Former Tottenham youngster Troy Parrott has spoken about living up to the hype from his youth days.
The 22-year-old Republic of Ireland forward is now playing at AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie.
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Having netted four goals in one match recently, after impressing on loan at Excelsior last term, he is ready to shine for his country as well.
"When I was a bit younger, I'll tell the truth, it used to get to me a bit," Parrott told reporters.
He added: "Just trying to live up to the hype in a way at such a young age where it was never going to happen that early, football's never so easy. It was more about growing up a bit and trying to block the noise out.
"It (the hype) was a lot with the media. There weren't people around me from within. I obviously knew I had talent. How good I was I don't know. I didn't get many games to try and show that."