Shiga ƙwallon ƙafa na ƙwarewa ya ƙwararru na buƙatar hadaya — amma ga Alex Scott, farashin ya fi na yawancin mutane. Yayin da ya girma a Guernsey, dan wasan tsakiya na England dole ya daidaita karatu, abokansa, da jadawalin jiragen sama zuwa Ingila domin neman mafarkinsa.

Scott ya samu damar farko ta ci gaba a Southampton sannan Bournemouth, amma tafiya ta yau da kullum tsakanin Tsibiran Channel da babban yankin Ingila ta fara masa wahala. Bayan da Southampton ta sake shi, ya yanke shawarar barin wannan aikin wanda ya gajiyar da shi don sake jin daɗin ƙwallon ƙafa da rayuwa tare da abokansa.

Alfahari da Guernsey, da nauyin tafiya

Hutun ya kai Scott zuwa wakiltar Guernsey FC — kulob ɗin da ke tsoma baki a cikin dala na ƙwallon ƙafa na Ingilishi, wanda ya nufin ci gaba da jiragen sama na yau da kullum a kan Channel. Duk da haka, Scott yana magana da ɗumi na gaske game da sanya rigar.

Ya shaida wa FourFourTwo: "Sosai," in ji shi. "Ita ce inda na girma kuma duk abin da na taɓa sani — na rayu a can har na kai shekara 16, kuma akwai mutane da yawa a gida waɗanda kullum suna goyon bayena. Duk iyalina suna can — ina alfahari da fitowa daga Guernsey da kuma yin nasara a Premier League."

Duk da haka, ya amince cewa buƙatun tafiya sun kasance nauyi. "Ya kasance mai daɗi amma mai wahala, musamman ga iyayena," ya ci gaba. "Tashi da jirgin sama kowane mako ɗaya ya kasance da wahalar kuɗi, kuma sai mun zo matakin da ban ga abokaina ba kuma ban da rayuwa a gida. Ya kusan zama makaranta kawai, tashi jirgi, ƙwallon ƙafa, sannan dawowa."

Bayan da Southampton ya sake shi, ya rasa sha'awar tafiya da gasa. "Barin shi na kasance mafi kyawun shawarar da na taɓa yanke — don jin daɗin ƙwallon ƙafa da girma tare da abokaina," ya bayyana.

Darussa daga tafiya

Lokacinsa a Guernsey FC ya zo da ƙalubalen nasa. A watannin farko da kulob ɗin, filin ko tudun buki na cikin gyara, wanda ya nufin duk wasannin an buga su a waje. "Watakila a wasanni takwas ko tara na farko, duk sun kasance a waje," ya tuna. "Kowane mako ɗaya muna tashi jirgin sama zuwa wasa a waje — amma ya kasance ƙwarewar da na ji daɗinta, tafiya tare da waɗannan manyan 'yan wasa ina da shekara 16."

Waɗannan tafiye-tafiye sun tabbata suna da amfani ga aikinsa. "Ya kasance mai muhimmanci — ka je ka buga, ba ka taɓa sanin wanda ke kallo. Da na kasance ina buga a Guernsey kawai, yana da wahala sosai a samu damar a gani. A babban yankin, akwai idanu da yawa akan ka, ko a waɗannan gasar."

Scott ya ba da wannan jawabi a lokacin taron da aka gudanar a shagon babban na PUMA a Turai a Oxford Street a London.