Gerard Houllier has told Liverpool fans to be patient with David N’gog during an exclusive interview with setanta.com.
The 20-year-old striker has come in for criticism for his lack of sharpness in front of goal, but France’s technical director Houllier has urged fans and experts to give him the time he needs to settle.
The former Liverpool manager has backed N’gog to make the most of training with Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres, and then make a name for himself at Anfield.
“He is so young, 20 years of age and plays for the Under-21s. I think that we always tend to be impatient with young players,” Houllier told setanta.com.
“We have to wait. Besides he is part of a great club where he will learn a lot.
“When you train and play with world-class players, obviously you naturally improve.”
The France Under-21 international shone in the 2-0 victory over England at Nottingham’s City Ground, and Houllier has rated his display as ‘brilliant’.
“First of all I would use Bill Shankly’s words by saying: at least, he put himself in the position to score goals,” he added.
“As far as I am concerned I think that he played extremely well for the team thanks to his movement, control, passes and flicks.
“Two or three times he showed brilliant movement and it is a shame that he did not score, he was unlucky.”
The 20-year-old striker has come in for criticism for his lack of sharpness in front of goal, but France’s technical director Houllier has urged fans and experts to give him the time he needs to settle.
The former Liverpool manager has backed N’gog to make the most of training with Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres, and then make a name for himself at Anfield.
“He is so young, 20 years of age and plays for the Under-21s. I think that we always tend to be impatient with young players,” Houllier told setanta.com.
“We have to wait. Besides he is part of a great club where he will learn a lot.
“When you train and play with world-class players, obviously you naturally improve.”
The France Under-21 international shone in the 2-0 victory over England at Nottingham’s City Ground, and Houllier has rated his display as ‘brilliant’.
“First of all I would use Bill Shankly’s words by saying: at least, he put himself in the position to score goals,” he added.
“As far as I am concerned I think that he played extremely well for the team thanks to his movement, control, passes and flicks.
“Two or three times he showed brilliant movement and it is a shame that he did not score, he was unlucky.”
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