‘She can do what Beckham did’: Océane Hurtré making waves at Birmingham
WSL’s second-highest goalscorer is likened to England legend for her crossing and has earned France call-up At the conclusion of Birmingham’s warm-up, the players quietly and carefully placed their footballs into a draw-string bag.
- It was an innocuous moment that might have escaped most onlookers at Hednesford Town’s Keys Park but it demonstrated the swagger with which she is playing.
- She is backing up that panache in the Women’s Super League, as the joint-second-highest goalscorer with six from the promoted side’s opening eight matches.
To observe the 22-year-old warming up before last week’s 1-1 League Cup draw at Aston Villa was to witness a player making skills look easy, taking one touch where others took two and pulling off no-look passes.
All except one, Océane Hurtré, who nonchalantly chipped hers straight into the bag from about 15 yards.
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