Charlton manager Lee Boywer has urged fans to be patient with Dylan Levitt following his arrival on loan from Manchester United.
Wales international Levitt completed his season-long loan to The Valley last week and made his debut against West Ham on Tuesday night.
The teenager impressed with his confidence on the ball but saw a loose pass emphatically punished in the first-half as West Ham pounced to set-up Sebastien Haller for a goal.
Bowyer insists the mistake wouldn't always be punished playing in League One but reiterated his faith in the United youngster after a mixed start.
“We have to be patient,” Bowyer said. “He is a 19-year-old kid who has just moved down south and it’s his first loan. He’s a good player and we saw parts of that the other night.
“He gave the ball away and they scored – but that happens in football unfortunately, especially against Premier League players. You see the difference, they won it just inside our half and went bang, bang, bang – goal. That was the level we were playing against. Would a League One team do that to you? Maybe not.
“He gave the ball away a few times, but they all did. You just hope when they do the other team doesn’t score because when they don’t it isn’t so noticeable.
“There were some good things from him. He was very calm in possession, he looked to play forward a lot, which has been lacking with us and his range of passing is good. He breaks the lines very well.
“He’s going to improve. He had only trained with us for three days before the match and he was with new players. He looked a bit nervous, but I could see that in all of them [in the first half].
“He’ll be very, very good for us.”
