Tottenham loanee Shaquile Coulthirst set to make Leyton Orient debut

 
Giuseppe Muro7 January 2014

Tottenham teenager Shaquile Coulthirst is in line to make his full Leyton Orient debut tonight after impressing manager Russell Slade since joining on loan.

Coulthirst, who is highly regarded by Spurs manager Tim Sherwood, last week moved to League One side Orient on a one-month deal to help their promotion bid.

The 19-year-old impressed from the bench during Saturday’s 4-0 FA Cup defeat at Yeovil and might be rewarded with a starting place against Shrewsbury.

Coulthirst made his Spurs debut in the Europa League earlier this season and Slade hopes he can be the latest loanee from the club to make his mark at Orient.

“This loan is a big opportunity for Shaquile,” said Slade. “It was the same when we had Harry Kane, Paul-Jose M'Poku and Tom Carroll here, they had not had a first-team game before they came to us and this is what they strive for.

“It is very early stages but he was quite sprightly when he came on against Yeovil, which was very positive. He is very direct and I was very impressed with his positivity. Whenever he picks the ball up, he likes to turn and run at defenders.”

Coulthirst has an important role to play with Orient missing top scorer Dave Mooney and Shaun Batt because of injury. Batt could be out for up to four months with a torn hamstring but Slade hopes Mooney, who has scored 15 goals this season, will return from his foot problem this month. Slade has also bolstered his attacking options with the signing of Norwich forward Jamar Loza on a one-month loan.

Victory against Shrewsbury tonight will see Orient move above Wolves and into second. Slade, who welcomes back Marvin Bartley from injury, said: “We have been hampered with injuries and suspensions recently and we just need to hang in there and dig out a few results.

“Tonight will be our 14th away game and we have only played ten at home - that is significant. We will look to make sure our home form is good during the second half of the season to make sure we can take advantage of that.”

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