Luton chief insists there is ‘more to come’ from Walsh after his full Hatters debut.
Midfielder starts 1-0 victory at Millwall on Saturday
Luton boss Rob Edwards believes there is much more to come from midfielder Liam Walsh after the former Everton youngster was handed his full debut for the club during Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Millwall.
The 26-year-old only moved to Kenilworth Road recently, signing on a free transfer after being released from fellow second tier side Swansea City in the summer, having caught Edwards’ eye during his time as a talented youngster at Goodison Park. Having played the second half of Town’s Carabao Cup exit at QPR earlier this month, Walsh also came on in the second half of the 2-1 home defeat to the same side recently.
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Following the international break and a chance to build up his fitness even further at the Brache during an inter-squad friendly, Walsh was then given a starting berth at the New Den, his first since beginning the Swans clash with West Bromwich Albion on New Year’s Day, one of three changes made by Edwards in a bid to gain a first victory of the campaign, which included dropping skipper Carlton Morris to the bench.
He went on to impress in both sides of his game, coolly setting up Teden Mengi for his brilliant sidefoot finish into the corner of the net after just 10 minutes which proved to be the only goal of the encounter. Walsh then had three shots himself, two on target, twice firing straight at Lions keeper Lukas Jensen in the second period, although should probably have done better with his second opportunity when arriving late into the area after Tahith Chong had dummied Jordan Clark’s low cross.
