It has been the well-chronicled England disease in past tournaments to arrive with an arrogance that they expect to win. That arrogance was always embarrassing and always without foundation, like a house built on sand, and they often quickly and painfully collapsed.
It is the evening of Oct 4, 2019. Birmingham City are at home to Middlesbrough in the Championship and a host of leading scouts are in attendance. That is not unusual at St Andrews at that time. They have all been there. All the big clubs. Every one. And for one reason.
After unsuccessful spells in Denmark and Moldova, the striker joined Girona and became a scoring sensation