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“ There is the Breakout Bluebirds of 2021 “

Postby Forever Blue » Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:46 am

Rubin Colwill



Will Colwill be a regular this coming season?


There is the breakout Bluebirds star of 2021.

What a year it has been for the talented young forward, who started the season by sitting on the bench for the under-23s in a defeat by arch-rivals Swansea City but finished it away with Wales at Euro 2020.

It is a meteoric rise for the youngster, however he has been tipped from a young age to succeed at Cardiff City.

His towering, 6ft-plus frame has almost allowed him to stand out and it was one of the things which caught Mick McCarthy's eye straight away back in January.

"I watched him with the residual from the squad on Wednesday when he trained on Thursday and wow," McCarthy said of Colwill back in February.

"He stood out like a sore thumb. He's a really good presence. A big, powerful lad. But technically very good.

"And he looks like a bloke! I said to him today 'You'll be a big lad when you grow up'. He's like a fella in the dressing room."

The 19-year-old went on to make six first-team appearances at the back end of the season, switching between an attacking midfield position and out on the wing.

His performances for the Bluebirds earned him a spot in Wales' pre-Euros camp, where he impressed so much that Rob Page named him in his 26-man squad for the summer tournament.

After wowing McCarthy, Wales boss Page revealed that in that short space of time at The Vale and out in their Portugal training camp, the youngster blew the Wales coaching staff away.

"He's been a breath of fresh air since he's come in," Page said of Colwill ahead of the tournament.

"He just blew us all away with how he was and how he conducted himself. He's a top professional already and a great lad to have around the place.

"He's really impressed me, he's got a presence and maybe something we've not got in the middle of the park.

"He can play off the right, he can play as a 10, he can play in midfield - and that's a bonus as well when you're looking to pick a squad."

He is pacy enough, physical and likes to run at people. He is more direct than Tomlin and is perhaps something that Cardiff don't really have, Josh Murphy aside.

It's clear he has a bright future ahead and a summer of rubbing shoulders with Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey will have done the kid no harm whatsoever. It's an exciting prospect to think just what he can produce if afforded the game time this season.

Of course, blooding youngsters brings risks. And it's always unwise to lump lofty expectations on young players, no matter how talented.

Colwill has not scored a senior goal or even registered an assist yet, for club nor country, despite being prolific at youth level.

All that will come, of course, but entrusting a Championship rookie with the responsibility of being the main creative force in the side is a gamble.

All youngsters have to be given a chance, though, and this one seems to have more of a chance than most to breakthrough and succeed.

Whether he starts the season in front of Tomlin in the pecking order remains to be seen. But they are two very different players, at two very different stages of their career, and each offer something exciting.
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