BEFORE he was a Wolf, Pedro Neto was an ’Atomic Mouse’. The Portugal winger returns to Molineux with Chelsea on Sunday aiming to torment former club Wolves with the pace and trickery that have been his trademark since he was a kid. When Telmo Sousa worked with the young Neto , he and his fellow coaches coined a nickname for the little maestro.
Sousa revealed: “At the time he had not yet matured. Compared to his team-mates, he was one of the smallest. “But his technique, combined with speed, meant that he was given that nickname, ‘Atomic Mouse’.
“From a very early age, Pedro had characteristics that made him stand out. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL “He was just a boy with a strong personality and also an extraordinary competitive thirst. “There was no doubt about his individual abilities.
But in determining whether an athlete becomes a professional, the family structure is decisive. And Pedro has parents who gave him that support.” To say Neto comes from a sporting family is something of an understatement.
His older sisters, Bruna and Debora, were national trampolining champions. Most read in Football CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS Mum Cristina played volleyball and her brother, Neto’s uncle Sergio Lomba, also had a decent professional football career in Portugal and won one cap for Mozambique. But for a while it seemed that the youngster was destined to follow in the path of his dad, Pedro Sr, and become a star of.
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