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Since signing on a season-long loan from West Brom back in the summer, Jonathan Leko has failed to set The Valley alight with his lacklustre performances.
The 20-year-old had been playing in a two-man attack alongside Lyle Taylor before the Montserrat international picked up an injury, where Leko managed to score just one goal – even that sole strike came courtesy of a wicked deflection.
How has he done so far?
He’s still a very young player, one who is also still in fairly new surroundings in south London, but Leko has failed to deliver the goods so far this season.
The 6-foot forward has scored one goal and recorded two assists in eight Championship appearances this term, which is acceptable for a player of his age, although there are worrying signs in other departments.
Leko has averaged 3.6 unsuccessful touches per game in the league, while also finding himself dispossessed 2.4 times on average – some Charlton fans were also unhappy with his contribution in the 2-0 loss to Wigan.
Position change didn’t see any improvement
In the most recent outing against Leeds, Lee Bowyer moved Leko out onto the right-wing – as per WhoScored – with Macauley Bonne as a lone striker, but the on-loan forward was still ineffective.
He had no shots on goal, while also continuing his trend of unsuccessful touches by having five to his name against Leeds.
Leko was also dispossessed three times, and didn’t complete a single key pass – he was practically non-existent, and Bowyer should definitely take note of his showing and consider it when contemplating whether to use Leko on the right flank again.
He almost certainly shouldn’t based off the display on Saturday.
It is admirable from Bowyer to put Leko in a new position to see if there could be any improvement, but sadly, there was none – the England Under-20 international must find some sort of rhythm soon, or he could potentially find himself out of the XI.