Steve Eyre: Last News

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straight to your inboxThe darting, dancing ten-year-old was way too good for Middlesbrough’s kids, scoring four or five goals for Manchester City without breaking sweat.So Blues academy coach Steve Eyre, handling the under-14s on an adjacent pitch, made the bold decision to test the prodigious kid by taking him out of the under-tens – who were leading 10-0 - and chucking him in with his big boys.Boro coach Jamie Pollock – the former City midfielder - and the referees of both games, agreed it was OK, and the tiny Phil Foden trotted across to try his luck with boys who were on the verge of the transition to being men.“We were 1-1 at the drinks break, and Jamie was rubbing his hands at me doing such a thing but 20 minutes later, all the other

Manchester City youth coach Steve Eyre, who has worked closely with both players.Sancho, 20, has emerged as one of the best talents in the world at Borussia Dortmund, and is now being linked with a big-money move back to the Premier League.While Foden, also 20, is still trying to break through in the City first team, but has shown glimpses of real class when showcased.Comparing the two, Eyre admits they were both highly ambitious as youngsters, but were different breeds when it came to developing their talent.He told talkSPORT 2: “I think he [Sancho] has had to develop a little bit later.