New Southampton manager Ivan Juric has backed Paul Onuachu to end his goal drought after the striker impressive performance against West Ham United.
The Nigeria international was handed his second start of the campaign in the 1-0 loss to the Hammers on Boxing Day.
Onuachu impressed in the game despite missing several scoring chances.
Juric is however willing to keep faith with the lanky striker and is hopeful he will get off the mark soon.
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He told the Daily Echo: “Onuachu scored goals in Belgium every year, 20 goals. In Turkey, it’s the same thing. It’s not the same thing playing in Turkey and Belgium compared to England.
“But it’s not one year that he scored 20 goals. I believe that he can do it. What I saw in these training sessions, he has his own characteristics.
“Long ball, keep the ball, the head is strong. It’s normal that he’s not the fastest player in the world, but in some games, I think he can do it well.
“In other games, maybe it’s better to play with Archer or with another one (upfront).”
By Adeboye Amosu
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