For what it's worth when I've seen him play at reserve level (4 or 5 times maybe) he's been probably the best player on the park each time, outperforming older players. Captaining his country's U19 team at 16, playing for the U21s at 17 and called into the full team at 18 is usually a good sign. This coupled with the stories of bigger clubs watching him before we signed him has led to him being (over)hyped up. Whether he'll amount to anything in the long term, time will only tell.
No, though, he's shit and anybody who has the remotest positive attitude towards playing young players should be lambasted for doing so. It's not like our current star player was the result of having faith in young players, is it?