Why you should remember the name Nat Chalobah and two-bob Taarabt shows world's gone mad
By Michael Calvin
Published 23:16 02/07/11
First impressions are lasting impressions.
Tony Adams was always going to captain club and country. Phil Jones will follow suit, for Manchester United and England.
Chelsea’s Nat Chalobah will be his central defensive partner in the 2018 World Cup.
At 16, he combines the technique of David Luiz with the tenacity of John Terry. He had the character to convert the winning penalty in the shootout against Argentina in the Under-17 World Cup.
Remember his name.
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QPR playmaker Adel Taarabt is what the old boys called a “tanner ball player”.
That’s slang for a skilful but selfish footballer, who ignores the basics.
A tanner was slang for sixpence, about 4p.
Taarabt is worth £13.5m, according to Paris St Germain.
The world has officially gone mad.
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