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166 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that the senior Reds players treat Anfield prodigy Ben Doak just like a veteran in training sessions.
The Liverpool boss, speaking to Sky Sports, says the 17-year-old gets the “same shout as a 30-year-old” at the AXA Training Centre, as do Liverpool’s other rising stars.
Klopp spoke of how, in wake of several senior departures in the summer, the Liverpool setup has undergone a shake-up.
The likes of Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino all left Anfield, and several academy talents have been able to step up.
“The group is a completely new set-up,” said Klopp.
“A lot of our senior players, who were super important for us – nothing would have happened without them – are not here anymore.
“We restructured the whole group, so the middle-aged guys are the older guys, the young guys are the middle-aged guys and the very young are just the younger ones.”
‘A show of respect’
This shake-up has meant that those now further up the pecking order are able to share their experience with those whose positions they were in just a few years ago.
“Everyone was in the role two years before so they’re very open to helping all of [the young players].
“[Ben] Doak was a few weeks out but the other players don’t treat him like a kid. He gets the same shout as a 30-year-old in training. That’s a show of respect.
“They all have that. Luke [Chambers], Calum [Scanlon], James [McConnell].”
Ben Doak looks like future star for Liverpool
It’s great to hear that Liverpool’s academy talents who are in and around the first team get treated the same as the seniors.
It shows that everyone training in the senior set-up is on an equal footing, and also that the youngsters are at the level required, and stand to learn a lot more quickly too.
Doak, as the youngest of the Liverpool academy graduates, looks like he has an especially outstanding future ahead of him.
He doesn’t turn 18 until later this month, but already he has made eight competitive appearances for the Reds.
Described by Liverpool icon James Milner as having ‘absolutely incredible’ abilities, the teenager certainly looks like he has a very bright future ahead of him.
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