Exclusive: “The Whole World Is Excited, Especially Sweden” – Former Coach On ‘Listener’ Alexander Isak
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Liverpool continue to leave it late in the Premier League after Mohamed Salah scored from the penalty spot to give the Reds a 1-0 win at Turf Moor deep into injury time.
Arne Slot’s side retained their 100% start to the campaign and the theme of last-minute activity has been a constant in recent weeks following the deadline day arrival of Alexander Isak, who coincidentally wasn’t risked for the trip to Lancashire, having missed the entirety of pre-season.
The Swedish frontman is expected to play some part as the Champions League begins at Anfield with the visit of Atletico Madrid, but before that, we thought we’d take a closer look at the British record transfer signing.
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Dan spoke to former AIK academy coach Nahom Ghidey to find out more about Liverpool’s latest number nine and where the journey all began…
“The whole world is excited, especially in Sweden, to see him in Liverpool.
I was a coach when Alex was very young.
They gave me the responsibility to look after the 9/10 age group, over 100 kids, including Alexander Isak – of course, you could see he was very talented, many used to say he wasn’t strong, but I could see he was great.
First of all, it’s not me who made Alex great; AIK is a great academy, and maybe 10 or 15 people worked to make Alexander Isak.
“I couldn’t speak English at that time, but with him and his parents, I could speak Eritrean.
Eritrea is a small country, maybe 3.5million population, so we are very close, we love each other.
“We have loved to watch the journey of Alexander Isak.
When Isak was young, I never thought he would achieve what he has; it was just for the joy, all about development.