Chelsea untouchable sent sobering admonition subsequent to being designated "elite" by Roy Keane
Billy Gilmour has had a scorching year since intriguing for Scotland at Euro 2020 and will get back to Chelsea this late spring following a baffling season at Norwich City
Charlie Nicholas has cautioned Billy Gilmour that he could turn into the "following Barry Bannan" on the off chance that his exhibitions don't improve for both club and country.
This is after the Chelsea midfielder disappointed for Scotland in their 3-1 World Cup play-off rout against Ukraine last Wednesday. Gilmour began the game yet battled like the majority of his colleagues as Steve Clarke's side eventually lost the bind with The Blue and Yellow advancing to confront Wales in the last.
It comes following Gilmour's less than impressive season borrowed at Norwich City, where he was censured by a segment of the Canaries fans for his showcases throughout the span of the mission. He showed up altogether as Norwich completed absolute bottom and were consigned straight back to the Championship.
In his Daily Express section, Nicholas demanded Scotland should not continue to depend on Gilmour and conceded the Chelsea midfielder requirements to "offer more". He likewise cautioned him about turning into the following Bannan after the Sheffield Wednesday playmaker was once viewed as Scotland's most brilliant possibility.
Nicholas said: "Billy Gilmour is a capable player yet on the off chance that he isn't cautious he could wind up turning into the following Barry Bannan. Gilmour is a clean footballer however he brings to the table more and we want to quit portraying him as our friend in need.
"He battled in the play-off on the grounds that he didn't take care of business enough - and when he did it was square pass, square pass. Hopefully he can have a more prominent effect than Bannan - another tiny midfielder who did approve for a couple of seasons yet neglected to raise a ruckus around town everybody trusted."
Gilmour burst onto the scene during the 2019/20 season and made his full presentation in September 2019 - beginning a 7-1 Carabao Cup prevail upon Grimsby Town. He was broadly commended for his exhibition in the FA Cup fifth-round against Liverpool on March 3, 2020, where he helped his side to a 2-0 win. Gilmour would later make his most memorable Premier League start sometime thereafter in a 4-0 defeat over Everton.
Roy Keane marked Gilmour as "elite" after the Blues' success over Liverpool. He told Sky Sports : "I thought who is this youngster in midfield? There are sure characteristics you need from a midfielder whether it is quality ready, football knowledge, poise. He had everything, it was probably the best execution I have found in quite a while. He seemed to be an elite player."