What a difference a move makes but there is sometime yet for Quincy. Quick with the ball at his feet, a pacy winger with an eye for goals and a knack for making a meal out of decent full backs, Quincy should get a call-up into the Black Stars with this performance. Getting the riot started for Portmouth against their local arch-rivals, Southamptom is no fluke and a case to get back to his living heights. Until then, a more exacting reckoning awaits as he waits to see if Spartak Moscow would let go of him!
Once a shining star, 23-year old Ghana international Quincy Owusu-Abeyie has had a torrid time since leaving Arsenal for Spartak Moscow in 2006. Since then there have been indifferent spells at Clta Vigo, Birmingham City and Cardiff City.
His current loan spell is with the struggling Portsmouth and the left-sided forward seems to be enjoying life in football once again.
Over the weekend he helped Portsmouth beat Southampton 4:1 in the English FA Cup in fine fashion.
The youngster, who spent nine years in Ajax's youth system, came off the bench in the second half to score Pompey's first goal and set up two more goals.
A fantastic performance for the player who views Portsmouth as his last opportunity to get his career back on track.
"I didn't have any doubts about coming to Portsmouth because this is my last chance to show what I can do in English football," he said in a Ghanafa.org report.
Owusu-Abeyie expressed regrets about moving to Russia after stiff competition in Arsenal , especially with the arrival of Emmanuel Adebayor and Theo Walcott, made it difficult to break in.
"Russia? I was young at the time and it was hard for me to get into the team at Arsenal with so many big names.
"My agent at the time advised me to go to Moscow and now I regret it. I had to go a step back and now I'm trying to go forward again.
"I'm only on loan so it's possible I could have to go back to Moscow at the end of the season, but it is quite difficult for me over there - it's about minus 20 at the moment.
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