Lewis Hall
Lee Carsley, while discussing Lewis Hall’s addition to the UEFA Nations League squad,
Lee Carsley said “Lewis has taken his time to settle in but has shown he can be consistent. He’s got a great left foot. It’s a good challenge to see if he can maintain that in the squad.”
Lee Carsley, elaborating on Hall’s development and the challenges of his transfer expectations,
Lee Carsley said “Both players who have played a lot of minutes this season, showed they can play at a high level. There was a big transfer fee attached to his name, and I think that was the issue for everybody, they wanted to see him straight away. We knew he had a bit of work to do to get to the level where we needed him to be. I’ve seen players who haven’t responded well to that. To Lewis’ great credit, he got his head down and did the work. He worked incredibly hard, double sessions after training, a lot of review and analysis into how he was getting on.”
Lee Carsley, reflecting on Hall’s progress and future growth,
Lee Carsley said “We had no doubt that he would step into the team and hopefully take his opportunities when they came. I thought he really grabbed it towards the end of last season, and he hasn’t looked back at the beginning of this. I still feel there’s more growth and development in his game, but I think he’s in a really good place and has started the season very well.”
