Brendan Rodgers wants youngsters to take inspiration from Juan Mata – Football News
Liverpool FC manager, Brendan Rodgers, has claimed that the Reds playing for England Under-21 can learn a lot from Juan Mata.
The former Swansea City boss has advised the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonjo-Shelvey-c19081 to take inspiration from Juan Mata, who has excelled for both club and country since winning
the Under-21 championship with Spain two years ago.
The four Liverpool players will take part in the Under-21 European championships later this summer and will be representing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 in the competition.
Rodgers claimed that the players will learn a lot from the experience and the tournament will bring a lot of maturity in their playing style. He is confident that the four players will have a great tournament
and will be ready for pre-season when they return.
“It's great for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordan-c2929, Jonjo, Andre and Jack to be part of it. I always think going to big championships like that is great for their learning. All these football experiences are good for them,” he was quoted
as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, the tactician added that young players need to learn from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 midfielder Juan Mata, who has had a sensational season last term. Rodgers claimed that Mata had dropped himself to the Under-21
side two years ago and he excelled for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Junior-c20060 national side.
The manager stated that Mata’s performances for the Spain Under-21 side gave him a lot of confidence which is the main reason for his brilliant displays since then.
“Look at someone like Juan Mata. Two years ago he dropped down from the senior http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 squad to the U21s and helped them win the tournament. A year later he was part of the team who won Euro 2012 and then last
summer he went off to the Olympics. This season he's gone on and played more than 60 games,” he concluded.
Brendan Rodgers will be looking to strengthen the depth of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kolo-c21278 Toure on a free transfer and are reportedly in talks with Schalke defender
Kyriakos Papadopoulos.
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