to push him to mature and be a complete player.
“You can see it swelling, you can see it growing and it's great. They have a really strong friendship and if we can build them up and continue to use their youthful talent and enthusiasm and desire to improve and fearlessness, that can be a good recipe for success, even with young players.”
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