Phil Parkinson admitted Charlton Athletic weren’t at their best despite maintaining their 100 per cent record with a comfortable win over Walsall at the weekend.
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Addicks recorded a 2-0 victory, with Parkinson reserving particular praise for one of the goalscorers -
Scott Wagstaff.
He said: "I was very pleased for Scotty because he's a great lad who works really hard in training and in the reserves.
"We've been waiting for him to reproduce that when he gets a chance in the first team, so this will do wonders for his confidence.
"It's such a bonus for me that another of our youngsters has come on and made a contribution. He gives us athleticism, especially when defenders get tired, and this will help him progress for the rest of the season.
"A couple of bad decisions were made with him last season. Maybe it was a case of him doing too much too quickly when he wasn't quite ready, but in this game he showed everybody he is a good player, although he still has a lot to do.
"I like it when you get a local lad like Scotty who has a great work ethic and is desperate to get involved. Because he is so desperate to play sometimes he gets a bit tense and tries too hard, but in this game he was relaxed.
"He had loads of time to think about that chance, but he was composed and stuck it away so I was really pleased for him.''
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