Lethal weapon Schick: “I’m always ready, now onto Cagliari”

He comes on and changes the game. Patrik Schick always tends to have an ace up his sleeve as he comes off the bench. He’s Samp’s hidden deck, the man who holds the trump card: “I’m pleased we won,” the youngster told Samp TV. “It wasn’t easy. We were trailing at half time but we pulled it off.”

He’s now scored six goals in his debut season in Serie A (just one start), to go with a brace in the Coppa Italia. “I want to always be ready,” concluded the Czech forward. “What matters most is winning. Cagliari won’t be an easy match but we’re on good form.”