He's shown the way for every NZ kid who wants it enough.
Care to expand a little?
First saw him playing under Declan as a small kid with a good touch. He's now a hell of a lot more than just a bigger kid with a good touch, he's an athlete who seeks to impose himself on every game. It's a mental thing. Not enough Kiwi kids have it. Not in football anyway.
Just my opinion.
I know he sacrificed an awful lot. Right player with the right coach I guess too.
Great shot of him here (from the Ole site) toe to toe with Porto's/Mexico's Hector Herrera

