Daniel Bennie first ten games he didn't have a single goal contribution, his fotmob rating was 6.2 and visually I reckon he was the worst player in the league to, for the most part, hold down a starting place

his last 10 games he has a goal and 2 assists and a fotmob rating of 7.2 average putting him well above average.

How many times have youth been given that much faith in this league? It seems that game time at this age is crucial to their development. I think Yull got dropped just as he was coming good. Are there any others that you think should have had more faith this season?

Isn't it a bit of a balance though? You don't want to give players a go just because they are young they should have to earn their spot 

Did Stajic compare him to Emerton?

He did! Emerton got around 10 goals in his u21 season so has plenty of time to match that being still just 17 years old

Clayton taylor is doing well young too

To some degree yes. Cant play an u17 team, but fans should ignore the first 15 or so games of a young player imo

In australia thats more than half a sesson tho....if that was a third of a season its probably easier to rationalize a project player

Of course i’m not trying to compare because they in a different level but Bennie’s style reminds me of Thomas Muller with how he plays, he always seems to find space quite well for an attacking midfielder a different type of attacking midfielder whom they want the ball at feet especially in those tight spaces.

The second goal for Perth is a good example, the way he found space between the Adelaide defence was impressive. 

he is starting to look dangerous whenever he touches the ball - start of the season looked like he didn't belong

Did you actually was those games though? Because I watched a lot of them he definitely didn't look bad, he didn't have a goal contribution but he was close to scoring quite a few times and generally was solid. 

Fotmob is not really a good indicator for judging a player, especially one without contributions as contributions inflate people's ratings even if they're penalties or tap-ins. Bennie was never looking like the worse player in the league. 

Think the Thomas Muller comparison is good. 

I did watch the games i thought he struggled and i was hoping perth kept faith in him and they did

speaking of keeping faith, emertons stats in the nsl make for some reading and a lesson in patience

u18 - 18 appearances for 2 goals
u19 - 24 appearances for 3 goals
u20 - 21 appearances for 2 goals
u21 - 31 appearances for 9 goals

his first season fans are probably always going to be patient. But in his 3rd season he is still only scoring 2 goals