SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher would not be afraid to hand Jaden Crowhurst his first team debut.
The 18-year-old right back - who played the full 90 minutes against Concord Rangers on Saturday - has performed well for the Shrimpers during pre-season.
And Maher is among those to have been impressed by Crowhurst’s performances.
“I think he’s done brilliantly in pre-season,” said Maher.
“He’s another option if we need it and looking at him today I wouldn’t be fearful of putting him in at all.”
Blues are currently short of options at right-back with Jason Demetriou suspended for the first three games of the season and Gus Scott-Morriss still sidelined with a hamstring problem.
Harry Taylor lined up on the right hand side against both Ipswich Town and Crystal Palace’s under 21 team.
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