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02nd Aug 2016

Liverpool academy product scores against Roma and fans lose their collective shit

The next big thing

Conan Doherty

Sheyi Ojo doesn’t miss from two yards.

The 19-year-old Englishman has already risen Anfield to its feet and filled enough inches of Liverpool forums to cover over the Raheem Sterling loss and then some.

But, now, he can add goalscoring to his game.

The winger made eight appearances last season during the Premier League after being recalled in January from his successful loan spell at Wolves and, given the chance in pre-season, he’s trying to seize his opportunity with both hands.

Okay, if he had missed this effort against Roma as Liverpool went down 2-1 in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, he’d have been strung up for it.

But he didn’t miss.

And it was enough for a new wave of enthusiasm around the club.

Because who needs to spend big when you can develop talented players yourself? Jurgen Klopp doesn’t like the idea of splashing over £100m on Paul Pogba.

And now the supporters are riding the wave that only a two-yard goal in a friendly defeat can give you.

The demands have started.

So has the hype.

https://twitter.com/themightyred420/status/760284905137905665

And the bare essentials.

Because he’s providing the silver lining.

And the exaggerations.

https://twitter.com/CoutinhoFlair/status/760285331669278721

But he’s definitely ahead of one man anyway.

https://twitter.com/Kev92Kelly/status/760267240407232512

People are fitting him into their teams now.

https://twitter.com/JBlog_Tom/status/760253310863572996

But he’s only getting started.

 

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