Marcus Edwards

2022 - 10 - 26

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It was crazy – Marcus Edwards recalls emotional moment scoring ... (Dudley News)

Sporting Lisbon midfielder Marcus Edwards admits scoring against his former club Tottenham in the Champions League was an emotional moment.

“I was just a kid, you know what kids are like. “Coming into the game I was naturally on edge, I have got a lot of friends watching. “It was crazy.

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Marcus Edwards insists he's 'grown up' since Tottenham days as ... (Evening Standard)

Marcus Edwards insists he has “grown up” since leaving Tottenham for Portugal and says he wants to return to English football one day.

When the game started it was easy, I scored, a lot of emotions came out. “I have grown up in a lot of ways, I’m 23 and last time I was at Tottenham, I was only 17, 18. “Coming into the game I was naturally on edge, I have got a lot of friends watching.

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Pundits fawn over former Tottenham starlet Marcus Edwards (Daily Mail)

The 23-year-old former Spurs academy starlet opened the scoring in the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a wonderful solo effort midway through the ...

'And when he turns, and runs at you he is a major a threat. He drifts into lovely positions, and he's playing a team that passes the ball so well and feeds him when he's in those positions. 'They're passing the ball across the back really slow. 'For me, Lloris, a little bit deep in his goal. The young man has great ability with the ball at his feet, great finish. Just the balance and the touch of it, great dribbler, great balance.

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Marcus Edwards: Sporting Lisbon winger 'leaves people for dead ... (Eurosport.com)

Owen Hargreaves says Marcus Edwards “leaves people for dead” with his pace as comparisons between the Sporting Lisbon player and Lionel Messi have ...

Then he signed for Sporting and he just became a fantastic player. “It’s crazy for me [with] all my family and friends here supporting me," said Edwards. “When he signed for Guimaraes in the first days we saw something there. He is also contributing to goals every two games, on average, in Primeira Liga. [Sporting’s clash with Tottenham in the Champions League.](https://www.eurosport.com/football/champions-league/2022-2023/live-tottenham-hotspur-sporting-lisbon_mtc1351162/live-commentary.shtml) [against his former club on Wednesday night](https://www.eurosport.com/football/champions-league/2022-2023/live-tottenham-hotspur-sporting-lisbon_mtc1351162/live-commentary.shtml).

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