A new chapter in the football life of Kingsley Williams

Sydney Olympic midfielder Kingsley Williams expected Australia to be hot after agreeing to come to Sydney, but he wasn’t ready for the hottest day on record.
Williams, 20, arrived on the evening of January 18 after Sydney had experienced its hottest day on record reaching 45.7 degrees in the city.
“My first thought (when deciding to come to Australia) was that it’s hot,’’ Willaims said with a grin on his face.
“Even until now I am adapting, I had to adapt to the way Sydney Olympic want me to play.
“I am very much a passing player, keeping possession and moving the ball very quickly, it is a very direct game with Olympic but I feel like I am starting to gel.
“It is the heat more than anything. Even know I think it is too hot to play but that’s just Australia.
“To be honest I’ve loved it since I’ve been here. The people I have met are all football minded everybody is friendly.’’
The midfielder decided to make the trip to the southern Hemisphere after family issues meant he could not remain at the Sheffield United Academy.
Williams has settled into Sydney Olympic well after starting in all five of the team’s opening matches.
“When I was young I was at Oldham Athletic between 10 and 13,’’ he said.
“Then I signed at Sheffield United when I was 15. I spent all the way up until 19 years old there and had to leave because of family issues.
“I came up through the academy system and playing in the reserve squad.
“I trained with the first team, players like Kyle Walker the Tottenham right back, Matthew Lowton who scored the screamer for Aston Villa the other day were both in the same squad.
“So I have played with a few now established players. For whatever reason I didn’t get what I wanted.
“I’ve never stopped playing or working hard. I see this as another opportunity rather than a fresh start."
Seen in several positions for the Blues this season, Williams sees himself as a box to box central midfielder, but is happy to play wherever needed.
“I’ve been taught to basically help my back four our and then move forward and help the wingers and forwards to create chances,’’ he said
“So I am quite versatile, I am happy to play wherever the manager wants me to play really.
“I’d like to score a few more goals than I have at the minute, I’ve only got one in the campaign so far.’’
Representing a club in the A-League remains firm in Williams’s mind and he hopes to prove himself at Sydney Olympic and the rest will fall into place.
“I’ve been told that across Australia this is probably the league that most scouts come to watch even from the likes of Melbourne and Perth,’’ he said.
“It is not a large league, if you can stand out and be the best you have a high chance of moving on.’’
-By Chris Georges