![]() ![]() ![]() “When I look back, that was the moment where I learned to protect the ball the most. I was a winger and lost the ball a bit too much. “I would say when I first got there, I was probably quite loose in possession. “I was learning things there without realising,” the 34-year-old attacker, who did play a pair of EFL Cup matches that season, recalled. ![]() ![]() That experience at St Andrew’s, however, was priceless and it has shaped the player Roar fans see flourishing in the Isuzu UTE A-League. Unfortunately for O’Shea, it was the only Premier League match he would play, not only as a Birmingham player but in his career. It was a special day for her, she got to see me make my debut in the Premier League.” I made plans for my mum to come over and I was going to show her around Birmingham but on the Friday, I went in and my name was on the sheet to go to Manchester. “I didn’t even think I would’ve travelled to be honest. Played an in-house game on the Tuesday and the gaffer must’ve liked what he saw. I signed for Birmingham on my 21st birthday on the Monday morning. “It’s something I’m not sure if it came too soon in my career in England. To get the chance to play there, it was obviously a baptism of fire playing against those champions. I used to watch all the videos of (Eric) Cantona, (Ryan) Giggsy, (Lee) Sharpe all them boys. “That’s something I’ll cherish forever,” Brisbane Roar star O’Shea, who was a substitute in the 2-0 defeat, told KEEPUP. He had other plans, but six days after arriving from Galway United, he was thrust into the action for his Premier League debut – an opening-day showdown against Sir Alex Ferguson’s reigning champions Manchester United at Old Trafford. Augwas also the day he left his native Republic of Ireland for Premier League side Birmingham City. Jay O’Shea’s 21st birthday was no ordinary celebration. On the cusp of history, the 2021-22 All Star shares his journey from the Premier League to Australia with KEEPUP’s Sacha Pisani. Jay O’Shea has established himself as one of the Isuzu UTE A-League’s premier attackers since joining Brisbane Roar in 2019. ![]()
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