John Eustace insists there is more to come from Yuki Ohashi and Makhtar Gueye as they adjust to life at Blackburn Rovers.
Ohashi has made a great start at Ewood Park and has found the net five teams already, though his last game in mid-September against Bristol City.
For Gueye, he is still waiting for that first notch in the Championship, though he has netted twice in the Carabao Cup. The striker made a promising start with his early performances but has found things a little tougher since the red card against Burnley.
The big striker only had one start after then until the international break, at Plymouth, and has produced mixed displays against Swansea City and Watford in this next block of games.
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Whilst there is no doubting his application and raw attributes to be an asset in the Championship, he hasn't settled quite as quickly as Ohashi.
Eustace insists both players still have plenty more to learn about the division and will continue to improve as the season progresses.
"I think like all new players that come to the league, there is a settling-in period," Eustace said.
"Yuki has also still got a lot to learn about the league as well. He's started very well with the goals that he has scored but his all-round game has still got to improve, of course it has.
"Makhtar is the same. We've got two very exciting players that have done well up to now. We're really pleased that they're here and if you asked them, I'm sure they'd say that there is still a lot more to come.
"We'll keep working hard with them to score more goals and also help the other boys score more goals as well."
Both players have migrated from leagues that are very different in style from the Championship. Certainly, the physicality and physical demands of playing a 46-game season.
That is why Eustace will continue to look after the pair and rotate where necessary. In the last four games, each has started two apiece and you wouldn't back against that happening again this weekend.
"The Championship is one of the toughest leagues in Europe. You have to play on Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday and that is very demanding," he explained.
"That's why it's important we keep looking after the players, we rotate them around and they get their fair share of game time.
"Any player that comes into the league needs time to adjust and that is no different here. We believe in all the boys and we're confident we will give them the right environment to keep improving."
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