"He was a former sprint champion and could have chosen athletics instead of football but his height, pace and his calm assurance on the ball earmarked him for greater things in. He is very comfortable on the ball with either foot. That is something you don't find often these days and that ability put him in a class of his own. Some defenders don't have it, but Anthony had it in abundance, even as a teenager. We always knew he had the chance of going all the way to the top.
