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Young Lewis Koumas refuses to be beaten by Liverpool superstars at his pre-season education camp – the 17-year-old aims to catch the eye of Jurgen Klopp in the coming days.
Koumas, a member of Liverpool’s Under-18 front line who inspired in the opening weeks of the 2022/23 season, scoring 4 goals in the 6-2 win over Middlesbrough on opening day, while alongside Ben Doak and Trent Kone-Doherty. wild in the Premier League North.
Koumas, son of former Tranmere Rovers and Wales midfielder Jason, was named earlier this week to be part of the Reds’ 32-man senior squad for the Baden-Württemberg education camp in Germany. But despite his young age, the striker hopes to impress coach Klopp and make his unofficial debut for his boyhood club in the upcoming match against Bundesliga 2 teams Karlsruher SC and Greuther Furth.
“Being informed by some of the most productive players in the world is a smart opportunity to be close to Champions League winners,” Koumas told Liverpoolfc. com. coach what I can do. And if I have the opportunity to make my debut, obviously, it’s going out and scoring a goal. “
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When asked what his education was for the remaining seven days of the tour, he replied: “My debut in the first team, it’s definitely what I’m looking for. This would possibly be the only chance I have, so I have to make sure I take it. “
Koumas, who has been a regular observer in the stands at Anfield in recent years, is reluctant to be overcome by the revelry of rubbing shoulders with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold and Luis Diaz among others.
“Honestly, being here, I literally feel like I’m a screen,” he continued. “Seeing players I appreciate, for example, Luis Diaz, I don’t forget to see him at Anfield last season and now I’m him. It’s crazy, to be honest.
“I got a call on the 21st a week ahead of schedule to be there, so I was on vacation. I trained with the first team several times a week, then at night before they called me to say I was leaving.
“When I was told it was just a natural emotion, but as it got closer, the nerves started to rise. There is no hiding place, I think. If you lose the ball or make some bad decisions, they will tell you. – but I’m fine. “
It’s been a whirlwind year for the young Wales foreigner, whose impressive form has seen him at the centre of a foreign clash as he continues to be courted by the English FA, after Liverpool Under-18 coach Marc Bridge-Wilkinson redeployed him as a striker after years as an attacking midfielder.
“We did everything we could in pre-season to get Louie to play as a striker,” Bridge-Wilkinson told ECHO in May. “We talked to Louie, we worried him and he was pleased to try to play in that position.
“We talked about the strengths of his game and why we thought he could fit well, and you have to give him a lot of credit because the first time he played as a centre forward the week before the season started.