Zak Ansah finished his loan spell and returned to Arsenal. The 17 year old did well in his four appearances in a Lincoln shirt, scoring once and grabbing two assists. It’s such a shame that he strained his knee ligaments and twisted his knee during the three months we had him. Unfortunately, Ansah spent more time in the treatment room that he did on the pitch.
I hope to get him back in a Lincoln shirt for the second half of the season, but I doubt that’ll happen. We can only loan a few players for long periods each season, and he happens to play a position that we’ve got well covered (striker, or left wing). It’s probably better to go after someone who could strengthen the team elsewhere.
Ian Gardner’s report on young goalkeeper Sebastian Usai was consistent with Woodhouse’s and Bradshaw’s. The lad has pretty good technical skills, along with strong bravery, decision-making, and concentration, but at 180 centimetres (5’11”) he’s short for a keeper. His positioning, strength, and teamwork are terrible. And he can’t jump very high.
I think I’ll wait until January, then see if we can get him on loan until the end of the season. If he does well, I’ll try to sign him permanently. If not, we let him go—no harm done.
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