“Been there before” | Potter gives praise to Scarles | OneFootball

Graham Potter has praised Ollie Scarles for his outstanding reading of the game.

The West Ham boss was talking of our latest product of the Academy of Football, who has made significant strides this season, now becoming a first team regular at the club he loves.

Scarles was outstanding again in the victory over Arsenal at the weekend, which effectively ended their hopes of a Premier League title once again – as Potter praised the wing-back for his undeniable quality of reading the game.

“He played the game as if he’d been there before, almost,” said the Hammers boss, as reported by the clubs Official Website. “He was intercepting things, his reading of the game was at a really good level, so again, I say credit to him, his family, the Academy, because that development process has been a long project.

“He’s done a good job but, as I said, he’s a young player that we have to be careful with, not to speak too much about, but certainly from the initial first impressions of him, it’s really positive.

“In terms of improvement, I think every aspect of his game can improve and that’s the exciting thing because we’ve already got a top player.”