The ‘top-level potential’ of Gavin Whyte can be unleashed on League One, according to John Mousinho, who is certain he can do it.
And the Pompey manager is unwavering in his belief that Cardiff, who joined in the summer, can match his previous highs in the match at Fratton Park.
When Whyte joined the Blues in the summer, there was a lot of anticipation surrounding his acquisition from Cardiff City of the Championship.
‘You don’t go for the money Gav went to the Championship for without having standards,’ he remarked.
He’s earned every one of his thirty or so caps for Northern Ireland and goals.
He holds a divisional league champion’s medal. Without the standards you establish for yourself, you cannot do those objectives.Gavin undoubtedly possesses it, which is one of the reasons we believe it would be beneficial for him to move here.
Gavin Whyte of Pompey, in John Mousinho’s opinion, is the best that can be brought out of him. Image of Jason Brown.
“He can cooperate with me, and I am aware of Gavin’s extraordinary potential.”
“I’ve seen it, and that’s what we want to work to get out of him,” the speaker said.
When Whyte arrived from Northern Ireland at Oxford in 2018 Mousinho witnessed him have a significant impact.
And, after watching the 27-year-old in training at close quarters, he can see the talent which saw his standing soar is still present.
He added: ‘Leyton Orient was probably his best game out of the six, and I still think he’s nowhere near where he could be from what we’ve seen in the past of him.
‘We’re not going to just harp on about the past for the sake of it.
‘But what we see in training and what Gavin knows he’s capable of, we can get back there and get better than that.
‘It’s not just a case of holding on to things which once were – we’re confident we can get there.’
