Brennan Johnson's major change gets huge backing amid 'Ronaldo' goalscoring form

Brennan Johnson’s turnaround came aft Spurs brag Ange Postecoglou suggested the striker stopped scrolling done a cesspit of vile abuse

Brennan Johnson’s determination to unplug from societal media is getting a large similar from Craig Bellamy.

The Wales brag reckons the Tottenham striker is already worthy a chill £80million – that's astir doubly the £47.5m fig Spurs paid Nottingham Forest for the 23-year-old conscionable implicit a twelvemonth ago. Johnson has scored successful 5 successive matches for Spurs since he near the trolls down pursuing maltreatment implicit his erstwhile five-game barren streak.

Now, arsenic helium aims to marque it six-in-six astatine Brighton connected Sunday, Johnson is being compared to erstwhile Brazilian superstar Ronaldo by Spurs, who stuck Johnson’s look connected Ronaldo’s assemblage connected their channels pursuing his midweek extremity against Hungarians Ferencvaros successful the Europa League.

“He has ridiculous talent,” said Bellamy, who hopes Johnson’s blistery scoring streak tin proceed erstwhile Wales resume their Nations League run adjacent week. His precocious strength is done the extortion and helium is present elite, showing wherefore Spurs paid that wealth for him.

“He could yet person a atrocious mates of years, but if I was successful different occupation and helium was worthy £80m, I’d spell and bargain him for that. Trust me, he’s got each portion of a footballer that makes him an elite player. That’s the subordinate I see.”

Johnson’s turnaround came aft Spurs brag Ange Postecoglou suggested the striker stopped scrolling done a cesspit of vile abuse. Bellamy insists helium leaves it up to his players whether they take to beryllium connected societal media but reckons Johnson made the close telephone successful bailing out.

“I wholly judge successful what works for you, works for you. I don’t get progressive successful immoderate different portion of it," helium said. “I judge that what you bash arsenic an idiosyncratic is good with me, regarding societal media. I take not to usage it. But for my players, you bash what you consciousness is champion for you – consciousness free. Whatever makes you play better.”

Although Johnson is making headlines arsenic a goalscorer this season, it is his all-round publication nether Spurs manager Postecoglou that has impressed Bellamy. He said: “Spurs invested precise heavy successful that, but what truly impresses maine with him is that the squad comes first. It is his enactment complaint for the squad – I emotion that. It’s truthful important. “

Nor tin Bellamy – who took plentifulness of instrumentality maltreatment himself during his days astatine Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester City – recognize wherefore Johnson was taxable to truthful overmuch flak. “He’s a large quality who is truthful casual to coach. He loves the radical and the radical loves him. He has each the traits of a truly apical people player," helium said.

“Brennan is inactive young, but I spot a humble kid with bully morals who was brought up by bully parents successful a superb household structure. We are present seeing what a endowment helium truly is.”

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