Some talent spotters had their doubts about . took a close look when he was 11 but decided against signing him. Despite admiring his technical ability, they feared the slight young winger wouldn’t be able to cover sufficient ground as the next step up in age group meant adjusting to a bigger pitch. Advertisement His dad, Scott, the guiding light in his career, sat him down and explained that they needed to turn a weakness into a strength.
Football can be so high on emotions and can just go that quickly.” Elliott scores against United At Fulham’s academy, they talk about the ‘Three Hs’ — honesty, humility and hard work — and Dan Thomas, who coached him from the age of 12 to 16, says Elliott always epitomised those values. They have served him well on Merseyside. One of the reasons Elliott doesn’t always get the praise he deserves is that it is easy to forget just how young he still is.