Harry Cornick has hailed the work of Luton manager Graeme Jones and coach Inigo Indiakez in helping transform his goalscoring fortunes.
While Luton are struggling to keep them out at the other end, the 24-year-old is the club’s joint top marksman this term, with James Collins, in a side that is one the Championship’s highest scorers. Two well-taken goals in his last three games have put him on five for the campaign.
He was rested at the weekend but came off the bench and scored in the 2-1 defeat at Birmingham City, having started the previous 10 games – his best run in the team since joining from Bournemouth.
And considering he netted just eight times in 37 appearances last term, there’s a case to say the forward is Luton’s most improved player so far this season.
“Personally, it’s my best run in the team since I signed here,” Cornick said, adding: “To get 10 starts in a row has been good for me to build my confidence. I think I’m getting towards what I think I can be and playing my best football.”
Boss Jones has previously explained how he, a former striker, has been helping Cornick improve as a goalscorer, but after running making a 40-yard dash to smash past Birmingham keeper Lee Camp on Saturday – offering Town some hope of a point by levelling at 1-1 – the attacker revealed another influence.
“I’ve been doing a lot of work with Ini (Idiakez), the coach, on doing my finishing. That’s pretty much the finish we do every week, every day probably,” Cornick said of his finish against the Blues, which cracked in off the bar.
He added: “I should’ve scored against Fulham. I had a good chance, so I need to keep working at it, keep improving, because in these sorts of games you’re not going to get lots of chances. I got one chance and you’ve got to take that chance when you get it. Some games you might get no chances, so you’ve got to be ruthless.
“The gaffer (Jones) spoke to me about believing I can score, believing in what I do and I think I’m trying to put that into place.
“He’s obviously helped me a lot, mentally, when I get through on goal, believing I’m going to score, not hoping, making sure every shot I take, I’m thinking, ‘this is going in the back of the net. It’s something I’m working on.”
