The following day his parents picked him up for training with his exam results and he had passed all 11.
West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster said: “He’s one of the most promising 16-year-olds I’ve seen in a long time. He’s a genuine talent and one of those rare ones you see from time to time. He’s really strong – he’s like a little tank.”
Middlesbrough face their third away fixture in eight days after last Sunday’s derby victory at Sunderland was followed by a disappointing EFL Cup exit at Fulham on Wednesday evening, although head coach Aitor Karanka is hoping that the defeat will serve to focus minds once again.
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He said: “If we had won easily against Fulham, I could think we would have arrived to play West Brom maybe thinking that we are better than we are.
“But after the game on Wednesday, I am completely sure that the team knows that we need to win again. We have to move on.”
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