Blues boss Paul Cook says midfielder Tristan Nydam has the sort of desire and hunger that too many other people at the club don't have.

The 21-year-old made his first senior competitive appearance in two years following his broken leg and ruptured ankle ligaments in the 0-0 home draw with the MK Dons when he came on as a 62nd minute substitute.

However, since then the Zimbabwe-born, Colchester-raised midfielder hasn’t been in the first-team squad.

“Tristan’s cameo was based on the fact that he has the desire and hunger that a lot of people at this football club don’t have,” Cook said when asked about Nydam's recent return.

“If everyone in the club had his heart and his desire to win and to be good, I’ve watched him in two or three U23 games and when pain comes, he bites into his bottom lip and drives on.

“And it’s a characteristic that I love in players. For Tristan, it’s been a long road back. That was a reward for how hard he’s working.

“Going forward, it’s a long road for a lot of people because talent is not enough. It’s not enough. As I said, I don’t want to get into the depths because I’ll start going on and on, but the reality is, as you can realise, some of the stuff we do is not [what I want].”

Nydam is among the Blues players who are out of contract at the end of the season but with the club having an option to keep him for a further season.

Cook’s comments suggest that the academy product, a former England U18 and U19 international, may be one to escape the expected summer cull.

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WonTheCupin78 added 12:14 - Apr 23 Can see Nydam and Downes staying at the club.
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buzbyblue added 12:20 - Apr 23 Should be given a 5yr contract IMHO
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hadleighboyblue added 12:29 - Apr 23 Nydam should definitely be kept . After all he has gone through , he fully deserves a new contract on merit . Good that PC has seen the determination in him that others lack ......give us some positive news and announce he has been given a new contract , that would be great for the player for PC to show confidence in him .
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CraigEdwards added 12:39 - Apr 23 Top quality this lad and I've said it many times before
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spanishblue added 12:46 - Apr 23 This is something I thought the kid had let's hope he comes through the cull along with KVY & Downes , and Dozzer but still not convinced about him but surrounded by good players maybe he'll shine through,the rest hmm
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itfcserbia added 13:25 - Apr 23 Why not announce already his option will be triggered for next season and show him and the rest there is some reward for the attitude.
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itfcserbia added 13:26 - Apr 23 hadleighboyblue - haven't read the comments before commenting myself
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hadleighboyblue added 13:33 - Apr 23 Agree itfcserbia , it would give him a great lift and might even encourage some others . PC will want players with the right attitude and it looks like he has seen that in Nydam
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AlanG296 added 14:22 - Apr 23 Equally important as keeping the players with the right attitude like Nydam, is to clear out those who don't have the right attitude who will only bring others down to their level.
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Linkboy13 added 14:46 - Apr 23 Would luv to see this lad succeed as he's very well liked at the club according to ex Town coach Steve Foley who rates him very highly. Of course he hasn't got a dad at the club so he will have to work extra hard and not just stroll around.
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buzbyblue added 15:05 - Apr 23 No doubts those voting down my earlier comment also think that its Chambers who deserves the 5yr contract, not Nydam
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ringwoodblue added 15:06 - Apr 23 So why has Cookie not been giving Nydam any game time?
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AlanG296 added 15:11 - Apr 23 To protect him from being infected by those with the wrong attitude
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TimmyH added 17:15 - Apr 23 Hold on Paul this might be on the training ground but he's played minimal time on the pitch to fully judge him - saying that he looked quite good a few years back under MM and then went out on loan but for some reason or other has had little game time since.
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Taricco_Fan added 17:22 - Apr 23 Definitely one to hang on to. I don't think we've seen what he can do as of yet.
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muccletonjoe added 17:26 - Apr 23 He is one I would definitely keep
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therein61 added 17:55 - Apr 23 I like where Cook is coming from he is seeing commitment and desire in players that others who have been coasting since big gob was instrumental in getting them fat contracts because they were good blokes(in other words creeps) and Lambert failed to see anything other than what was in his desk drawer just happy to let 4&8 dictate, now with hope Cook will have these wasters out of it and build a side along the lines of his comment.

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hrj4 added 21:25 - Apr 23 Nydam played well against Mk Dons when coming on as a substitute so slightly disappointed not to see him since despite the manager's positive comments.
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ArnieM added 21:57 - Apr 23 ......” because talent is not enough. It's not enough” Wonder if this is meaning another young midfielder we have ?
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KiwiBlue2 added 01:05 - Apr 24 I suspect TN will be amongst the subs for this Saturday.
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