Coventry City Academy Boss Richard Stevens has said that there is a lot more to come from young defender Cian Harries.
Speaking about the CNS Young Player of The Year, Stevens told the Coventry Telegraph: “Cian is an interesting story. I actually tried to sign him as an under-eight when I was a coach at Birmingham City and he turned me down and went to Villa, which I’ve never stopped reminding him about, to be fair.
“But Villa let him go as a 14-year-old and because of my relationship with him going way back he came to us here at Coventry.
“Cian has always been an unbelievable technician with the ball. His left foot, the way he strikes the ball; he’s got a complete range of passing. He can play soft and short, he can drop it in to the front men and his left foot really is on point.
“He’s grown to a lovely shape now and is a really accomplished central defender at the level he’s played at this year. He’s done unbelievably in the Under-18s and is gone into the 21s and caught both Tony Mowbray’s and Steven Pressley’s eyes this year.
“They were both central defenders so have that intimate knowledge of what it takes but he’s a leader, he’s competitive, he’s brave but, more importantly in the modern game, he takes the ball and is comfortable in possession. And that’s not possession for possession’s sake, he’s got the range.
“He can drop it in to dangerous areas in behind back fours, he can flip it to people’s chests and he can wrap passes through lines to deep lying midfield players.
"There’s a lot to come from Cian and more to come physically. He’s still a young boy but he’s coped so well and I’m delighted with him.”
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