Nathan Asiimwe - Sept 2026 full debut for Uganda (p14)

RedChaser said:

Actually I’m not so sure he favours coming inside to bolster the midfield. He joined the academy U13s as a winger and was soon converted to wing back and coached accordingly up through the age groups. By his own admission he didn’t like it at first as he enjoyed attacking but settled gradually into the roll. It’s all in this article by Rich Cawley;

https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/in-depth-with-charlton-defender-nathan-asiimwe-how-pal-karoy-anderson-acts-as-role-model-and-position-switch-paid-off/

Maybe it’s just how the U21 coach wants him to play at the moment to strengthen the midfield with an extra body.

I mean, you just have to watch him play to see that he clearly does come inside naturally. The article says that he 'was playing in a forward role, as a winger and even sometimes in midfield' so it's not like he was some touchline hugging winger until he was dragged back, he's a player who all through his youth career has played in wide and central roles. This season he's rarely stayed exclusively wide when he's played, which is something that Holden liked in his wingbacks when we started off the season. The modern trend in full backs is to play more narrow and provide extra bodies in midfield so it's possible that's been coached or he picked it up himself, either way I'm sure he can adapt to stay wider

Given the impact/improvements made by Kanu and Anderson (and the understanding they have from the Academy), that the back 3 will already be unsettled by Jones' absence, and assuming Watson (T) is injured, I was kind of expecting/hoping we'd see him start tomorrow rather than move REG out of the back three, but I guess not is he played today. Maybe Watson is ok to play.

follett said:

Called up to the Uganda national team. Congrats Nathan

Are Uganda playing again?

Thought they'd been suspended by FIFA or AFF

I can safely say that Travis Mutyaba fails the Charlton Life height test

Was thinking exactly the same @Orpingtony

Best of luck Nathan.

Makes sense and gives him first team football and a chance to gain experience. 

Always interesting when these loans don’t have lengths attached to them. Is he there for a month or until January? Or somewhere in between? Regardless, he needs some games so should be a good move for him

fenaddick said:

Always interesting when these loans don’t have lengths attached to them. Is he there for a month or until January? Or somewhere in between? Regardless, he needs some games so should be a good move for him

Guess it doesn’t matter much either way, works out well and we don’t need him back then it can be extended. If it doesn’t work out expect we’ll have the option to recall him after the first month (I think that’s how these type of loans worked in the past such as Kanu’s).

Interesting that they describe him as a winger who can "even" play full back, which isn't how we would describe him.

I'm disappointed that he didn't dress up as a Smurf for the unveiling.

It's always noticeable when he's interviewed that he tends to start off quite serious, but gets more smiley as he settles into the conversation. By the time he gets to the 3 min  mark he looks fine.