Stefan Bajcetic has turned loads of heads lately, however Jurgen Klopp doesn’t really feel the 18-year-old must be taken out of the limelight.
Having began all of Liverpool’s matches for the reason that FA Cup win over Wolves in January, Bajcetic delivered his finest efficiency but in Monday’s 2-0 win over Everton.
The Spaniard has been the standout participant in Klopp’s workforce lately and was awarded Liverpool’s Participant of the Month award for January earlier this week.
It’s been a whirlwind of a season for Bajcetic, who spent a lot of final season enjoying for the Reds’ under-18s workforce, earlier than being fast-tracked to the primary workforce in pre-season.
At such a younger age, it will be comprehensible if Klopp felt the necessity to hand Bajcetic a relaxation within the coming weeks, however that’s not one thing on his agenda in the meanwhile, with the Liverpool boss delighted together with his midfield trio towards Everton.
“It’s not that troublesome, to be trustworthy,” he informed reporters when requested about the necessity to handle Bajcetic’s workload.
“Now we have parameters, we all know, we are able to learn numbers and stuff like this. However it’s then all very particular person, so even when a whole lot of gamers are younger they’re nonetheless completely different.
“So we’ve an in depth eye on that, we choose that on a regular basis, if he’s prepared once more, and to this point there have been no indicators that we needed to relaxation him.
“That was good for us, or him, as a result of there have been lengthy breaks between the video games. That’s completely no downside. How it’s with three video games per week, I don’t know, so we should see that. However we’ve different gamers as nicely.
“Stefan performed distinctive, not as a result of he’s solely 18, he simply performed distinctive. That’s the very best factor to say.
“However it was, for certain, Fabinho‘s finest sport for an extended, very long time and Hendo performed distinctive. That’s simply to speak concerning the midfield. In order that helps clearly. Naby earlier than didn’t dangerous, we didn’t win video games and stuff like this, however that was lower than Naby. Now we have different gamers who’re able to go.
“We had a whole lot of gamers not within the squad, senior gamers not concerned within the squad, for the primary time in a very long time. So there are actually choices there and lengthy might it proceed.”
As you’d anticipate, the Spain youth worldwide is attracting a whole lot of consideration in his homeland, with Spanish reporters in attendance to quiz Klopp on the teenager in Friday’s press convention.
Bajcetic’s father performed for Serbia at worldwide degree, however the Liverpool midfielder is anticipated to get pleasure from an extended profession with Spain, the nation of his start.
“Prime expertise, tremendous participant, performed actually, actually, actually good for us to this point,” Klopp continued.
“Since he’s with us he’s a pure pleasure to work with. I feel the combination of Serbia and Spain is an efficient one for soccer.
“I’m unsure you’ve met him, however should you meet him he’s a prime, clever boy, a pleasure to work along with.
“The attention-grabbing half is that his dad and Thiago‘s dad performed collectively for Celta Vigo. So Thiago – not solely Thiago, however Thiago as nicely – took him a bit of bit below his wing, so he has an incredible bunch of gamers round him who he can study from. Absolute pleasure to work with.”
