James Bond films have been favourites of many Worldwide simply because it expresses people’s need to be that cool quiet, confident, all knowing, ultimately always in control hero. The player that reminds me most of someone in that vein is Kemeel Wolfe of Harbour View. The lanky midfielder makes the spotlight this season because, funny enough, the threat he provides is never noticed until it is too late. Coming on against Waterhouse recently, the midfielder, showed his worth when he almost single handedly brought Harbour View from the depths of defeat to a most memorable victory.
The 23-year-old, who has not had much experience in the Premier League, made his quality known at Portmore United, where he, along with his brother’s Rafei and Wolry, formed the more than formidable ‘Wolfe pack’. His talent was obvious from then, with his teammates calling him ‘Zidane’. At first I wondered why this was so, as he came off the bench and while he played his part, never looked the skillful foe I recognized when watching ‘Zizu’. However, as time passed I began to get their meaning. Certainly he is not in the class of Zinedine Zidane, but he does have some qualities that make him worthy of a second look, or even being put in the ‘SPOTLIGHT’.
What I noticed was that this young man was most dangerous just when you think he’s no threat. Moving past his opponents with the utmost ease and a bravado that invites tackles (He always seems to get away just in the knick of time) he then makes very simple plays, nothing out of the ordinary, the results of which mean you’ve just conceded a goal.
When he came to Harbour View, I again thought, ‘oh no’, here is a mistake. Harbour View’s strength in midfield will mean this very elegant, very silky, knock off of Theodore Whitmore; will drift into obscurity for a few years. However, that wasn’t so. Soon enough he commanded a regular place in the team. His deceptive pace and skill down both flanks caused the demise of many a team last season, and if his performance against Waterhouse is anything to go by, it will do so again in this one. Because of the apparent ease with which Wolfe, plays, I questioned his work ethic, again I would have been wrong had I voiced an opinion about him not working hard enough. Popping up all over the field, he makes very important tackles without any fanfare. While doing this, he still manages to find himself making final passes and finding himself on the end of them.
He reminds me very much of a ghost, and if you paid any attention to my penname, you’ll understand why I like that idea. Funnily enough, Kemeel has spent a very long time in the shadows of his brothers, the older, Wolry and the younger Rafei. Since making a go of his career without them around, he has shown that the shadow he was under hid a pearl of a player.
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