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The Japan experience was fantastic for developing the technical and football intelligence part of my game. I returned to NZ in preparation for the Under 20 World Cup where I played about half a dozen games for the NZ U20 side in the lead up to the tournament but settling back into the NZ football style after being in Japan didn’t go well and I pulled out of the Under 20 squad.
From memory he thought the U20 environment was not helpful to his development as a professional. Gutsy call. Bazeley may have been the coach at the time??
The Japan experience was fantastic for developing the technical and football intelligence part of my game. I returned to NZ in preparation for the Under 20 World Cup where I played about half a dozen games for the NZ U20 side in the lead up to the tournament but settling back into the NZ football style after being in Japan didn’t go well and I pulled out of the Under 20 squad.
From memory he thought the U20 environment was not helpful to his development as a professional. Gutsy call. Bazeley may have been the coach at the time??