Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott will be on the bench for tomorrow's FA Cup fifth round match against Norwich.
The 18-year-old made a brief cameo from the bench in Spurs' 3-2 defeat to Wolves on Sunday and Mourinho is urging Spurs' fans to be patient with his development:
"He will be on the bench tomorrow," the Tottenham boss told reporters ahead of their clash with Canaries. "We are taking very good care of him.
"We cannot tell you every single detail. We are taking care of a player and a young boy. He's 18 but one month ago he was 17.
"We are taking good care of him. Yesterday we decided it was good for him to play for the under-23s but only for 45 minutes. The objective was to get some football.
"He has qualities, he has potential. He's not an end product and he has a lot to develop at every level.
"He's going to be on the bench tomorrow again. He has two Premier League appearances, something that's not normal for 18-year-olds.
"He has the privilege of that and training with the first team and the very good people in the academy. Step by step."
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