In his day, “10,000 more talented guys” played on these pitches, but only a few like himself, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kanté and Riyad Mahrez made it into professional football from there. “The decisions you make make the difference,” says Haller, who names Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović and compatriot Didier Drogba as his role models.