Teammates and former coaches tell Oliver Young-Myles about the rapid rise of the Crystal Palace star who 'sees things others can't'
Teammates and former coaches tell Oliver Young-Myles about the rapid rise of the Crystal Palace star who 'sees things others can't'“It’s gone really fast,” Wharton admitted this week. “I’ve really enjoyed the last six months and I just want to keep playing football and getting better.”The speed at which the 20-year-old has travelled has taken some England fans aback. To many, he is a curiously unknown quantity.
Wharton has established himself as a deep-lying playmaker with an eye for a probing pass, impressing with his assuredness on the ball and penchant for playing progressive passes. The experiment was ditched as Blackburn’s coaches pondered how to get him on the ball more, but Tuffy admits there were concerns over his strength and ability to get around the pitch in a deeper role.
“All of a sudden this little kid who was an outstanding technical football player was now 6ft 1ins and could run better than he ever could before,” Tuffy recalls. “All of a sudden he looked outstanding. He was head and shoulders above in the second year of his U18s.”
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