Kevin Nolan: 'Jorge Grant beats himself up too easily'

Notts County boss Kevin Nolan has revealed that he has had to tell Jorge Grant to stop being so critical of himself.

The 23-year-old grabbed a brace against Newport County at the weekend, which saw him edge into the double figures mark for goals.

During the 3-0 win over the Exiles, however, Grant's over-eagerness to impress - and its subsequent impact on his play - led to Nolan having to have a word with him.

“I told him not to try to eat himself up,” Nolan told the Nottingham Post.

“Sometimes he was trying a bit too hard to impress people instead of being normal Jorge and building himself into the game.

“He was trying to force things and I just said ‘go back to your one and two touch’ because if there is one person in the squad who can do it more than others then it’s him.

“You saw that against Newport. He had a few indifferent touches but I had a chat with him and just said to calm himself down.

“He beats himself up too easily and he shouldn’t do that because he’s an outstanding talent.

“We have to help him with that. But I thought he grew into the game on Saturday and showed some real touches of class.”

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