It Will Take More Than An Atlas To Find The Best In 'Stupid' Morrison

The midfielder may be a ‘flawed genius’ but he has simply thrown his talent away

- David Bowden

Albert Einstein once said: ‘The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits’. Never has a statement summed up one former West Ham ‘wonder kid’ better than those words.

Of course, I am talking about Ravel Morrison, who whilst West Ham were attempting and failing to sign William Carvalho took a giant step into the unknown and moved to Mexican side Atlas FC.

The move got tongues wagging in England and during Sky Sports News’ ‘the debate’ former Irons gaffer Sam Allardyce led a scathing attack on the ex-Manchester United academy graduate.

The former England manager described Morrison as the ‘biggest waste of talent’ he has ever worked with.

The full quote goes onto to suggest that the Wythenshawe-born wide man had it all, but the mental side of his game held him back.

Allardyce then told Geoff Shreeves and Craig Bellamy that Morrison was a ‘match winner’ for three months at West Ham before he fell off the radar after more troubling times offthe field.

For starters, I cannot remember Ravel being a ‘match winner’ for three months, and a brief look at his stats will echo that point.