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Tottenham Coach Said I’ll Never Make It As A Footballer – Troost-Ekong

Supee eagles defender, Troost-Ekong has said Tottenham’s youth team coach once said he’ll never make it as a footballer
He said that statement motivated him to become a better footballer

Ekohotblog reports that super eagles defender has revealed the details of the heartbreaking moment Tottenham Hotspur youth team coach said he was never going to make it as a footballer.

Troost-Ekong narrated how his Mum, a dutch, felt offended by the statement because she was the one who encouraged him to sign for Tottenham.

However, the defender said it was in fact that degrading statement that motivated him to become the football star that he is today.

Troost-Ekong

Troost-Ekong told Baller Talk’s Femi Ilesanmi, James Alabi and Doe E, “I remember one time he had a meeting with my mom, I think it was after my first year as a scholar and he was like I’m going to be really honest to my mom. Will’s miles off it and at this rate I can’t see him playing even non-league football, League Two, League One.

“I felt like crying and I remember seeing my mom , my mom was upset, I’ve never seen her like that because she backed me against my dad’s will to sign for Spurs at the time.

“I came to England originally to go to school, I went to boarding school which is thoughtful, so was already like a big deal that she did that for me, and then all of a sudden after one year, she’s hearing like this is not really working out so that was the biggest motivation.

“From that moment on, I was like Will you need to sort yourself out and that was the chip on my shoulder every time to be like I am going to show everyone, I’m going to show everyone.”

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