da bet nacional： Ex-Southampton striker James Beattie has been talking to The Daily Echo about Che Adams.
da leao： The 23-year-old arrived at St Mary’s from Birmingham in a deal worth £15m last summer, and went on to start the first bunch of Premier League games this season.
However, after failing to score in those games and with Danny Ings embarking on a hot streak, the Englishman was sidelined and has only made eight Premier League starts so far this term – he only has one assist to show for his efforts in 24 appearances across all competitions this term.
What did he say?
Beattie said: “I know what will happen. He will just bang an absolute worldie in when no one is expecting it.
“As a striker you have to go back to your process and I know he scores goals for fun in training. But he is mentally strong, resilient and hopefully that goal isn’t too far in the future.”
If anyone knows, Beattie does
These words of advice to Adams couldn’t come from a much better source given what Beattie achieved for Southampton.
The ex-England international scored 71 goals for the Saints in 215 appearances, enjoying one phenomenal season in particular at St Mary’s which saw him net 23 Premier League goals in the 2002/03 campaign.
Having also worked with Adams at Birmingham before his big-money summer switch, Beattie knows him on a personal level as well as being someone who has been in the Southampton No.10’s shoes, so if the £15m man is going to listen to anyone about how he can be successful on the south coast, he should be attentive to the 41-year-old’s words.
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Adams has all the ingredients to be successful. He is rapid, strong and can clearly finish having scored 22 Championship goals last season, while there were times early in the season – such as his fierce strike against Sheffield United that smacked the post – which proved that he is only inches away from notching one.
Hopefully, Beattie’s words will help the Saints forward.
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