Scandinavian Scouting
“So who has the most potential of them two?” asks Head of Development Scouting at Celtic FC David Moss on the phone. It’s a straightforward question, which I sort of knew was coming, as Celtic FC needed a new striker during the summer. I had found myself a quiet local restaurant in Staro Zagora in Bulgaria expecting the call. I had just seen Sweden under-19 play an important qualification match in their bid to qualify for the Euros. It was May 2014. My reply was “Strandberg”. It was a bold statement as Carlos Strandberg was the unknown player of them two. It was my gut feeling and in-debt research on the player that made me feel confident about my reply. Moss was clearly not expecting that answer as he went silent before saying “oh really”. My track record of identifying young players from Scandinavia was the main reason why Celtic FC first time got in contact with me back in 2012. I had scouted Pierre Højbjerg, Ole Selnæs and Andreas Christensen at a time when it was realistic that Celtic FC could have been their next club for small transfer fees. Scouting a form of art In this article […]
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