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Improving Taylor suits the Addicks

Sam Parkin
Former Swindon striker and talkSPORT and BBC London pundit

CLASS ACT: Charlton striker Lyle Taylor has been in red-hot form
PICTURE: PA Images

EVEN the most ardent of Charlton supporters must have feared the worst when striker Karlan Grant left for the Premier League in January.
Alongside Lyle Taylor, the duo had become the most feared partnership in the third tier. Instead of bringing in reinforcements, the main burden for goals at The Valley has fallen on the shoulders of Taylor.
It’s a challenge the 29-year-old has clearly relished. Last Saturday’s brace agai...

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