‘Special’ player’s Liverpool chance is starting to slip away from him

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Not previously seen as being one of the best youngsters within the Liverpool academy, Koumas‘ arrival as a first-team player has been a surprise to many, but Iraola clearly loves his work-rate and commitment to the team. As a result, the 21-year-old has made 14 appearances already this season.However, while nobody can question his work off the ball, Koumas has occasionally looked like a player who is not quite cut out to play at Liverpool’s level.

And after he struggled while on international duty for Wales on Saturday, his golden opportunity to cement a place in the Reds’ squad is potentially fading away.Liverpool's signings have all had time to settle in now, but who has been the most impressive and why? Koumas struggles in Wales defeat During the very early days of the season, Koumas had looked ready to take the chance afforded to him by Iraola and become a consistent member of the Liverpool squad.

Koumas has a good career ahead of him, and his current stint in the first-team for club and country will serve him well, but he is not ready to play regularly at this level. Liverpool must find an alternative to Koumas When Liverpool have been poor in the last month or so, Iraola’s continual decision to use Koumas from the bench has felt like a marker of how little depth the Spanish coach has in attack.