Bristol City central midfielder Han-Noah Massengo has had a steady start to life in the south west of England so far following his summer transfer from French club Monaco.

The 18-year-old has immediately become a fans favourite at Ashton Gate after some sparkling performances during the first few months of his senior career in the Championship, and after spending a period on the bench at the club, he has lately been restored to the starting lineup by manager Lee Johnson.

While Massengo is being tipped for a future at the top of world football, he is yet to be the finished article and here are three reasons why...

Decision making

As with most youngsters making their break into senior football, their decision making can be slightly off, and the French wonderkid Massengo is no different.

On occasion, the youngster attempts to run out of defence with the ball from the edge of his own area and can get caught in possession while in a dangerous area, with his best option being to clear it.

The decision making will come with the more football that Massengo plays as he will learn for himself when the best opportunity is to retain possession instead of trying to play 'percentage football'.

Final pass

Having been one of the central midfielders alongside Adam Nagy in a 4-4-2 formation, the 18-year-old has often found himself being the central midfielder further up the pitch.

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Having been given the brief of being the playmaker who has to try and find the passes through to the players in front of him, it has become evident that Massengo doesn't suit this role just yet.

On a few occasions against Millwall yesterday evening, his ball in behind the defence to try and release Andreas Weimann was overhit and easily cleaned up by the visiting centre-backs, or rolled through to the goalkeeper as City tried to find a way through.

Physicality

Not being the tallest and being a young kid still, Massengo was always going to struggle with the physical side of the game as he made the step up from youth football in one country to senior football in a more physical country.

The young midfielder has often found himself physically outmuscled by the opposition midfield when going shoulder to shoulder with them, and while he has the stamina as well as the natural fitness to compete across the pitch, he is yet to have the body build to be a real force in the centre of midfield.