Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Lineker offered a glowing appraisal of Ngumoha’s technical ceiling. While cautious about the weight of expectations, the legendary striker noted specific similarities to Kylian Mbappe, one of the world's best players. "I’m not comparing him, but he’s got that stop-start sharpness of Mbappe," Lineker remarked. "He’s got enormous potential. He went close a few times. He was really special, and I’m surprised he went off."
He then praised both Ngumoha and Dowman for their bravery, noting: "The two of them, Dowman and Ngumoha, are players that we’ve (England fans) been crying out for. Players that will beat players, that can go past people. They don’t want to just regurgitate the ball and knock it around. They want to take chances. These sort of players, on occasions, it won’t happen for them. But I love that they’ll be brave enough, and hopefully they’ll continue to be encouraged to attack, to take people on. That’s what football fans love. It’s so exciting to see that young talent. And two young English kids – amazing.”