HANSE DER WOCHE II: Freddie Sears

In der Rubrik "HANSE DER WOCHE" wird regelmäßig ein Akteur aus der weiten Welt des Fußballsports vor den Vorhang gebeten und vom RAPIDHAMMER der Akklamation durch die werte Leserschaft empfohlen. Nachdem am Wochenende schon der "S.C. HAKOAH" den begehrten Titel verliehen erhielt, kann der RAPIDHAMMER nicht umhin, für diese Woche zwei "HANSEs" zu vergeben:

Freddie Sears (rechts), 18-jähriger Junge aus Hornchurch im Osten von London, wurde zusammen mit Mark Noble in der 75. Minute des Premier League-Spieles West Ham United gegen die Blackburn Rovers beim Stand von 1:1 eingewechselt.
"Hauen wir uns rein", hatte Nobes seinen jungen Kollegen vor dessen erstem Einsatz in der Kampfmannschaft aufgemuntert: "Wir können das Spiel drehen, wir können drei Punkte holen."
Fünf Minuten später zappelte der Ball zum 2:1-Siegestreffer im Netz der Rovers.
Torschütze: Freddie Sears.

West Hams "Academy of Football" hat schon einige erfolgreiche Stürmer hervorgebracht, unter anderem Tony Cottee und Jermain Defoe.
Nun ist ein neuer Stern dabei, am "East End-Himmel" aufzugehen: Freddie Sears, geboren am 27. November 1989, aus Hornchurch, nicht weit entfernt von West Hams Boleyn Ground, schoss am Samstag das Siegestor gegen Blackburn (links).
Der 18-Jährige, der mit Rückennummer 40 pünktlich zur "Rapid-Viertelstunde" eingewechselt worden war, um fünf Minuten später zum 2:1 einzuköpfen, fehlte am Wochenende noch in den Spielerprofilen auf West Hams Website.
Samstag Abend aber lag sein Name schon an 10. Stelle aller bei Wikipedia an diesem Tag aufgerufenen Einträge.
Nun hat die West Ham-Website nachgezogen und für Freddie das folgende Spielerprofil für Fred Sears erstellt:

'Searsy, as he is known to his team-mates, joined the club as a schoolboy at the age of eleven. Citing Paolo Di Canio as his all-time favourite player, he dreams of leading the West Ham United attack at Wembley Stadium. After beginning the 2006/07 campaign as a regular substitute for the Under-18s he soon forced his way into contention with his goals earning him a starting berth. His chances of realising his hopes took a major leap forward in the 2007/08 campaign with a prolific run for the U18s - including a hat-trick against Millwall in October2007.
By then he had already made his England bow, getting 27 minutes as a substitute in a 4-0 U19 friendly win against Belarus on 11 September. The Hornchurch-based striker then suffered a setback, however, with a broken footsidelining him at the end of 2007. However, he fought his way back to fitness and was soon back among the goals - not least with four goals in his first three outings of 2008.
Reserve-team football also came his way, and he particularly impressed when partnering Craig Bellamy in a 1-0 win away to Portsmouth in January before a two-goal show in a 3-1 win alongside Dean Ashton at Tottenham Hotspur the following month. He had scored 25 goals in 24 matches for the youths and reserves in the 2007/08 campaign, and just signed a new deal with the club, by the time he made it on to the bench on 15 March for the visit of Blackburn Rovers. He came on with 16 minutes to play and barely five minutes later had headed the winner in a rousing 2-1 home win.
Sears, who cites John Terry as the player he would most like to play against, was born on 27 November 1989. He cites his dad Dave as his inspiration but another influence on his career is Academy director Tony Carr who claimed:
"Freddie has got what it takes to force himself into reckoning with the first team".'

Mark Noble und Anton Ferdinand über Freddie Sears: "Nobes and Anton show the way" (West Ham Official Site)

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