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Charlton fans react to Aston Villa loanee Jed Steer’s league debut

Jed Steer of Aston Villa during the Sky Bet Championship match between Hull City and Aston Villa at KCOM Stadium on August 6, 2018 in Hull, England...
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Aston Villa goalkeeper Jed Steer made his League One debut following his move to Charlton Athletic.

Jed Steer of Aston Villa in action during the Pre-Season Friendly match between Walsall and Aston Villa at the Bescot Stadium on July 17, 2018 in Walsall, England.

Having started Aston Villa’s opening game of the season, Jed Steer may have hoped that he would finally get the chance to establish himself as the Villans’ number one five years after his arrival.

But amid the additions of Andre Moreira and Orjan Nyland, Steer was swiftly loaned out to Charlton Athletic for his fourth stint away from Villa Park since his 2013 move.

And the stopper got the chance to make his league debut for the Addicks in their 3-2 victory over Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday. But unfortunately, it appears that a decent portion of the Charlton fans were not impressed.

Steer looked particularly poor when crosses were put into his box. A number of fans felt that the Villa-owned ace flapped at balls into the penalty area too often without having too much success.

Jed Steer  of Aston Villa during the Pre-Season Friendly match between Dynamo Dresden and Aston Villa at the DDV Stadion on July 28, 2018 in Dresden, Germany.

His distribution also came in for criticism, with some supporters suggesting that keeping faith with Dillon Phillips would have been a better decision from Lee Bowyer.

Steer will be hoping to improve once he gets more appearances under his belt, but after conceding four goals in his first two games – they lost on penalties after a 2-2 draw with AFC Wimbledon – it appears that he already has some critics that he needs to win over.

Charlton Athletic manager Lee Bowyer looks on during the Sky Bet League One match between Northampton Town and Charlton Athletic at Sixfields on March 30, 2018 in Northampton, England.

Here is what some of the Charlton fans made of Steer’s league debut…