Someone needs to take him to one side and have a word with him. I never thought he'd make it as he was so totally lacking in instinct and reading of the game. But since we've been in the champ his willingness to support his full back and increasing ammount of assists have surprised me. I still wonder, like most of our team, that without a driving force pushing the team up into the final third whether he'll be able to provide initiative at champ level but in league one he should be a dominant force.
Someone needs to take him to one side and get him putting crosses in early as he is accurate, just he never bloody crosses unless he perceives it to be the perfect moment.
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Potential was always there it's just like with players such as Thomas, Ambrose etc how much he really wants it and if he really pushes on or not.
If the change we are seeing in Sam is down to Parkinson and his coaches then good on them an I may change my tune 7 hope Parky stays.
His confidence needs to be worked on. Maybe a really good season next year may see him really progress. Appreciate it was a nothing game but great to see us end the game with only one loanee in Butternut and promise in nurtured talent with Tuna,Solly,Wagstaff,Shelvey,Elliot and Racon.
He said "He always wants to get in the perfect cross, but in trying to do that, often wastes the chance, which is infuriating"
Worked well today ;-)
Is that strikers as in the plural.
But agreed does need to add goals to his game, I think that will come though looks alot more confident since had a decent run in the team
Will be a key player for us next season and hopefully beyond
He is a great guy always smiling and as you have put he will be a key player for next year and he told us that he wants to stay.
That's good to hear. Always thought he would. Might be a bit of interest in him though.
I thought Sam did well today.
I thought Sam did well today.[/quote]
But in the lower league's it can set the tone for how you play, and where you play; hopefully more in the opposition's final third.
Sam clearly has skill. If Parky's telling him that then good, but they should be getting him to play the percentage game with his crosses when he's more static. He clearly is better as an instinct player but when the game's not going for us he needs to hit the early ball when there is presence in the box. I've only ever seen him do that at Tottenham at home, where he looked to cross it everytime in the final third. Came to very little but put pressure on the defenders and in the lower leagues that leads to goals.
that's interesting and well done parky. sam was good today and he'll play a big part next season. sometimes the wrong choices he makes overshadows the times he does the right thing.
i can't wait for next season.
I suspect today was the last time we will see him in a Charlton shirt.
Someone talking sense - we'd really miss him if he were to go
I'm sure he wants to stay, it's just down to if the club get a bid, the manager thinks he can replace him and we tell him we need him to go to help the club. I can see a few clubs looking at him and thinking if he carries on improving he'll be a good player for them.
I hope he stays, I have got frustrated with him, but he has improved and is easily our best option on the right. We'll struggle to sign anyone better.
At times I think many fans forget he only started playing regularly last season, at 22/23 he was quite inexperienced for his age.
Key player next season if we can keep him.
But looks a lot more mature, certainly worth keeping.
Has he signed up on here yet? !