Djibril Cisse’s son now breaking through at Liverpool after surprise position change

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Djibril Cisse’s son, Prince Kobe Cisse, is breaking through in the Liverpool academy – but no longer as a striker after a surprise position switch. So far this season he has played 10 of his 11 matches at centre-half, and while the team have been conceding buckets of goals – 16 in his last four league appearances – Cisse has been given the armband for two of his last three outings.

Playing in the Welsh youth teams, for whom he is eligible through his mother, Jude Cisse, he has featured at right-back over the last year. “You’ve got to take your hat off to Prince himself in that situation, because sometimes if you’re not getting the game time or you might not be affecting it as much as you can do, staff as a group, Academy manager, Tosh (assistant manager Anthony Ryan) are looking at, ‘Right, what are his capabilities, what can he bring to the team, is there another opportunity where we can put him in a different position?'” Among the reasons for Cisse’s position change has been the changing nature of his physique.

“In this moment, you’ve really got to take your hat off to him in terms of how he’s conducted himself and he’s really open-minded to this change of position. Hopes for club and country As a regular for the under-18s and a Wales youth international, Cisse is already seeing the benefits of his move from front to back, though he is still some way off Liverpool’s first team having only turned 17 in July.