Ben Doak won’t be one in line to get an absolute abundance of games this coming term, though his enthusiasm from the right wing surely won’t have gone unnoticed amongst Liverpool’s coaching staff.
The young Scotsman embarked on an ambitious run from close to the halfway line, carrying possession into the box and beating his marker before firing an effort wide of goal.
He’ll have to count himself unfortunate on this occasion after arguably having done all the hard work in the leadup.
With a number of low-quality Europa League games on the horizon, however, not to mention domestic cup fixtures, we expect to be catching several more glimpses of the former Celtic prodigy in action in the near future.
You can catch the clip below, courtesy of @LFCTV:
An early chance for Ben Doak after a brilliant, direct run down the right:
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 24, 2023
Very gifted footballer. But made three glaring errors in decision making. Needs to get his head up and develop his situational awareness. But, he’ll, he’s 17 so will work that out eventually (hopefully)
Hopefully he will.
Heads down and focusing on beating his man above all else is the ticket to winger mediocrity and 3-4 great goals a year as the sum yearly total of impact.
He will have to be trained to take dangerous positions when the play is on the other wing side, ( Eg Salah) and to use the threat of his speed and dribbling to maneuver himself to set up the strikers (Eg David Silva)