For Jurgen Klopp, it has been a welcome week working with a surprising amount of senior players. But for a group of Liverpool's Academy hopefuls, the past few days have been a chance to impress the Reds' first-team coaching staff at Melwood. And Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has revealed how one youngster in particular has caught the eye as he explained the drills the starlets have been put through alongside their more experienced colleagues during the international break. Leighton Clarkson penned his first professional contract during the summer having helped the Reds win the FA Youth Cup last season. The 17-year-old is a key figure in the midfield of Barry Lewtas' under-18 side, and Lijnders has shed light on the impact working alongside Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane is already making on the teenager. "You see so many incredible processes happening in the rest periods," said Lijnders. "Leighton Clarkson, who sees with his own eyes the constant runs of Sadio and Mo in behind. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now "He has the capacity to play the passes these type of forwards like to receive, he is the type of No.6 we really like, the one who can dictate play, but dictate with direction, who can speed up the tempo of the positional play, the one who has always time on the ball. "Again, talent needs good role models, much more than criticism. Then you see how special our seniors are. The boys receive the treatment they earn and deserve, equal to our seniors, equal to everyone, it works accumulatively. "I’ve said it before, the character of Jurgen becomes the character of the team and luckily that’s a good thing. It’s the thing that makes all the difference." Joel Matip, Adam Lallana, Xherdan Shaqiri and Adrian are among the other senior players to have been involved at Melwood during the international break. And Lijnders has detailed the work those present have been doing. "Two days of intense training," he said to liverpoolfc.com. "We have specific exercises like the ‘counter-pressing rondo’, the ‘identity game’, ‘organised chaos’ or the ‘high-intensity game’. "They all experienced these specific exercises throughout these two days, it was like a little training camp for them. "There is no better education than good role models, so for them to train with our seniors is irreplaceable. In the ‘identity game’ – a set-up of three teams fighting to earn the right to attack – our seniors were divided over three teams as the captains."
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For Jurgen Klopp, it has been a welcome week working with a surprising amount of senior players. But for a group of Liverpool's Academy hopefuls, the past few days have been a chance to impress the Reds' first-team coaching staff at Melwood. And Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has revealed how one youngster in particular has caught the eye as he explained the drills the starlets have been put through alongside their more experienced colleagues during the international break. Leighton Clarkson penned his first professional contract during the summer having helped the Reds win the FA Youth Cup last season. The 17-year-old is a key figure in the midfield of Barry Lewtas' under-18 side, and Lijnders has shed light on the impact working alongside Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane is already making on the teenager. "You see so many incredible processes happening in the rest periods," said Lijnders. "Leighton Clarkson, who sees with his own eyes the constant runs of Sadio and Mo in behind. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now "He has the capacity to play the passes these type of forwards like to receive, he is the type of No.6 we really like, the one who can dictate play, but dictate with direction, who can speed up the tempo of the positional play, the one who has always time on the ball. "Again, talent needs good role models, much more than criticism. Then you see how special our seniors are. The boys receive the treatment they earn and deserve, equal to our seniors, equal to everyone, it works accumulatively. "I’ve said it before, the character of Jurgen becomes the character of the team and luckily that’s a good thing. It’s the thing that makes all the difference." Joel Matip, Adam Lallana, Xherdan Shaqiri and Adrian are among the other senior players to have been involved at Melwood during the international break. And Lijnders has detailed the work those present have been doing. "Two days of intense training," he said to liverpoolfc.com. "We have specific exercises like the ‘counter-pressing rondo’, the ‘identity game’, ‘organised chaos’ or the ‘high-intensity game’. "They all experienced these specific exercises throughout these two days, it was like a little training camp for them. "There is no better education than good role models, so for them to train with our seniors is irreplaceable. In the ‘identity game’ – a set-up of three teams fighting to earn the right to attack – our seniors were divided over three teams as the captains."
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