Ben Doak might be forgiven if he felt bitter concerning the harm torment that he’s already confronted in his fledgling profession, however it’s an indication of his maturity that he’s been so philosophical in his reflections on the matter.
The 2023/24 season might be remembered by Liverpool followers as one which noticed a lot of teenage abilities given their fling within the first group, and whereas the Scottish teen made 5 senior appearances in the course of the marketing campaign, he might’ve had so many extra.
Sadly, he was sidelined from December onwards due to knee surgical procedure, and having recovered in time to make Scotland’s provisional squad for Euro 2024, harm issues in the end dashed his goals of going to the match (BBC Sport).
Comply with Empire of the Kop on Instagram (@empireofthekop) HERE
Nevertheless, in an interview with liverpoolfc.com, Doak doesn’t view the upcoming season as a matter of ‘making up for misplaced time’, however slightly incomes as many first-team minutes as potential.
The 19-year-old mirrored: “I wouldn’t say [it was] misplaced time. Who is aware of if I’d have performed? Clearly in my thoughts I’d prefer to suppose that I’d have, however I can’t look again eventually season as a result of it’s final season. I want to have a look at this season and simply attempt to get as many appearances on the board as potential.”
READ MORE: Liverpool-linked winger addresses his future with emphatic 17-word response to journalist
READ MORE: (Video) ‘I’d signal…’ – Don Hutchison urges Liverpool to swoop for 23y/o who they ‘want’
It was a merciless irony that, had been it not for his knee surgical procedure, a spate of accidents to established Liverpool gamers would absolutely have given Doak lots extra alternatives to impress.
Sadly for him, he might solely watch on because the likes of Jayden Danns, Conor Bradley and Lewis Koumas all made an affect on the primary group. With fellow proper winger Mo Salah enduring a uncommon harm absence after the Africa Cup of Nations, the Scottish teenager would completely have been known as upon by Jurgen Klopp.
Slightly than losing time on regrets and ‘what ifs’, although, the 19-year-old is targeted on what he can management, specifically his personal efforts on the coaching pitch to forge his means into Arne Slot’s pondering for the brand new season, and duly his performances each time he will get the nod for matchday.
In fact, that’s if Doak continues to be at Liverpool – as per James Pearce for The Athletic, he’s attracted curiosity from a couple of Premier League golf equipment, together with promoted duo Leicester and Southampton, relating to a potential mortgage transfer for 2024/25.
His feedback about getting ‘as many appearances on the board as potential’ appear to trace at an openness to leaving Anfield briefly if that’s his greatest avenue in direction of taking part in recurrently this time period.
It’s one thing to which Richard Hughes and Slot might be amenable, particularly if the Reds add one other ahead within the closely linked Anthony Gordon this month.
EOTK Shut-up with John Welsh: ‘a neighborhood lad who lived his dream’ and Slot’s LFC predictions
