Coventry manager Mark Robins is pleased with his contributions so far and Villa head coach Dean Smith continues to receive positive feedback about his displays. Up in the stands and watching his every move is father Brendan and, when he’s smiling, Callum is happy, too.
Robins likes him, too, and believes he has what it takes to continue aiding the attractive new style that has propelled Coventry to within three points of League One’s automatic promotion places. The boss, who signed a new rolling contract at the club this week amid interest from Sunderland, has tried to sign O’Hare in previous transfer windows so he was delighted to finally get his man.
“He’s a clever player, an infectious character and he can score and create,” Robins told The Athletic. “Little tweaks to his game will make him better. He’s running with the ball a bit too much at the moment but he’s capable of lending it and getting it back.
“He’s a really good character, just a great kid. What you see in a game is how he is. That’s his personality. We try to get that over to everybody because some of them aren’t showing their true personalities yet. That takes time, but when it happens, you will start to see us playing at our best.”
There’s a recall option for Villa in January which could be activated either if they feel he is close to competing for a place in the match-day squad, or would be better suited developing elsewhere — possibly a division higher in the Championship.
