It’s common knowledge that Arsène Wenger believes that top class players are ones who are also versatile, and whilst Hale End boy Josh Rees can play across the midfield, the 14-year-old hopes to be recognised for showing a different type of versatility.
Rees – who started England Under 16’s romp over Northern Ireland in the SkySports Victory Shield in October – has been put forward by local newspaper ‘The Southend Echo’ as a candidate for their ‘Junior Sports Personality of the Year Award’.
Josh’s cross-country running prowess helped steer the Southend High athletics team to the national Track and Field title in 2008. The young midfielder plays football for Southend High school, for whom he also turns out on a regular basis for their Cricket and Basketball teams.
After school Josh attends Arsenal’s Hale End Academy, where under the stewardship of Liam Brady, David Court and Roy Massey, he hones his trade as a promising central midfielder. The prospect got his big break in the Nike Cup side of 2008, where he took the opportunities given to him and repaid the trust with a goal. However, he couldn’t prevent the Gunners from crashing out in the group stages.
If you would like to vote for Josh as the Junior Sports Personality of the Year, then select the first link below, and fill out the short form. If you wish to also add a vote for Rees’ athletics team, then select link two and chose the ‘Southend High Athletics Team’.
Vote For Junior Sports Personality – Vote For Team
Article By – J.Sanderson
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Kool… got my vote.
when do the under 16’s find out about the scholarship?
because last year they found out in january?
J. do you reckon any of the kids apart from Wilshere, Vela or Merida have a chance of becoming worldclass.
To be honest I’m not sure about Vela. He feels a little bit like Reyes to me. He’s diving and stuff, I don’t like it.
“diving and stuff” oh please. he’s not doing anything that wilshere for example isn’t doing.
I agree Simmo, in the Chelski-‘Poo match Gerrard dove right outside the box and there was not one mention of it from the announcers, yet when a foreigner does it they are constantly hounded as “cheats”
Barazite he is the man, believe me, he will be the new Bergkamp for uss.
“Barazite he is the man, believe me, he will be the new Bergkamp for uss.”
Couldent agree more and im not just saying that cuz hes dutch. Although whether he’ll ever quite match Bergkamp’s brilliance i’m not sure.