James Wesolowski Question?

[SOCCERROO FOX]

Kip Paddy wasn't the only one that had a shit asian cup i personally would say they all did apart from David Carney.

But Paddy wouldn't be the first person to be a good club player and a shit international player Frank Lampard any one

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Just Who Is Wesolowski

If new Socceroos call up James Wesolowski is seated next to Harry Kewell at the breakfast table when the Australian camp convenes on Wednesday for the weekend clash with Nigeria – he might find himself lost for words.

The 20-year-old Leicester City midfielder has idolised Kewell for a decade, studied his game and sought to model himself on the Liverpool wizard.

Both are from Sydney, both left Australia in their mid-teens to seek football's holy grail in England and now Wesolowski - nine year’s Kewell’s junior - is about to get up close and personal with his hero.

"All you can do is learn in situations like this," said the box-to-box buccaneer, whose name would already be firmly inscribed in the consciousness of the Australian football public were it not for two broken legs in the last three years.

"Harry's been a player I've admired for as long as I can remember. We both left Sydney young to chase our dream."

"He's achieved his by becoming one of the best Australia has ever produced and I'm still working on mine."

"I've had some big stumbling blocks to overcome, like the broken legs but I'm looking forward, not backwards and Im excited about joining up with the rest of the squad."

The inclusion of Wesolowski – who shares the Walkers Stadium dressing room with fellow Socceroo Patrick Kisnorbo and ex-Northern Spirit keeper Paul Henderson – raised a few eyebrows.

Not least those of the player himself, who thought it was a prank when he received a text message Socceroos officials informing him he'd been called in to Rob Baan's squad.

"I was convinced it was Patrick Kisnorbo winding me up," Wesolowski laughed.

"That's the sort of thing he does all the time. It still hasn't quite sunk in yet."

Wesolowski's inclusion in the senior set-up is all the more meritorious when you consider that the Olyroos are in action just hours before the Socceroos face Nigeria in a crucial Olympic Games qualifier against Iraq in Gosford – and he might easily have been ticked all the boxes for coach Graham Arnold.

"’I'm just back from injury (a hamstring strain) and maybe that had something to do with not being asked to make a big round trip but I'm not asking any questions I'm just happy be heading to London," he added.

"I got to train with the squad when Australia played Denmark in February and I came back to Leicester a better player for it."

"I aim to pick up more things this time, when you play and train with people like Harry Kewell, Tim Cahill and Brett Emerton, you can only get better."

"If I end up having anything like the success they have enjoyed all the sacrifices you make to come to another country to chase your dreams will have been worth it."

Wesolowski's game is more Cahill than Kewell, with the one-time Northern Spirit junior reverting from striker to midfielder once he arrived in England and quickly developing a penchant for finding the net.

He couldn't stop scoring in pre-season but has struck just once during an injury interrupted campaign so far for a Leicester side about to appoint its fifth manager in six helter-skelter months.

Wesolowski, a former Australian U-20 international, was powerless to prevent his club slipping up against unglamorous English Championship side Burnley at the weekend and admits they need a shake up.

"Our chairman Milan Mandaric s looking for another manager (to replace caretaker Frank Burrows) and we need somebody to come in and shake things up," he admitted.

"My dream is to stay with this club and play in he Premier League, but we’re a fair way short of that at the moment."

After so much injury angst, Wesolowski doesn't dare speculate on where a possible first cap against a Nigeria side stacked with Premier League stars might take him.

"I'm not looking too far ahead," he added. "There have been a few setbacks and I’m hoping I've now got all my bad luck out of the way but I'm not taking anything for granted."

The kid with Polish roots credits his dad Peter, who lives with him in his inner city Leicester pad, with guiding him through the tough times.

"If it hadn't been for him, I'm not sure how easy it would have been to bounce back," he added. "He's kept keep me strong."

The name Wesolowski might not resonate now...but that may all be about to change.

[sdb]

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Just Who Is Wesolowski

If new Socceroos call up James Wesolowski is seated next to Harry Kewell at the breakfast table when the Australian camp convenes on Wednesday for the weekend clash with Nigeria – he might find himself lost for words.

The 20-year-old Leicester City midfielder has idolised Kewell for a decade, studied his game and sought to model himself on the Liverpool wizard.

Both are from Sydney, both left Australia in their mid-teens to seek football's holy grail in England and now Wesolowski - nine year’s Kewell’s junior - is about to get up close and personal with his hero.

"All you can do is learn in situations like this," said the box-to-box buccaneer, whose name would already be firmly inscribed in the consciousness of the Australian football public were it not for two broken legs in the last three years.

"Harry's been a player I've admired for as long as I can remember. We both left Sydney young to chase our dream."

"He's achieved his by becoming one of the best Australia has ever produced and I'm still working on mine."

"I've had some big stumbling blocks to overcome, like the broken legs but I'm looking forward, not backwards and Im excited about joining up with the rest of the squad."

The inclusion of Wesolowski – who shares the Walkers Stadium dressing room with fellow Socceroo Patrick Kisnorbo and ex-Northern Spirit keeper Paul Henderson – raised a few eyebrows.

Not least those of the player himself, who thought it was a prank when he received a text message Socceroos officials informing him he'd been called in to Rob Baan's squad.

"I was convinced it was Patrick Kisnorbo winding me up," Wesolowski laughed.

"That's the sort of thing he does all the time. It still hasn't quite sunk in yet."

Wesolowski's inclusion in the senior set-up is all the more meritorious when you consider that the Olyroos are in action just hours before the Socceroos face Nigeria in a crucial Olympic Games qualifier against Iraq in Gosford – and he might easily have been ticked all the boxes for coach Graham Arnold.

"’I'm just back from injury (a hamstring strain) and maybe that had something to do with not being asked to make a big round trip but I'm not asking any questions I'm just happy be heading to London," he added.

"I got to train with the squad when Australia played Denmark in February and I came back to Leicester a better player for it."

"I aim to pick up more things this time, when you play and train with people like Harry Kewell, Tim Cahill and Brett Emerton, you can only get better."

"If I end up having anything like the success they have enjoyed all the sacrifices you make to come to another country to chase your dreams will have been worth it."

Wesolowski's game is more Cahill than Kewell, with the one-time Northern Spirit junior reverting from striker to midfielder once he arrived in England and quickly developing a penchant for finding the net.

He couldn't stop scoring in pre-season but has struck just once during an injury interrupted campaign so far for a Leicester side about to appoint its fifth manager in six helter-skelter months.

Wesolowski, a former Australian U-20 international, was powerless to prevent his club slipping up against unglamorous English Championship side Burnley at the weekend and admits they need a shake up.

"Our chairman Milan Mandaric s looking for another manager (to replace caretaker Frank Burrows) and we need somebody to come in and shake things up," he admitted.

"My dream is to stay with this club and play in he Premier League, but we’re a fair way short of that at the moment."

After so much injury angst, Wesolowski doesn't dare speculate on where a possible first cap against a Nigeria side stacked with Premier League stars might take him.

"I'm not looking too far ahead," he added. "There have been a few setbacks and I’m hoping I've now got all my bad luck out of the way but I'm not taking anything for granted."

The kid with Polish roots credits his dad Peter, who lives with him in his inner city Leicester pad, with guiding him through the tough times.

"If it hadn't been for him, I'm not sure how easy it would have been to bounce back," he added. "He's kept keep me strong."

The name Wesolowski might not resonate now...but that may all be about to change.

cheers!! The kissa bit made me laugh