Harrison Reed has had a good start to life in the Championship with Fulham, and his recent display against West Brom earned him more than a few plaudits.
The midfielder joined Scott Parker’s side on loan for the season as his prospects of first-team football under Ralph Hasenhuttl at Southampton looked slim.
Reed has since settled in well at Craven Cottage. Although his Fulham side could only manage a 1-1 draw against West Brom on Saturday, plenty of their fans reserved praise for the 24-year-old…
Twitter: Harrison Reed has been unbelievable so far. Wasp defensively and sharp passing going toward
#ffc (@ffc_coyw)
Twitter: Full-time thoughts-
-Great 1st half really should’ve been 2-0 up at half time
-last 20 minutes looked really shaky… https://t.co/JKAHpjBv33 (@COYWhites_com)
Twitter: Struggle to see how we finish in the top two if we don’t beat promotion rivals like West Brom at home. The lack of… https://t.co/WKXKhVfdxf (@Alex_Harris1991)
Twitter: Thoughts on yesterdays match. As v Forest should have got more points. Yes Bettinelli was at fault but lets not for… https://t.co/xtPBRToZvD (@fulhamkelv)
Twitter: Harrison Reed excellent, defo mom (until knocks gets it for scoring). All over the pitch #ffc (@gerrypimm)
Read Southampton’s verdict
It’s great to see that Reed is doing well, but it’s hardly any surprise. He was excellent in both his previous loan spells in the Championship with Norwich and Blackburn, and he’s continuing in a similar vein now.
Fulham will be pushing to secure promotion back to the Premier League this season, and as such, strength in depth will be key. Parker has a plethora of high-quality midfield options, but Reed appears to be seriously staking a claim for a regular spot in the starting line-up.
Whether or not he’s got a future at Southampton remains to be seen. But we could certainly do far worse than utilise him as a possible backup option for Oriol Romeu, as he hasn’t stopped displaying his quality in the Championship over recent years…
