Coventry City teen reveals feedback after concluding 'best memory' loan spell

Coventry City’s Kai Andrews has completed a ‘memorable’ loan spell at Scottish Premier side Motherwell knowing that he’s caught the eye at both clubs.

The Sky Blues midfielder came off the bench and shone brightly in the final game of the season against Ross County, hitting the post in a 1-1 draw in what was his 12th appearance for the club before heading back to the CBS Arena.

Andrews has impressed in matches including a 2-1 away win at Rangers under Michael Wimmer but was restricted to substitute cameos more latterly. He has also been called into the senior Wales camp during his time at Motherwell and the City loanee says he’s learned plenty from his north of the border experience which gave him his best footballing moment yet at Ibrox.

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“When the gaffer first came in, I wasn’t starting, but then he gave me my opportunity and probably my biggest and best memory that I’ve had in professional football, never mind here, is the Rangers game,” said the 18-year-old, speaking to GlasgowWorld.

“He gave me that opportunity, so I’m so thankful for that. It’s definitely been hard being out of the team, getting inconsistent minutes, but then at the same time, as a young player, you just learn so much just being around it.

“I came out here to get as much minutes as I could and I feel like I’ve got a good amount under my belt, so I’ve enjoyed it. “It’s a lot different because, obviously, back at Coventry, I was training and I was around the first team, but I wasn’t fully involved with game time.

“Obviously, I made a few appearances here and there but you learn much more when it’s more consistent. I’m always expecting to come on. I’m expecting myself to get an opportunity every time there’s a matchday, and so I’ve learned so much.”

Coventry have been giving Andrews feedback on his time at Motherwell, with that Rangers win referenced as a major plus point.

“I’ve got some really good feedback from the staff back at Coventry,” he said. “They’re really impressed and proud of some of the things I’ve achieved along the way and while I’ve been at the club.

“My first international call-up, performing and getting a win at Rangers, some big experiences that I’ve been congratulated on. The feedback I’ve got from that has been good. For my first loan, having the opportunity to start and play 90 minutes there on such a big occasion in front of 50,000 fans and then also to go and get the three points, I mean, it was excellent.

“Especially with the away fans, they were top on that day and they were at the weekend as well. It will definitely stick with me along my career.”

Andrews will continue his season after being called up to Wales’ training camp ahead of next month’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The 29-strong squad joined up in Cardiff this week and will then fly to Alicante, Spain, for a warm-weather training block next week, aimed at intensifying preparations.

The camp is not only about fine-tuning systems but will also allow manager Craig Bellamy to make key decisions ahead of naming his final squad for the June fixtures against Liechtenstein at home and Belgium away. That final squad will be announced on Wednesday, May 28.

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