Humility, they say, is one of the most sought-after compliments for a young footballer. A substantiating harbinger of those all-important bigger and better things to come.
Even so, for an 18-year-old leading the goal-scoring metrics in all competitions for the women’s domestic top flight in Wales (and by no meagre distance), Phoebie Poole is aggressively modest.
Donning a Cardiff City Women’s hoodie over FaceTime, the striker cannot stop apologising for her marginal tardiness (she is five minutes late, having totally forgotten about the interview due to her helping her mum reshuffle the garage to make way for her sister).
