Kazenga LuaLua has been benefitting from some shooting practice as Luton boss Graeme Jones seeks to improve his final product after he was named as the best dribbler in the Championship, but the worst for final product.
The winger tops the chart of the best 30 players with the ball at their feet, but when compared against expected assists and passes in the final third, he’s at the other end of the scale.
LuaLua has also only scored twice in 21 appearances this term and asked if he’s working with the attacker to improve his stats, manager Graeme Jones said: “Yeah, particularly in front of goal because we had a really good session on Wednesday and his finishing was the best I’d seen.
“I speak to him a lot about setting his standing leg. Sometimes he reaches, sometimes he shoots too early. It’s about showing that composure and that timing, so he’s set up correctly. When he is set up correctly, he’s got power.
“Hopefully, he’ll bring it to the party on Sunday.”
Bottom-of-the-table Town go to Nottingham Forest aiming to get a first victory in eight games and LuaLua could be key in getting them up the City Ground pitch.
Jones said: “I thought he was our best player last Saturday (against Birmingham City). He carried the threat. I think he tired in the last 15 mintues but before that he was very, very good.
“He’s got that natural talent that I look for in players. He’s very unpredictable, difficult to play against.
“He was playing against a really dogged full back in Maxime Colin, so I was pleased with his performance.”
