Not only have Liverpool lost an amazing player in the form of Diogo Jota, but the world has lost a truly kind soul.

Sometimes when you watch a player you can just see how much they love playing football.



Jota was one of those.

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The tragic news of the 28-year-old’s death has shocked the entirety of the footballing world, acting as a gut-wrenching reminder of just how short and cruel life can be.

Liverpool fans especially will feel the effects of this devastating loss, with football having the power to unite those despite never getting the chance to meet.

Jota may have been ‘only’ a football player but to many, he was much more.

So here is to you Diogo Jota, a hugely talented footballer, but an even better human being.

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If there is one word that springs to mind when attempting to describe Jota as a player, it has to be clinical.

The Portuguese forward was ruthless in front of goal and if he got a chance, he almost always took it.

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As his famous song goes, he would love to ‘cut inside and score for LFC’, a pattern of play that would seem obvious, but no one seemed to be able to stop him.

Never meet your heroes as the famous saying goes.

However, meeting Jota would have been an absolute pleasure, at least that is what everyone connected to him in any sort of way has said.

Humble is one of the first words that many mention and that was evident in the way he not only played his football, but went about his life.

He was never flashy, he got his head down and worked hard, traits that are a key reason why he was, and will remain, a popular figure at Anfield.

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These were also things he instilled in his game from very young, with the manager at his first professional team, Vasco Seabra, previously giving insight into what Jota was like away from the pitch.

“I remember sending an email to our national team U19 coach.

The best players are humble and want to learn.”

The tributes paid to Jota prove just that too, with former clubs and teammates, as well as others who have played against him, all quick to highlight the type of person that has been taken from the world far too soon.

As Jurgen Klopp once said: “It is not so important what people think when you come in, it’s much more important what people think when you leave.” Tragically, Jota has left the world far, far too soon.