When Ademola Lookman has felt in need of reassurance – and there have been a few such occasions over the years – he calls up two men who know him better than almost anyone.
Des and Felix coached him from the ages of 11 to 16, during an extended teeth-cutting process playing Sunday league football for Waterloo FC, and beyond that he has counted both as “mentors” for as long as he can remember. If uncertainty began to take root during those teenage years they would put him straight immediately, keeping his focus trained on the dream that had always consumed him.
Written by Nick Ames in Leipzig
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/06/ademola-lookman-rb-leipzig-interview-world-cup-denzil-washington under the title “Ademola Lookman keeps World Cup options open as he waits on England”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
