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AT SWEET 16 IT MADE A MAN OF ME

AT SWEET

ALEX LAFLEUR remembers the moment when he knew he had to grow up fast.

By David Richardson

SLOTTING IN: Alex Lafleur in action for Gosport Borough

As a fresh-faced 16-year-old in his first training session with Wealdstone, the left-back received a painful wake-up call.
“The first time I received the ball Eddie Oshodi came straight through me,” Salisbury’s new signing told The NLP.
“The manager Gordon Bartlett went screaming over saying, ‘What are you doing Eddie?! He’s 16’ and he replied, ‘He’s got to deal with it’. I knew from ...

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