After winning the League Cup, Liverpool showed the football world that they have elements of the future in their hands.
Liverpool is benefiting from Klopp’s football philosophy. Throughout the years, the German teacher has always known how to explore, find and elevate young players. In Klopp’s hands right now is a generation of equal and capable players, enough to serve as a stepping stone for The Kop if in the next few years, the German strategist retreats to find a new path.
This season, Liverpool let Elliott appear more and Klopp was right. The 18-year-old midfielder played so maturely and improved that the club did not hesitate to let Xhaqiri go to Lyon. In important matches, if not injured, Elliott will appear regularly and has never once disappointed Klopp.
When winning 2-0 against Inter in the first leg of the 1/8 round of the Champions League, Liverpool’s new contract – Konate proved that he was only 22 years old but not young, very mature when accompanying his senior Van. Dijk.
Big, strong but not slow, Konate is expected to become a true top version of Koulibaly at Anfield.
The person most talked about after the League Cup final was definitely young goalkeeper Kelleher. Kelleher’s excellent saves and classy penalty shot contributed greatly to Liverpool’s championship victory.
The 23-year-old goalkeeper is the one who was “honored” by Klopp throughout the League Cup journey. He and his teammates went to the final match and stepped onto the highest stage. Klopp did not choose Alisson or Adrian – more experienced people, his trust in Kelleher was not betrayed.
Those are the people who regularly appear, but not all of Liverpool. The Anfield home team still has Beck (left back), Morton and Gordon (midfielder) waiting to be officially introduced. If Klopp stays at Liverpool until 2025 like his current contract, he promises to bring even more good young players to the team.
“We have a group of players that makes everyone excited. Last Sunday, they contributed to the victory” – Klopp shared.
Not only the names mentioned above, Liverpool also expanded the scope of exploring young talent. In the fourth round of the League Cup, in the win over Preston, Blair and Bradley also appeared. This shows that not only are young elements being bought, Liverpool is stepping up training and quickly releasing promising names to increase the thickness and depth of the squad.
“We have used all the players registered from the beginning of the season until now. The players in the first team and at the academy have all had good performances” – captain Henderson shared.
Not only taking care of youth training, Klopp’s buying plan also helps the team have a continuous and cohesive system, the ages of the players are not too far apart. The people he brought in recently like Diaz (25 years old), Jota (25), Gomez (24) or Tsimikas (25) are ready to become mainstays in the next few years.
Looking at the way Alexander-Arnold thrives at the age of 23, Liverpool’s young players have more faith in Klopp to not only step into the light, but also have the ability to bring back a lot of glory.
Next season, if Bellingham leaves Dortmund to return home and join Liverpool, it will not be a surprise.
