Harvey Elliott has defined he now sees himself as one of many extra senior members at Liverpool as he prepares for his sixth marketing campaign on Merseyside.
The boyhood crimson signed for the membership in the summertime of 2019 and has been concerned with the primary crew ever since.
He’s at present within the USA with Arne Slot’s squad getting ready for friendlies in opposition to Arsenal and Manchester United later this week with the Reds already defeating Spanish outfit Actual Betis 1-0 on Saturday.
Elliott believes he’s learnt lots from his experiences down the years and now needs to be somebody who the youthful members of the squad can strategy with confidence.
“I feel that’s the subsequent step for me: extra accountability,” the England youth worldwide informed the ECHO. “And now I feel I’ve form of cemented my spot within the crew, I’ve been round it for 5 years and I really feel like that is my time to essentially kick on and actually obtain what I need to obtain.
“From the membership’s perspective as properly, trophy-wise, you understand we’re again within the Champions League now and it’s all thrilling. So we simply must belief the supervisor, belief the setup and the techniques and after we’re out on the pitch, simply ensure that we apply it.
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“It’s a part of me studying and rising. I’ve captained England within the U21s a number of occasions so these are all issues I’m taking with me. This pre-season now we have a youthful group so I need to be that voice, I need them to return to me if they’ve something to talk about or questions. I’ve been there earlier than, I used to be a younger lad in a large crew.
“I all the time had gamers round me that helped me out so I really feel prefer it’s form of my job now to assist in any method I can that’s doable. On the similar time they should simply go and play their soccer as a result of the membership have seen one thing in everybody. They need to be right here. You noticed their performances the opposite evening, it was unbelievable. They simply need to fulfil their dream in addition to ours.”
Our No.19 speaks with a lot maturity and all the time conducts himself very properly regardless of his tender age.
He wears his coronary heart on his sleeve and all the time provides his all when out on the pitch and that’s an enormous purpose why he’s a extremely popular determine on the membership.
The 21-year-old registered 15 purpose contributions throughout all competitions final time period and he’ll be keen to enhance on these numbers this time round.
He lower quick his summer time break so as to return to the AXA Coaching Centre earlier this month and we’re actually hoping he can have a profitable marketing campaign.
He’s obtained the skillset required to shine at Liverpool however consistency is what’s required if Elliott is to change into an everyday starter.
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