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Next non-league star?
- Updated: August 29, 2016
Michail Antonio’s rise from non-league to the England squad follows a path recently trodden by Rickie Lambert and Jamie Vardy. But who will be the next star to emerge from the lower tiers of the football pyramid?
Lincoln City boss Danny Cowley knows a thing or two about spotting non-league talent. He’s aiming to return the club to the EFL but has also enjoyed success with Concord Rangers and Braintree Town.
So who does he think could make the step up? We asked him to pick six non-league players to keep an eye on. They might not all make it to international football but each have a good chance of stepping up to the top four tiers…
Danny Rowe, 24, right midfield (Macclesfield Town)
Cowley says: “A very good footballer. Danny is a pacey and very direct winger who, as an opposition manager, is very difficult to get hold of and stop. He’s diminutive but very quick and a player you don’t want to allow to get one-on-one with your defenders as he will cause you all sorts of problems. He scored Macclesfield’s goal of the season against my Braintree side in April, racing from his own box to score on a lighting counter-attack.”
Alex Woodyard, 23, central midfield (Lincoln)
Cowley says: “One …
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