Liverpool Trio Get Coaching Badges With Fowler

Before Liverpool’s campaign concluded and post-season holidays began, Fabinho, Joel Matip and Diogo Jota all took the opportunity to start their coaching badges. On Thursday 25th May, the trio held sessions at the AXA Training Centre with youngsters from The Robbie Fowler Academy, joining a clutch of academy talents in working towards their qualifications. James McConnell, Iwan Roberts and Reece Trueman from the under-18s completed their UEFA B course, while under-21s goalkeeper Oscar Kelly received his Level 3 leadership qualification. Ex-Liverpool defender Stephen Sama, who last played for Accrington Stanley, also coached parts of the session. It is not rare for players to work on their coaching badges while still active, with James Milner, Adam Lallana and Lucas Leiva among those to have done so in recent years. This shows initiative as they look beyond their playing careers, with Jota being only 26, while Fabinho and Matip turn 30 and 32 later this year respectively. It is unclear which level Fabinho, Matip and Jota are working towards at this stage, though they are likely to hold sessions with Liverpool’s younger academy groups in the months to come.