LOUIE LOVES LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

LOUIE Annesley won't be scared of any National League South forwards next season. After all, he's mixed it with Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe!

- By John Lyons

The 25-year-old has already earned more than 50 caps for Gibraltar and has just become Dorking Wanderers' first full international.

The Londoner qualifies for Gibraltar through his grand-parents and made his debut as a 17-year-old. He was captain for the first time against Montenegro earlier this year.

It's seen centre-back Annesley, who shone for Braintree Town in the National League last term, come up against plenty of illustrious opponents, not least Norway's Haaland and France's Mbappe.

"I just remember Haaland showing no emotion," he told The NLP. "I would try to put him off his game and he was like a statue, he just got on with his own game.

"He didn't score the first time I played against him and I thought 'I've done alright here', but the next game he scored a hat-trick!