Wigan Warriors v Huddersfield Giants: Luke Robinson hopes season is over for Giants
Former Leeds United man, new to a new leadership role, Barnsley move target talks about the future
In the 1980s, Dave Watson, Alan Harper and Kevin Sheedy called for themselves “through the park” in Everton. Steve Ogrizovic another to excel elsewhere.
A decade later, and others like Jim Magilton have made their way into Anfield.
More recently, as Ryan Kent, Martin Kelly and Suso have earned their stripes outside their first club, as have Robinson.
Veteran Red, returning to his first club for Sheffield United tonight, won a spot in history on 9 May 2010, when he was the youngest player to play for the club in a first-team match.
At the age of 16 years and 250 days, Robinson arrived as a losing replacement for Hull City in Rafael Benítez’s last game.
Since then, the record has been damaged by Jerome Sinclair and Harvey Elliott.
A framed blouse of this instance at KCOM Stadium serves as the permanent remnant of this special moment for Robinson.
His upbringing in the ranks of Liverpool’s youngsters, who made only intelligent players, but also intelligent, humble and forged professionals, a trait that goes back to the old Boot Room, is a bigger gift.
Robinson, who made 11 first-team appearances for Liverpool, appreciates several key influences along the way.
He said: “There were a lot of people, adding coaches under the age of 10. When I got hit there, Iain Brunskill helped me a lot. But I think the biggest influences were Dave Shannon and Steve Heighway; have greatly helped me move forward. my career and consistently my game.
“Rodolpho Borrell is perhaps one of the most productive coaches I’ve ever had. He’s a wonderful man-trainer. He definitely took me under his protection and helped me.
“Coming from Barcelona, where he did, he gave me a glimpse of football that I didn’t know at the time and I kept it with me in my career.
“I appreciate everything everyone has done for me, going through the academy. There are many other people who have helped me more than them in terms of additional sessions, running hard with me and taking me under their protection.
Robinson’s return to Anfield as a Premier League player is a testament to his spell back at QPR and Nottingham Forest, which has earned him his return.
Having fought so hard to succeed at this level, the 27-year-old is determined not to let it go.
The blades’ season opening is complicated with a large D The match list does not match matches opposed to the protective champions, Manchester City and Chelsea on the list.
First, to a position he knows well, with his pointed “This is Anfield” signal that greets the other players as they head to the field.
A sign that reminds local players who they are betting on and “remembers the opposition as opposed to who they’re betting on,” in the words of the past Bill Shankly, the guy in history.
Robinson, for his part, will be intimidated in an environment he knows, which decreases the degree of difficulty, but at least he knows what to expect.
The motivation will be short-lived for him or for the recent arrival of Rhian Brewster, who aspires to his first start with the Blades at a club he has just left.
Even considering the absence of Virgil van Dijk and Alisson, coupons across the country are likely to fit as a house win, with the Blades heading to Merseyside without two of their own headlights for John Fleck and Jack O’Connell. adding to that belief.
Visitors cling to the hope that strange things will happen at this level, strange effects have already arrived this season, nothing more than Liverpool’s shocking 7-2 defeat at Villa Park on 4 October.
A home win tonight would be an equally big surprise.
On how United will handle things rationally, and the importance of betting the game instead of the names on the back of those who wear house T-shirts, Robinson said, “Take a step back and watch the game. That’s 11 players out of 11 in the final of the day.
“All I can say is that those players are in Liverpool for an explanation and are one of the clubs in the world.
“I don’t think those are other people who are fuming in their ass, I think they deserve to be at that point because they have world-class players and have brought world-class players. Concentration and hard paints are essential. “
“Our 11 players have to stay there throughout the game and for 90 minutes to get something out. “
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