Eoghan O'Connell made his second start for Walsall at the weekend after joining on loan from Celtic on January 12th.
The centre-back has made an immediate impact at the Bescot Stadium. The club have won consecutive games for the first time this season. O'Connell also got the opening goal in a 3-1 win against Bristol Rovers on Saturday.
Walsall manager Jon Witney told the Walsall Advertiser that the 21-year-old has been 'outstanding' since his arrival at the club.
I thought Eoghan was outstanding, his technical side was really good. One of his biggest fortes is that he's so comfortable on the ball. He doesn't panic which is great because we are a team that wants to retain the ball and I think we've struggled with that this season a little bit.
It helps us on the defensive side if we can keep the ball. He brings that, but he also brings a presence and he's a winner.
It is not just the Corkman's abilities with the ball at his feet which Witney has noticed. It is also the winning mentality which he brings.
I think the players respect him already for what he is. You can tell when you speak to him - he's just one of those energisers and that goes through his family.
He's got a good sporting tradition in his family – his cousin (Paul O'Connell) was the Lions captain as well and you can see Eoghan has a winning mentality which was key in us bringing him in.
You can see O'Connell's first Walsall goal at around the 34 second mark below.
