Tony Mowbray gave Elliott Embleton the nod last Saturday against Preston as a reward for his form and performances in training. Even though Embo didn’t come up with any sort of goal contribution the gaffer still has faith in the 23 year old.
SHOOTER
"I watch Elliot in training and he shoots more than any other player at the football club. He shoots off both feet and he's pretty accurate with both to be honest, I just feel like if we can play him beyond their midfield and we can get him half a yard.”
DESERVED OPPORTUNITY
"I want to give him that chance to do what he does in training and obviously we're looking for players who can get us those goals at the moment. I looked at his record last year and in terms of both goals and assists it was very good. I think he deserves an opportunity to show that he can contribute goals for us, he's been given an opportunity to do that."
NO GOAL SCORING ISSUES
"I don't want to sit here and talk about strikers, we will find a way to score goals as we have done and we will find a way to win games. Sometimes you go through a game where you don't score, that happens to every football team. I don't see it being an issue, we've got players who can score goals in our squad."
