In terms of ability and experience, that’s the difference.
Chermiti hasn’t even played in 40 games yet, and half of his experience was for the B team playing in the third tier. In terms of experience he’s a baby. In any other industry he would also be a baby, he’s a teenager.
Branthwaite was only 21 in June. He had only just turned 20 when he went to PSV and played most of a season in top flight football. He also played for our first team at 18, he had also played for Carlisles first team 14 times before he played for us.
Add in the loan at Blackburn; for a 21 year old (even more so for a defender who typically come through later due to the risk) I’d say he’s very experienced for a 21 year old.
Onana only really got into first team football at 20, but was playing for Belgium at 21. Clearly showed a lot of potential ability, but not creating waves as a teenager.
Garner. By the time he joined Everton at 20 he had played more than 80 games in the Championship over two seasons. Very experienced.
Chermiti could be like Onana and catch the eye at 20 and start showing what he can do. He might be like Garner and break in while he’s still 18. But in terms of experience and ability, right now he’s just a kid with potential. Luckily for us and for him we have DCL and Beto, so he doesn’t need to play and can take his time to learn.