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Whight Needs to Show More Self-Belief - Ipswich Town News

Town boss Paul Jewell says left-back Joe Whight needs to show greater self-belief. The 18-year-old former Copleston pupil, who signed a two-year professional deal at the end of last season when he was an unused sub on a number of occasions, was back on the bench for the final game of the campaign at Doncaster on Saturday but is still to make his first team debut.

Jewell told the club site: "Joe has not progressed as much as we - and he - would have liked this year.

"He is a different type of character to Byron [Lawrence]. He's got to believe in himself a bit more. He's only 18 though and we think there is a good player in there. He has to start thinking that as well - and showing it."

The comments echo those made by U18s coach Russell Osman earlier in the season: "I keep telling Joe what a good player he is. I think the only person that doesn’t believe it is Joe himself sometimes.

"I think it’s a little bit of that Suffolk upbringing. He’s a terrific lad, a great lad and I think if we all keep telling him he’s a really good player then one day he might start believing us.”

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