Former Coventry City scout Chris Brown has said that the next few years are crucial for Ben Stevenson.
Speaking about the midfielder who has signed a deal until June 30th 2020, Brown told the Coventry Telegraph's Andy Turner: “Ben’s doing well and the next couple of years are key for him. We have seen it before where lads come in to the first team and some struggle to push on.
“Conor Thomas is a prime example of what can happen because he couldn’t handle it to push on.
“Ben is not the same type of player as Conor because he can see a pass forward – Conor could only see one backwards and sideways. That was a coaching issue and whoever was coaching him couldn’t coach it out of him because he wanted to play crab football all the time. You need another string to your bow.
“But Ben looks forward and I think George Thomas has helped him with that. They are big mates who have stayed in digs together and been together since under-eights. George would always have a go at him if he didn’t give him the ball so that made Ben look forward a lot of the time.”
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