Henry Gray since being at Ipswich has had long stretches playing U21s before going out on loan. Paulsen is yes older and a better player than Gray
Joe Gauci had time on the bench at Villa before going out on loan
Basically AP is in a big learning phase at the moment. I remember some young keeper signing for an EPL club (Gauci?) saying that even adapting to the pace and power of shots coming at you at training was a challenge. Everything just levels up from say the ALM. It can take some time to settle in and adjust to Europe. And for keepers your mistakes are less forgiving than with outfield players. Better to be “over ready” than under
Also the perfect loan deal for AP may take time for the Cherries to find. Some other keeper picking up a long term injury or something. Again it might be that Jan window before he goes out on loan. Who knows
Joe Gauci had time on the bench at Villa before going out on loan
Basically AP is in a big learning phase at the moment. I remember some young keeper signing for an EPL club (Gauci?) saying that even adapting to the pace and power of shots coming at you at training was a challenge. Everything just levels up from say the ALM. It can take some time to settle in and adjust to Europe. And for keepers your mistakes are less forgiving than with outfield players. Better to be “over ready” than under
Also the perfect loan deal for AP may take time for the Cherries to find. Some other keeper picking up a long term injury or something. Again it might be that Jan window before he goes out on loan. Who knows