'Wonder Kids' who got lost in the dark world of football

Cherno Samba (Gambia and England) -

He came to prominence when as a 13-year-old, he scored 132 goals in 32 games for the St Joseph’s Academy, Blackheath soccer team. He started his career at Millwall. With talks of Manchester United and Liverpool chasing him, he decided to stay at Millwall, and thus getting a 2 million pound bid rejected from Liverpool. However, his club career took a topsy-turvy ride and never quite reached the big stage. Having played for England in junior levels, he decided to shift to his motherland Gambia for senior football.

There may be various reasons on why the above players failed. Few may have been unavoidable, but most could have been. Only if they were not subjected to the extra added pressure of performing and matching the greats in each and every match. I sincerely hope that players like Jack Wilshere and Josh McEachran go on to be one of the greatest ever. However, it is my earnest request to let these guys play freely, rather than putting unnecessary pressure on them by giving them extra-ordinary tags or blasting them on the slightest of mistakes.

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