As his team prepare for Good Friday's League One clash with Shrewsbury Town, Walsall manager Jon Whitney has spoken to the local press and praised young winger Tobias Hayles-Docherty, who has been on the bench for the last two first-team games.
Speaking via the Express & Star, Jon backed Tobias to break into the team sooner rather than later, he said; "Tobias has got something special. I know when I see a good player. And, for me, Tobias needs to be around the team. He’s somebody who if he came on, I wouldn’t want to mark the kid because he just comes up with stuff.
"You can’t coach it. You can coach the tactical side but you can’t coach what he’s got. He was born with it. So we have to make him part of it now, and start to blood him now so when it comes to next year – and maybe this year – when he gets his chance, the nerves are less, he’s less anxious, he’s nice and calm and he can play how he can play.
"This is why we do what we do and I have to be that manager because this is the club that we are."