The ongoing international week has been a fantastic one for the Liverpool contingent, to say the least.
Conor Bradley was named Northern Ireland’s Man of the Match vs Luxembourg, helping his country to a 2-2 UEFA Nations League draw with a fantastic goal.
On the other hand, Andy Robertson earned rave reviews for his performance against Poland, with the Liverpool left-back scoring a late header to give his side a 2-1 win in Warsaw.
However, he wasn’t the only one who impressed for Scotland as Ben Doak took centre stage for the Tartan Army once again.
Liverpool loanee Ben Doak continues to shine for Scotland
Steve Clarke’s side enjoyed one of their best international breaks in recent years as they topped off their 1-0 home success against Croatia with another crucial win against Poland.
In the game against Croatia, Fans were blown away by Doak’s performance against Josko Gvardiol as he got the better of the Manchester City man in some style.
Against Poland, Doak produced another crowning moment early in the game as he provided a brilliant assist for John McGinn’s opener.
Rating his performance 7.5/10, The Scotsman hailed the Liverpool loanee’s ability to exhilarate fans with his ability to take players on and beat them.
“Was there any doubt he would start? The jet-heeled winger picked up from where he left off against Croatia, supplying John McGinn for the opening goal with a nice pass and then consistently driving at the Polish defence.
“As expected for one so young at 18, he doesn’t get everything right in the final moment, but he was Scotland’s most dangerous outlet yet again.
“A player who gets you on the edge of your seat. Came off on 66 minutes for Ryan Christie.”
The National rated his performance 8/10 and were surprised to see him substituted with more than 20 minutes left on the clock.
“Electric over a couple of yards, he took on his man before picking out McGinn with his cutback to the edge of the Polish box on 3 minutes.
“Continued to go at their left back and didn’t let up. Was surprised to see him go off when he did after another top showing.”
Doak’s stats vs Poland
Doak is growing in stature with each passing game for club and country and his stats against Poland show just how good he was on the night.
- 39 touches
- 25/27 passes completed (93% pass accuracy)
- 4 key passes
- 2 big chances created
- 2/6 duels won
- 1/1 long balls completed
Liverpool are really happy with Doak’s performance for Middlesbrough and want him to continue improving under Michael Carrick for the rest of the season amid reports that Premier League clubs want him in January.
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