Interesting that the recent 'will-he-make-it-here' discussion is about Chirivella and Brannagan. I haven't seen huge amounts of either of them, but from what I have seen they both look much more suited to a Brendan Rodgers death-by-football team than a Jurgen Klopp heavy metal one.
Both talented lads, but the timing is against them, quite apart from any separate question about whether or not they could ever be good enough.
The question I ask myself is: "Are they better than Suso?"
In my view Suso looked more talented and got better results on loan than any other technical players we've had come through the ranks in recent years. And yet, not only did he not make it, he didn't make it and then went on to be a key player at Milan. And this was while Rodgers was still here.
It says a lot about the type of player that we're looking for right now. The likes of Suso and Luis Alberto, arguably better players than Brannagan or Chirivella, never really even got a look in here. So really, if you're a technical player with limited physical ability, you'd have to be at least a fair sight better than those players.
I reckon the only player we have that might fit those criteria is Woodburn, who honest to blog, is not as fast or as strong as the likes of Alexander-Arnold or Ojo, but is just so intelligent and so technically good that he doesn't look at all out of place.
Even putting all that aside, I think young players need to be as good as Woodburn or better, to really get a chance to prove their stuff at clubs the size of Liverpool. A lot of players, like Suso, are not good enough but will be good enough with enough game time in the right environment. That kind of environment isn't easy to come by, because all clubs, all coaches and all styles of play are not equal, and are not equally conducive to all player types and temperaments. Unfortunately, we don't have time for that, in most cases.
