Jurgen Klopp has asked Liverpool fans to stop urging Joe Gomez to have a go on goal whenever he’s in a vague shooting position.
The English defender was subjected to multiple such calls throughout the Reds’ latest encounter with Southampton.
“Can I ask the people… as funny as it is, ‘shoooooooot’,” the 56-year-old spoke on LFCTV (via @Sean_Rogers). “Leave the boy alone, one day he will shoot. Let him find the moment himself.”
The Merseysiders progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, courtesy of goals from Jayden Danns (2) and Lewis Koumas.
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Let the moment come
Let’s admit it: We’re all a little tired of hearing the shouts of “shoot” every time Gomez gets the ball.
Jayden Danns, Liverpool’s latest young hero, should be the proof in the pudding when it comes to underlining the manager’s point.
Though you’d of course expect a player in our teenager’s position to get in more scoring positions than our 26-year-old centre-back, you have to let stories develop naturally.
Gomez’s time will come, if we let it.
I still don’t understand what is the big deal of Gomez scoring or not. His position is defending. Can he do that well enough? I am not one of fans, as a matter of fact I have always wondered why is a ball watcher like him is at Liverpool. This year, he has proved me wrong as he is doing very well on the Left and right back filling in for the injured wherever the boss needs him.
May that is his biggest goal that should count when it is all over and done, and not a goal that might not even matter.
He was playing Central midfield yesterday. Got into goal scoring positions, that’s why