Liverpool academy director Inglethorpe discusses 'car ban'

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24 Feb 2024 • 1:09 AM MYT
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Liverpool academy director Alex Inglethorpe have introduced a car ban" on their young players.

The Reds have seen the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Curtis Jones come through the academy in recent years.

As the next crop of youngsters make their way through to the first team, Inglethorpe admitted he was fed up of seeing so many Range Rovers at their training ground.

It is a safety thing as much as anything," he told The Telegraph and Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher.

I don't want boys who have just passed their test with these big chunks of metal, but I was also fed up seeing a car park full of Range Rovers. If anyone turns up with one of them, they are parking it next door.

We have a pay structure which is fairly old-fashioned. We give them jobs to do. We tell them to hand their phone over at 8.30am and give them back before they go home.

You (Carragher) have been a senior player. You know how it is when a young player comes into the dressing room. You want respect for the pathway. They have to earn what comes their way first. All the other stuff is fine later. To get there you have to do it on the pitch."