Scotland Manager Steve Clarke Encourages Ben Doak to Aim for Senior International Cap
Scotland manager Steve Clarke has encouraged Liverpool’s 17-year-old Ben Doak to continue making positive steps at the club to ensure a senior international cap is not too far away. The teenager enjoyed a breakout debut campaign last season and has been named in all three matchday squads this season after a strong pre-season.
Doak has been a consistent presence in first-team training at the AXA Training Centre and has been named in all three matchday squads this season after a strong pre-season. Of late, Doak has plied his trade for Scotland under-21s but he has long been on Clarke’s radar, with the ex-Liverpool coach previously hailing the youngster as a “big part” of the country’s future.
Ben Doak’s Career Outings for Liverpool
Doak came off the bench at Chelsea to take his career outings for the club to six, generating plenty of excitement at club and international level. A senior call-up beckons but not just yet for Doak, with Clarke explaining that “his turn won’t be too far away” so long as he continues to do “what he is doing at his club.”
“Anybody who is doing well for their club, especially at a club like Liverpool, playing off the bench in the English Premier League, they are always going to be close,” Clarke said when announcing his 25-man squad.