George Hirst scored for England Under-18’s earlier this week.
General view of Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium
England Under-18 coach Neil Dewsnip has told The FA’s official website that he thinks George Hirst has great succes ahead of him.
Whilst much of the attention was on England’s senior team as they beat Slovakia 1-0 on Sunday, the Three Lions’ youth sides were also in action, with the Under-18’s taking on Israel at Morecambe’s Globe Arena.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Carlos Carvalhal
Goals from Everton’s Morgan Feeney, Arsenal’s Reiss Nelson and Tottenham’s Jaden Brown helped England on their way to a 5-1 win, but the star of the show was Sheffield Wednesday striker George Hirst.
The 17-year-old hitman, the son of former Sheffield Wednesday hero David Hirst, scored twice against Israel to further underline his huge potential.
Hillsborough
Currently coming up through the ranks at Hillsborough, Hirst had scored three goals in seven caps for England’s Under-17’s, but has now stepped up a level to score twice on his Under-18 debut.
The teenager impressed against Israel, and received huge praise from coach Neil Dewsnip, who told The FA’s official website that he felt Hirst was a ‘real handful’ during Monday’s game, and raved about his display.
Hillsborough
Dewsnip called Hirst ‘a threat’, and predicted more success to come in the future for the young striker – which will no doubt please Owls boss Carlos Carvalhal.
“George looked good tonight and is a real handful in front of goal,” said Dewsnip. “He is a threat and has more to come I’m sure,” he added.
Carvalhal has the likes of Steven Fletcher, Gary Hooper, Lucas Joao and Atdhe Nuhiu at his disposal, meaning that a first-team debut may be difficult for Hirst to achieve this season, but if he continues to score for England’s youth sides, he will be knocking on Carvalhal’s door for a chance this season as Wednesday look to have a star of the future at their disposal.
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