Michael Lewis Cunningham is a highly motivated young English football player who has been scouted by the Nike Academy.
He came to my attention many months ago through his excellent Youtube tutorials. Know by his handle, “7mlc”, Michael shows that he can really breakdown and understand skill development.
And as you can see in his Nike video, the boy’s got football talent too. In particular, he has great feet.
For me, that’s what all great players need.
But Michael’s got a few other attributes – like discipline and character and intelligence – that could put him over the top when the coaches try to decide on who will be selected to the 2011-2012 Nike Academy.
I’m really pleased for Michael. He got himself “Noticed” and “Scouted” with the help of Facebook fans and his own excellent communication skills and now he needs to tap into his footballing skills to show the Nike coaches that he is among the best four of a strong looking group of players.
I’m really pulling for Michael and will be following him from here on in to see how close he can come to achieving his dreams.
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This kid is amazing. You can see from the comments on his youtube video that I’m not alone in this opinion. Great feet, yes, and spooky power and accuracy in his shooting. Looking forward to seeing him star in the Premiership in a few years.
Yes this kid is amazing. Hes playing college soccer in america now. if he goes to the mls he’ll tare it up.
Yes – Michael is a great young player. Would love to see him in the MLS too. That way I could finally see him in person. If anybody can do it, he can. He’s got great technical ability and is very determined and disciplined. The latter too are especially important characteristics for making it, I think.