TEENAGE STAR FREDDIE READY FOR BIG TIME

NICK LOUGH on how a loan spell with Crawley Town has turned Freddie Woodman from a boy into a man

THEY say you have to be a little bit crazy to be a goalkeeper. The pressure of knowing that you are the last line of defence and the fact that one tiny mistake can result in hefty criticism and condemnation.When 3pm on a Saturday comes around, most 18-year-old keepers are expected to be taking to the field for their clubs’ youth teams, or, if they’re very lucky, warming the bench for the senior side.Yet Newcastle United shot-stopper Freddie Woodman was playing week in, wee...

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