One of my mates used to coach one of the kids teams at the Academy years ago and there was a story going around about Robbie playing with one of the youth teams when coming back from injury. He had a go at one of the kids for not passing to him and was told to “do one you fucking has-been” by the kid in question.
You can probably guess that kid was Steven Gerrard. He did OK. Fatherly hand around the shoulder over the next few years from Houllier, telling him to channel that disrespect towards the opposition was all he needed. Still a surly bastard by all accounts but no-one would accuse him of shirking on the pitch. If Bellingham has some of that same “fuck you” attitude then that’s just fine with me. I’d trust Klopp to channel it and make him a better player for it. Never did Gerrard or Souness any harm.
You can probably guess that kid was Steven Gerrard. He did OK. Fatherly hand around the shoulder over the next few years from Houllier, telling him to channel that disrespect towards the opposition was all he needed. Still a surly bastard by all accounts but no-one would accuse him of shirking on the pitch. If Bellingham has some of that same “fuck you” attitude then that’s just fine with me. I’d trust Klopp to channel it and make him a better player for it. Never did Gerrard or Souness any harm.