At one point in a game early on in the season, he had a tussle with an opponent, and they ended up on the floor, as he got up, he said something to Kanu who just smiled at him.
A couple of minutes later the same thing happened again and Kanu smiled and laughed at the player as they collided and the defender fell to the floor, and said something to him which made the opponent jump up and get in his face. Reckon something was said about his age or whatever, but Kanu was shrugging off this veteran defender and enjoying himself, at that point I thought ok he's ready for senior football.
Scoring goals in junior football is one thing, bagging 4 in one game in senior football is quite another, and I reckon he'll be a big player for us for years to come
Got to assume he will be recalled after Aneke (susceptive) injury. After watching him against Port Vale I thought he was definitely ready for league football.
Got to assume he will be recalled after Aneke (susceptive) injury. After watching him against Port Vale I thought he was definitely ready for league football.
I think he's ready for League football but not sure he's ready for a promotion push in League One. His all around play still needs work and he needs to play some football to work on it.
If he keeps this up I expect he'll be plating league football in January either for us or on loan.
Either way, he's scoring goals in senior football which he hasn't done before this year and he's still only 18, which is bonkers.
Got to assume he will be recalled after Aneke (susceptive) injury. After watching him against Port Vale I thought he was definitely ready for league football.
I think he's ready for League football but not sure he's ready for a promotion push in League One. His all around play still needs work and he needs to play some football to work on it.
If he keeps this up I expect he'll be plating league football in January either for us or on loan.
Either way, he's scoring goals in senior football which he hasn't done before this year and he's still only 18, which is bonkers.
Even before his loan he had shown flashes this season that he can hurt defences at this level. Consistency might be an issue for him, as it tends to be for young players, but he could be a real weapon off the bench if we need a goal.
We have a bit of an embarrassment of riches at the moment (let’s assume, optimistically, that Chuks is not now going to out for months) so have the luxury of leaving Kanu where he is for now, which I have no doubt will be helping him too.
I wouldn’t rule out him having an influence on the second half of our season though. I think there’s certainly an opportunity for him to push himself ahead of Tedic, who has been so-so so far.
I think he was unfortunate to be left out when he was, but everything was going awry at that time under Garner. I actually believe this loan is an excellent all round thing, he is most certainly not loaned to Southend United because he is not good enough for us. If when he is more settled as a proper pro and yet his goalscoring per season diminishes by a third, he will still be a 15 goal a season striker, and I think he can do better than that eventually, and at a higher level too. It is noticeable for Daniel that he has physically developed in the last year or so, from lithe and effective, he is now lithe, strong(er) and effective, and as for his thought processes, we he is a fruit of the tree that gives us Leaburn, Asimwe, Campbell, Anderson and a few others too, none of them bewildered when playing. Daniel is a natural, but excellent coaching, support and development has enabled him to make really good progress. The only caveat to all this is to remember just how young he is, but his trajectory suggests genuinely good things. If we continue to do OK up front, I would be delighted if Kanu stays at that decent club Southend for the whole season, and somehow helps them to get back into the league. If he then returns uninjured everybody's happy.
No need to recall him. Leave him there to gain more confidence & a run in a team.
We have 3 strikers (if we dont play Tedic on the wing) and our wingers are scoring too.
If Chuks is injured (I hope not) and Tedic continues to be a waste of space (I think there’s a great player in there but imo we are not seeing it) then Kanu needs to be playing for Charlton sooner rather than later
I didn't need Daniel Kanu to score 4 goals for Southend to say he should be in our 18 man squad. With Aneke getting his mandatory injury May, Leaburn, Tedic and Kanu need to be in our squad and most games I would use all 4 players.Tedic is a central striker and it's not doing him any favours playing out wide.
Tedic can now job share with Leaburn while May can play 100 minutes and Kanu can be super sub. Don't know the small print of the loan at Southend but we need him back ASAP if as expected Chuks goes on Sick leave.
I didn't need Daniel Kanu to score 4 goals for Southend to say he should be in our 18 man squad. With Aneke getting his mandatory injury May, Leaburn, Tedic and Kanu need to be in our squad and most games I would use all 4 players.Tedic is a central striker and it's not doing him any favours playing out wide.
Tedic can now job share with Leaburn while May can play 100 minutes and Kanu can be super sub. Don't know the small print of the loan at Southend but we need him back ASAP if as expected Chuks goes on Sick leave.
Disagree. It would be very very nice to have someone like that on the bench as a secret weapon but in the long-term he will benefit and develop a lot more being the Main Man for a lower team than he would coming off the bench for 20-30 minutes at a time.
He's still young and we need to look at the long game not the here and now.
Aneke's injury problems and the question mark over Blackett Taylor signing a new contract means a forward line of Campbell, Leaburn and Kanu is more likely than not, the only caveat to that is whether the club can hold on to them.
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Kanu wasn’t involved as he wasn’t given permission to feature.
A couple of minutes later the same thing happened again and Kanu smiled and laughed at the player as they collided and the defender fell to the floor, and said something to him which made the opponent jump up and get in his face. Reckon something was said about his age or whatever, but Kanu was shrugging off this veteran defender and enjoying himself, at that point I thought ok he's ready for senior football.
Scoring goals in junior football is one thing, bagging 4 in one game in senior football is quite another, and I reckon he'll be a big player for us for years to come
And had the best defensive record in the division. 13 in 15 conceded became 18 in 16.
They'd be 5th without their 10-pt deduction at the start of the season, so Daniel will no doubt have some decent players to work with over there.
If he keeps this up I expect he'll be plating league football in January either for us or on loan.
Either way, he's scoring goals in senior football which he hasn't done before this year and he's still only 18, which is bonkers.
We have 3 strikers (if we dont play Tedic on the wing) and our wingers are scoring too.
I actually believe this loan is an excellent all round thing, he is most certainly not loaned to Southend United because he is not good enough for us. If when he is more settled as a proper pro and yet his goalscoring per season diminishes by a third, he will still be a 15 goal a season striker, and I think he can do better than that eventually, and at a higher level too.
It is noticeable for Daniel that he has physically developed in the last year or so, from lithe and effective, he is now lithe, strong(er) and effective, and as for his thought processes, we he is a fruit of the tree that gives us Leaburn, Asimwe, Campbell, Anderson and a few others too, none of them bewildered when playing.
Daniel is a natural, but excellent coaching, support and development has enabled him to make really good progress. The only caveat to all this is to remember just how young he is, but his trajectory suggests genuinely good things.
If we continue to do OK up front, I would be delighted if Kanu stays at that decent club Southend for the whole season, and somehow helps them to get back into the league. If he then returns uninjured everybody's happy.
What an amazing performance. Am sure he’s the real deal.
With Aneke getting his mandatory injury May, Leaburn, Tedic and Kanu need to be in our squad and most games I would use all 4 players.Tedic is a central striker and it's not doing him any favours playing out wide.
Tedic can now job share with Leaburn while May can play 100 minutes and Kanu can be super sub.
Don't know the small print of the loan at Southend but we need him back ASAP if as expected Chuks goes on Sick leave.
He's still young and we need to look at the long game not the here and now.