Charlton Athletic manager Ben Garner has hailed English-born Ghanaian Jesurun Rak-Sakyi after the teen sensation scored on his debut.
Rak-Sakyi broke the deadlock as the Addicks thumped Plymouth 5-1 on Tuesday night in the English League One.
“It was a great debut for Jes and he is only going to get better,” said Garner. “I think we’ve all seen tonight what a talent he has got. It’s great for him to score early on. Hopefully he can have a fantastic season for us.
“His biggest asset is his wonderful, wonderful balance. Couple that with close control and ability. But tactically tonight was most pleasing for me because he’s only had two days prep on how we wanted to press and be without the ball. He’s done that fantastically well for a young player.
“It was a really mature debut.
“It wasn’t quite the perfect team performance – I’d have liked the clean sheet – but really good to react from Saturday because there was frustration, I wouldn’t go as far as disappointment, to not get anything. You either get despondent and drop away or you roll your sleeves up and come back harder – which is what we did tonight.”
Rak-Sakyi is on loan from Crystal Palace.
