article_snippet.sent: James Ward-Prowse is beginning to get noticed after starring displays for England U 21s and Southampton .
article_snippet.sent: James Ward-Prowse poses with the ball outside of Southampton's impressive Marchwood training ground .
article_snippet.sent: James Ward-Prowse started at Southampton trying not to be noticed — James Ward-Prowse and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain used to travel on the same train from Portsmouth to the academy hiding he and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain club tracksuits — and has been happy making progress away from the public gaze.
article_snippet.sent: More and more people are becoming aware of this talented young midfielder who can bend free-kicks like David Beckham, but James Ward-Prowse is now ready for the journey to begin.
article_snippet.sent: From the moment James Ward-Prowse sits down at Southampton’s Marchwood training ground, the impressive facility on the edge of the New Forest, it is clear that the buzz James Ward-Prowse got from sinking Germany has not yet subsided.
article_snippet.sent: Ward-Prowse, now 20, is one of five children and grew up a Portsmouth fan until Southampton’s scouts spotted him when him was eight.
article_snippet.sent: When I was little I’d kick balloons or socks around,’ said Ward-Prowse, whose Saints debut came as a 16-year-old against Crystal Palace in the League Cup in 2011.
article_snippet.sent: ’ him progress has been consistently striking and those who have worked with Ward-Prowse all say the same: him is a professional in every sense, someone who wants to squeeze every last drop out of him ability by doing everything right.
article_snippet.sent: The former Portsmouth fan makes The former Portsmouth fan debut for Southampton in 2011 Carling Cup match against Palace .
article_snippet.sent: The talented midfielder has earned a reputation as a free-kick specialist at St Mary's .
article_snippet.sent: Ward-Prowse practises Ward-Prowse free-kicks diligently in the hope of reaching the standard of David Beckham .
article_snippet.sent: At Marchwood it is impossible to escape the feeling that Southampton are going to be in the top flight for some time and the same could be said about Ward-Prowse, who returned from a broken foot earlier this season to sign a five-year deal.