Scouser Lewis is already loving live with Pilgrims
LIVERPOOL loan signing Adam Lewis already feels at home at Plymouth Argyle and says the style of play under Ryan Lowe suits him perfectly.
To cap it all off, the 21-year-old scored the first goal of his professional career on his full debut for the Pilgrims in their 2-1 win away to Sunderland on Tuesday.
Lewis spent the first half of this season at French Ligue 2 club Amiens, making six starts and three substitute appearances.
When the chance came for him to sign for Liverpool-born Ryan Lowe’s Argyle he did not hesitate.
Lewis completed his move last Thursday and made his debut as a substitute in the 1-1 draw with Crewe Alexandra at Home Park 48 hours later.
The England under-20 international then started the game at Sunderland playing at left wing-back.
He lasted for more than an hour before his lack of match sharpness took its toll and he was substituted.
Lewis told Herald Sport: “It’s a different environment from being in France but I’m absolutely loving it.
“The lads have welcomed me in so much, every single one of them. I just can’t wait for the rest of the season.
“I will do anything for a good career. I didn’t think twice about it, I just wanted to get here as soon as possible.”
Argyle’s win at a rain-soaked Stadium of Light was their first on the road in the league since last February.
“As lads we said that we were not going to get starstruck by the stadium,” said Lewis. “We went there to put up a fight and we did that.
“The plan was to get at them from the first whistle and the lads were absolutely brilliant at it. We dug deep all game and we got the win.
“They (Sunderland) are a good team, you can’t take that away from them, but we never gave up.”
He added: “I was over in France and haven’t played for two months so it was good to get back out there and topped it off with the win.
Lewis opened the scoring against Sunderland only 11 minutes into the game with a close range finish after a cross from Conor Grant.
He said: “It was a dream come true. It’s my first professional goal. I saw Conor Grant look up, no-one was in the box and I just darted my run across the front post and got there.”
Skipper Joe Edwards was Argyle’s other wing-back against Sunderland and he also got on the scoresheet with the winning goal in the 55th minute.
Lewis said: “Before I came here and I looked at how we play and it suits me perfectly because I’m more of an attacking player.
“The same with JoBo (Edwards). We get forward a lot and hopefully we can get many more goals.”
Argyle should be able to use the confidence they gained from beating Sunderland when they play Sheffield United in the FA Cup fourth round at Bramall Lane tomorrowy.
United have won only two of their 21 matches this season, including a 3-2 win at League One club Bristol Rovers in round three.
Lewis said: “We can’t look back now, we have got to always look forward. We have got the FA Cup game on the weekend against a Premier League team.
“Our thought is we can win that. We are believers, that’s all that matters.
“It’s just another game of football in our eyes. They are in the Premier League but we are a great team as well.”