West Brom must unleash Josh Shaw

West Bromwich Albion should not probably the most famend aspect for producing tremendous home-grown expertise, however have been strong of their means to churn out gamers who’ve gone on to impress within the English top-flight.

Chris Wooden, Saido Berahino, Tyler Roberts and extra are simply a few of the skills which have sprung up from their academy and had been are equally sturdy and dependable gamers.

One other who suits this mould and might be prepared for a spot within the first crew is Josh Shaw.

Ought to Josh Shaw be given an opportunity for West Brom?

The 18-year-old left-back is but to make any senior appearances however has made the step up from under-18s soccer with ease.

Having scored twice and assisted once in 25 video games within the U18 Premier League, 12 additional appearances within the Premier League 2 are indicative of somebody who just isn’t afraid to match as much as the bodily calls for that older age teams would possibly demand.

Conor Townsend is 29, so when his inevitable decline begins, given the depth such a job requires, Shaw might be ready patiently within the wings able to take his place.

It’s a testomony to his means that the Baggies spent the summer season resisting advances from Premier League golf equipment who were desperate to tempt the teenager from the Hawthorns

With Taylor Garder-Hickman and Dara O’Shea performing as a primary examples of the pathway from youth soccer into the beginning aspect, Shaw will really feel assured he could be the subsequent to make the step up.

His U18s boss Peter Gilbert had the following to say about his potential:

“Josh has improved, retains getting higher and it’s been an upward curve in his profession since transferring to West Brom”

Not solely this, however his versatility makes him an additional asset to the aspect he hopes to interrupt into. With a capability to play left wing, he’s clearly a forward-thinking full-back.

He may definitely enhance a West Brom aspect that has scored simply 14 in 9 video games this season, with 5 of them coming in a single sport.

They’re in determined want of some freshness of their aspect, and Steve Bruce should think about unleashing this teenage sensation to propel them away from their present 20^th place.