Echo News In-form Matt Rush bags brace for Southend United in narrow defeat to Fulham

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United striker Matt Rush took his goals tally in 2021 to seven in seven games with a brace against Fulham U23s in a friendly at Boots & Laces this afternoon.

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[Ted]

Well done to him. Find the comments I’ve seen on Twitter under the article a bit frustrating though. Essentially saying bring him in, he can score our goals.
Yes our forwards have been poor this year. But surely we can trust the reason he hasn’t been included this year is because he isn’t ready. Let’s not pressurise another young kid into feeling like he has to be our saviour. Matts time will come! Keep pushing on lad

 

[TrueBlue]

Well done to him. Find the comments I’ve seen on Twitter under the article a bit frustrating though. Essentially saying bring him in, he can score our goals.
Yes our forwards have been poor this year. But surely we can trust the reason he hasn’t been included this year is because he isn’t ready. Let’s not pressurise another young kid into feeling like he has to be our saviour. Matts time will come! Keep pushing on lad

I think though he has earned himself maybe a sub appearance

 

[gatecrasher]

Surely he is worth a little 10 - 15 min run out in games. We have zero ideas up front so he cannot be worse than what we have. He missed a sitter I know start of the season but the team he as playing in then was a car crash, we look far more solid now and a fox in the box might be what we need to nick a goal or two that could well keep us up. Acquah, love him or hate him might have his attributes but by god shooting is not one of them - He reminds me of a centre back up front, except he cant head. But before some of the more sensitive members of the Emile fan club call for my execution, he has a Fellani god like touch on balls off his chest, brings the ball down like a dream. He may yet come good, he is only a young lad but someone needs to help him learn how to swing his leg when he is kicking on goal :) I'd love for that fox in the box to be Goodship but he thinks he is Harry Kane and can start an attacking move from a Prilo position deep in midfield....no mate...go sit on the 6 yard line and wait for the keeper to parry a Ferguson pile driver or a Emile Bobbler

 

[brigg blue]

If he's going to get 10-15 minutes in the first team it can't be as a lone striker. He seems ideal to play with EA upfront and profit from the space that Emile creates as a defender magnet

 

[Jay_SUFC]

I think though he has earned himself maybe a sub appearance

I agree; surely he can't be worse than Goodship

 

[cerbera45]

8 games to go, throw him in

 

[Ricey]

Give him a chance, because it’s quite clear that Akinola, Acquah and Goodship couldn’t score in a brothel.

 

[jimmy55]

You really do have to wonder, how and why not

 

[Danshrimper]

Don’t necessarily think he’s the answer. We thought Norman Wabo and Jason Williams were going to have an impact after scoring loads for the youth team and they didn’t. But we might as well give him a go at this stage, even if only from the bench. He can’t have any less impact than Goodship.

 

[Chrisb]

Unfortunately I bet he doesn't even make the bench. MM will probably bring Dieng back up front for Tuesday.

 

[jimmy55]

Unfortunately I bet he doesn't even make the bench. MM will probably bring Dieng back up front for Tuesday.

I think another manager will snap him up next season. All too late