Thomas Hal Robson-Kanu@RobsonKanu
This is something I HAD to jump on 👀
There’s a trend doing the rounds calling ‘2026 the new 2016’ - a nod to a time people remember as lighter, simpler, more optimistic.
For me, that year is frozen in one tournament 🫡🏴
EURO 2016 didn’t start smoothly - I went into it as an injury doubt and began on the bench. Then football did what it always does and turned the script without warning 😅
I came on, scored the winner against Slovakia, and the whole tournament felt different from that point on.
Days later, we faced Belgium in the quarter-final. I started up front, we played without fear, and that night became part of our history 😉
It’s a reminder I come back to often: progress doesn’t always look like a straight line.
Setbacks don’t mean you’re out of the picture… they’re often just the pause before the game opens up.
Stay ready. Things can turn quicker than you think ⚡️