Wed Mar 09, 2022 7:57 am
Flynn eager for Tomlin to build on first start in League 2
Walsall boss Michael Flynn is hoping Lee Tomlin can build on his first Saddlers start at the weekend.
After a couple of substitute appearances, the 33-year-old was handed a start during the 1-1 draw with Barrow on Saturday, his first league start since playing for Cardiff against Blackburn Rovers in the Championship back in October 2020.
Speaking to the Express and Star, Flynn said of Tomlin’s display: “I thought it was a solid performance.
"With his experience and movement, he was trying to get into pockets.
“The pitch being so bobbly killed him a few times. Having got in a good position, it either bobbled off his calf or his knee.
“But the ball he put across goal in the second half, that’s got to be a tap-in.
“With a bit of ruthlessness, somebody’s on the end of that. I don’t care if they slide and scrape all their teeth on the floor.
"As long as it goes in, that’s the desire and passion they’ve got to have. Put it this way, if that’s Alan Shearer, it’s in. It’s a goal.”