Kieron Morris delighted to get off the mark for Walsall

The 23-year-old’s strike in Saturday’s 3-0 win at the Keepmoat Stadium was his first since April and Morris admitted the wait for a goal had begun to play on his mind.

Now challenged to quickly increase his tally by Saddlers boss Jon Whitney, Morris believes showing greater composure in front of goal is imperative.

“I had been waiting ages for that. It was great to get off the mark,” he said.

“I’ve been patient, I’ve been waiting but I’m still really glad to get that first one. I tried to stay composed. Amadou Bakayoko put me through and I didn’t rush it.

“That is what I had been doing at the start of the season. I had a lot of shots but I was rushing them and they were going off target.

“I knew that when I got the ball I had to stay composed, take it slowly and it ended up in the back of the net.

“My composure in front of goal is what I’m really trying to work on. It’s so important not to rush it which is what I was doing at the start of the season.

“I have got to be more composed, take my time and aim for the corners of the goal, instead of just striking and it going straight down the middle!”

Morris will also hope Saturday’s goal will provide Whitney with a timely reminder of his talents, after he found himself out of the starting line-up in the league for the first time in more than a month.

He found the net just 13 minutes after coming on for Florent Cuvelier as the Saddlers ended a six-game winless run and recorded their second away victory of the campaign.

Morris, typically used on the right wing last season, has been utilised on the opposite flank for the most part this term but insists he is happy to play anywhere that helps the team.

“I used to play there when I was little coming through the youth team. I don’t mind playing on the left,” he said.

“I got my first professional contract playing out there. The last few years I have played right wing and over the past couple of seasons I’ve played in central midfield as well.

“I’m happy to play wherever the gaffer puts me. The most important thing is game time. As long as I’m starting I don’t mind where I play.

“I find being on the left a bit more difficult because I like to come inside so when I’m coming in on my left I tend to be on my weaker foot which makes it more difficult.

“But it’s great for my development to get that experience and, like I say, as long as I’m playing that’s the only thing that matters.”

He continued: “It was a clinical performance (at Doncaster). We put them on the back foot. We played it over the top, we played a bit of football as well.

“It was hard at first because of the wind and we had to adapt to those conditions. We managed to do that in the second half.”