Alan Twelve Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 If Salah stays at Liverpool this summer they'll need cover for him, but Salah's the main man, so that cover will have to be content with not starting many games and mainly making late-game sub appearances. Doak seems to be the perfect guy for that job, and that's really how young players should be integrated in to a team. If Slot doesn't fancy Doak, or if Salah leaves for the Saudi league, then get Doak out on loan somewhere with a manager who's not some bawbag who doesn't trust attacking players. Queen's Park maybe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabFC Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Think Slot would use him more from the left anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jives Miguel Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 From the Daily Express () Ben Doak - 8/10 A player believed to be available for transfer, 18-year-old Doak was Liverpool's brightest by far. Some exciting mazy runs down the right-hand side and cutting inside into the box as he displayed his trickery and pace. Looked the likeliest to break the deadlock and was unfortunate a team-mate blocked one of his goalward shots second half. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 16 hours ago, Chripper said: Liverpool played two friendlies today. Woke nonsense. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Looks like he might be heading to Boro on loan. Be good to see him get some more game time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ.84 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Nowhere near ready yet, but he’s going to be very good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoRaj Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 25 minutes ago, PSJ.84 said: Nowhere near ready yet, but he’s going to be very good. It's his first minutes in about 4 weeks, give him a chance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ.84 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 3 minutes ago, MarkoRaj said: It's his first minutes in about 4 weeks, give him a chance Fair, though I still don’t think he’s ready. But what would the internet be without snap judgments based on 20 minutes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS_FFC Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 minute ago, PSJ.84 said: Fair, though I still don’t think he’s ready. But what would the internet be without snap judgments based on 20 minutes. At this point I think you’ve got to start him on the right wing. Not the finished article but I’d rather get caps into him than persist with diddies like Christie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedingums Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 10 minutes ago, PSJ.84 said: Fair, though I still don’t think he’s ready. But what would the internet be without snap judgments based on 20 minutes. Could you no have made your snap judgement based on the fact that the first thing he did was set up a goal? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ.84 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 20 minutes ago, bleedingums said: Could you no have made your snap judgement based on the fact that the first thing he did was set up a goal? 1 hour ago, PSJ.84 said: he’s going to be very good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 (edited) It's notable how high he sits on the wing - right on the brink. If we play him we've got to capitalise on that. In time I see him moving inside a bit. Solid debut for an 18 year old. Gave the ball away once but apart from that he looked unphased and played a big part in our second goal. The result was sickening tonight but it was great to see a really young explosive talent get his debut and do pretty well. Edited September 5 by Gordopolis 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedingums Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 The bit that took my notice was when he had that run by himself. It took 3 of their players to cover him and snuff it out. If he’d managed to release the ball (a combination of him needing to get his head up and also there needing to be support runners anticipating what he’ll do) then it’d have created a big opportunity. That’s something that could be worked on in training and with him generally gaining experience. Sides won’t always commit three players to a situation like that, but even taking one or two out of the game creates overloads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoRaj Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 (edited) 4 hours ago, bleedingums said: The bit that took my notice was when he had that run by himself. It took 3 of their players to cover him and snuff it out. If he’d managed to release the ball (a combination of him needing to get his head up and also there needing to be support runners anticipating what he’ll do) then it’d have created a big opportunity. That’s something that could be worked on in training and with him generally gaining experience. Sides won’t always commit three players to a situation like that, but even taking one or two out of the game creates overloads. Yep, that was the biggest sign of what he can do. Once he gets going round the outside he's electric. I would actually like to see him in from the start against Portugal, I think he's likely to be more effective against teams that don't sit in so that he can isolate full backs and start creating space on counter attacks. I think it would be some out ball which we miss sometimes when we're up against it, especially given the lack of pace from our strikers Edited September 6 by MarkoRaj 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 You can tell he needs regular gametime, I think. If he can make 30+ starts for Middlesbrough, and some more Scotland minutes, this season, then he'll be coming out it a far better player even if he struggles to perform. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 6 hours ago, bleedingums said: The bit that took my notice was when he had that run by himself. It took 3 of their players to cover him and snuff it out. If he’d managed to release the ball (a combination of him needing to get his head up and also there needing to be support runners anticipating what he’ll do) then it’d have created a big opportunity. That’s something that could be worked on in training and with him generally gaining experience. Sides won’t always commit three players to a situation like that, but even taking one or two out of the game creates overloads. I don’t think he had any options whatsoever when he made that run tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Was probably one of the more exciting aspects of watching Scotland last night. That tremendous age where when he gets the ball you don't know if he's going to beat 8 men and slot it in, or bumble his way into the defender's legs then try and break his own ribs getting the ball back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Did he do much in his brief cameo other than flatten Ralston? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 23 minutes ago, Scary Bear said: Did he do much in his brief cameo other than flatten Ralston? Played the pass for Ralston to assist our second goal. I think this sort of analysis of every wee single thing he does is stupid anyway. He came on, offered us something and lifted the crowd. He's a young guy with a lot of potential, let him play and we'll see what sort of player he is in a few years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 26 minutes ago, The Moonster said: Played the pass for Ralston to assist our second goal. I think this sort of analysis of every wee single thing he does is stupid anyway. He came on, offered us something and lifted the crowd. He's a young guy with a lot of potential, let him play and we'll see what sort of player he is in a few years. Absolutely this, he also had a couple of nice touches in build up - people jump on what he does either good or bad depending on their narrative. He played twenty minutes on his debut at eighteen, and had an impact. I would start him on Sunday and try to get sixty minutes out of him. It’s absolutely vital that we have some pace to get us up the park and it could help us out. I would be tempted to play him in behind Dykes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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