Aston Villa striker Tammy Abraham has netted six goals in 11 games in total for the claret and blues.
Dean Smith owes Steve Bruce a thank you for signing Tammy Abraham for Aston Villa.
Bruce snapped up Abraham on loan from Chelsea for the season, and the striker has started to show his worth to Villa now.
Abraham scored during Villa’s 4-2 win over Birmingham City, to keep up his fine record since arriving at Villa Park.
And Smith must be grateful to Bruce for helping to convince Abraham to Villa Park.
Indeed, the striker himself made it clear that Bruce was a major reason why he put pen to paper at the claret and blues.
“As soon as he called me he said ‘Listen, I need you here’,” the young forward said to the Birmingham Mail when he signed.
“He thinks here would be the best place for me to get goals and have fun and enjoy myself.
“I could tell by the phonecall that here was going to be a good place.
“He’s a good manager and I would like to learn off him.”
Abraham actually tweeted out his frustrations when Bruce was sacked, although he quickly deleted the post (Birmingham Mail).
The England international is unlikely to be missing his old manager too badly now though, as he has been excellent since Smith arrived.
Abraham has three goals in the first six games since Smith was appointed, and six in total in a claret and blue shirt.
And Smith must be so thankful that he has inherited a player of Abraham’s quality from Bruce, as he is clearly one of the most fearsome strikers in the Championship.
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