Liverpool’s Under 18 coach explains why Trent Kone-Doherty is such an exciting talent. The teenager scored twice this week.
Liverpool’s Under 19 side thrashed Napoli in the UEFA Youth League this week, with Trent Kone-Doherty shining. The 16-year-old started from the left and finished with two goals.
His second was particularly impressed, beating his man with a burst of pace in the box before emphatically firing home. It’s takes his tally for the season to seven goals – impressive from a newbie.
Marc Bridge-Wilkinson talked to the Liverpool Echo about the youngster’s performance. He listed off a bunch of abilities Kone-Doherty boasts that make him an exciting talent.
“He has been here since the start of July,” said Bridge-Wilkinson. “He’s a very good player and showed he can finish, he can go on the outside.
“And whether or not he’s up against people who are bigger or a lot stronger, he still has the ability and football brain to go past people.”
Trent Kone-Doherty is exciting
We certainly liked what we saw from Kone-Doherty on Tuesday. It’s no easy task standing out in this group of youngsters but the 16-year-old looked lethal against Napoli.
Ben Doak is there blowing people away on a weekly basis, while Oakley Cannonier continues to score for fun. Lewis Koumas is really making a name for himself at youth level, too.
So for Kone-Doherty to impress so quickly – again, he only joined in July – is a sign that his development should keep everyone paying attention. He’s fit in at Liverpool effortlessly and we imagine there’s more to come once Kone-Doherty is truly part of the furniture at Kirkby.
It’s a name we should all prepare to hear a lot more of, then. Doak may be closer to the first-team – and potentially facing Derby County next week – but Kone-Doherty really might not be too far behind.
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