The Shortlist: Eliesse Ben Seghir
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In this SCOUTED50 special, analyst for The Athletic and Tom’s occasional five-a-side team-mate/opponent, Alex Barker, sheds some light on his number one pick. Tom would like to state clearly that at no point has Alex Barker ever nutmegged him, ever, under any circumstance.
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SCOUTED: Hello Alex. A week ago we gave you a massive list of youthful superstars to pick from to form a top ten. Upon that list were names like Ethan Nwaneri, Estevao Willian and Pau Cubarsí. And yet, here you are, clutching Eliesse Ben Seghir as your SCOUTED50 number one. Explain. Defend yourself.
ALEX BARKER: You sound quite aggressive.
Well I think you’re the only voter who picked Ben Seghir at number one. It’s interesting.
That wouldn’t surprise me.
That’s why I wanted to speak to you about him - I need to understand why you ranked him so highly. I need it.
