Harvey Elliot, Remaja Pemecah Rekor Bintang Masa Depan Liverpool
He was 16 years
old, but Liverpool did not hesitate to recruit this boy named Harvey Elliott.
While still at
Fulham, Elliott was targeted by many top clubs. Call it Barcelona, Real
Madrid, PSG, plus RB Leipzig.
Fulham actually
doesn't want to let go. They even offered a scholarship to Elliott. But he
refused.
Elliott finally
chose to join Liverpool. Fulham will later receive compensation in accordance
with the court's decision.
Liverpool manager
Jurgen Klopp called Elliott a very qualified player. "I can say many
positive things about this child," Klopp said. Now he is at this club and
we will work with him. He needs hours of play and we see where he can get it.
"
"But I can
say he is a very very good footballer and that is why we are interested in
buying it."
Elliott has the
potential to become a big star. And he seems to have had the provision to go in
that direction.
Then what are the
things that signal that the former QPR player will become a future star player
at Liverpool? See the narrative below.
Topnotch Vision
Elliott has
left-footed and his main position is in the right-wing sector. But he is also
able to play on the left wing or slightly more in the middle.
He is quite
agile. But its main strength lies in its creativity and top-notch vision. He
has a keen eye to be able to provide mature bait on his attacking line.
One example is in
the video below, when he defended Fulham at the FFC U-23 event. As seen, he was
able to find a gap to provide a breakthrough bait that spoiled the striker.
Goal Instinct
The task of a
winger is not just to give bait. He also must be able to score goals.
Elliott can do it
too. He has a good goal instinct. He even has a capable technique to score
beautiful goals.
For example in
the match against Birmingham in the Under-23 match below. He scored a brilliant
volley. At that time he was still 15 years old.
Record Breaker
The Premier
League competition is the most elite competition in the world. It's hard to get
a chance to play in the competition.
But amazingly,
Elliott has been able to play in the Premier League when he was 16 years 30
days. He made his league debut with Fulham on 4 May 2019.
He also
officially broke the record as the youngest player to compete in the Premier
League. The record was previously held by another former Fulham player, Matthew
Briggs for 12 years.
Before that he
also broke another record. He became the youngest player to play in the Carabao
Cup. When he made his debut in the competition, he was still 15 years old 174
days.
Praise from
Murphy and Cairney
Fulham captain
Tom Cairney did not hesitate to give Elliott sky-high praise. He claimed to be
very impressed with the action of the teenager while practicing together.
"He is a
winger who plays in a hole. He has a great football brain, a goal eye and a
very entertaining player. Hopefully he will have a long and successful career.
"
Meanwhile former
Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy also gave praise to Elliott. He predicts the
winger will be able to become a superstar.
"He is a
great dribbler, he is very sharp and he has good legs. "He can play in one
of the three roles ahead, maybe that's where we see him in action," he
said.
"We will probably
see it in domestic cup competitions this season. I think this kid can be a
superstar and if he has the talent to do it, he is in the right place."
Harvey Elliott
may find it difficult to penetrate Liverpool's current squad. But if he
continues to work hard and diligently practice under the direction of Jurgen
Klopp, he will be able to shine and become the mainstay of the Reds in the
future. Maybe he could develop into The Next Gareth Bale as some say
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