“He could do anything with the ball, he was a magician”- Kevin Davies on Jay Jay Okocha

Former England Worldwide, Kevin Davies is the newest participant to reward the abilities of ex-Tremendous Eagles captain Austin Jay-Jay Okocha

Davies, who made one look for England, performed with Okocha throughout the Nigerian’s time at Bolton Wanderers.

Okocha joined Bolton from PSG in 2002 and was on the membership for 4 years. Throughout his time on the membership, Okocha dazzled Premier League followers together with his unbelievable abilities and magic on the ball.

The ex-Fenerbahce man was recognized for his dribbling abilities, set-piece accuracy and embarrassing opposition gamers together with his magic on the ball.

Davies witnessed Okocha’s magic carefully, having performed with him for 4 years. The ex-Southampton man mentioned it was extra enjoyable to be on his facet as a result of the Nigerian has a behavior of embarrassing gamers.

“You’d wish to be on his crew in coaching five-a-sides,” Davies informed the Athletic.

“As a result of in case you had been in opposition to him, he may make you look silly.

Davies, nevertheless, added that Okocha was by no means conceited or disrespectful together with his abilities as he solely loved enjoying soccer.

“However he could not do it in an conceited means: he’d all the time have a bit of smile on his face (when he was making you look silly). You could not see the ball or the place it went.

“He may do something with the ball, he was a magician,” Davies added.

Okocha made 124 Premier League appearances for Bolton, scoring 14 objectives and recording three assists. He additionally led the membership to the ultimate of the League Cup in 2004.

Okocha retired from soccer in 2008. He additionally performed for golf equipment like PSG, Eintracht Frankfurt and Fenerbahce in his profession.