Alphonso Davies
Canadian Pressreporter, Colette
Derworiz. “He was such a natural talent.
Anything he touched – track, basketball,
any sport – he was the kid.”
His prowess as an all-round
sportsman has certainly played a key
role in his development into a stellar
footballer. His trademark stop-start
dribbling manoeuvres, for
example, are straight off the
basketball court. The
best example? His
outstanding solo
slalom that ended
withJoshua
Kimmich tapping
home in Bayern’s 8-2
drubbing of Barcelona in a Champions
League quarter-final last season; an
assist that was arguably the highlight
of an unforgettable evening.
Inthesameway,his100-metre
sprinter speed gives him an edge that
fewcancounter.Notonlycanhepower
forward, but he also has the means to
swiftly recover his position – a living,
breathing insurance policy for Bayern.
Nick Huoseh, who prior to becoming
his agent, coached him at Edmonton
Strikers, says he always had the
ability to burn rubber.
“He was like a gazelle,” Huoseh
told Neil Davidson atCanadian Press.
“He would just take off and you can’t
catch him.”
Another key figure in the Davies fairy
tale was Marco Bossio, his coach at St.
Nicholas Soccer Academy in Edmonton.
Bossio had him under his wing for three
yearsatSt.Nick’s(fromtheageof11
to 1 4) and successfully added tothe
youngster’s skill-set, with his weaker
right foot and leadership qualities
Record-breaker...Davies became the CONCACAF
Gold Cup’s youngest-ever goalscorer in 2017