Bristol City’s Nahki Wells Adopts “Age is Just a Number” Philosophy

Veteran Bristol City striker Nahki Wells has stated that he views age as “just a number” and is both gaining insights from the club’s younger attackers and sharing the benefits of his own experience. The 34-year-old is currently in his fifth full season with the Robins, having scored 43 goals in 210 appearances since joining from Burnley nearly five years ago. He has netted five goals this term and played a significant role in last Saturday’s 4-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle, a match in which 21-year-old Sinclair Armstrong was among the goalscorers. “I try not to look too far ahead, which is the difficult thing,” Wells told BBC Radio Bristol. “I take it game by game – I feel great – age isn’t just a number but I try to look at it like that. This is the best I’ve played since I’ve been here and the best team since I’ve played in so I’m just relishing that.” Wells expressed enjoyment in collaborating with Armstrong and Fally Mayulu, another of the club’s young strikers. The Bermudian player further commented, “Fally and Sincs are two lads who will go on to have great futures and I can still learn a lot off them. At the moment, it’s probably more me leading by example and they can maybe look at few things and try to implement them. I try to give a lot of encouragement and be a positive influence. I think we can all complement each other well.”