Liverpool starlet Paul Glatzel has been the subject of a long interview by the official club website. These are three things we learned from that.
A July preseason game against Tranmere was all it took for the Liverpool starlet to have his hopes for 2019/2020 crushed. A ruined anterior cruciate ligament required surgery and COVID-19 has meant his rehab has been confined to his own house when the starlet was supposed to be on the grass by now.
Paul Glatzel scored 21 goals in all competitions in the youth ranks and looked set for another promising campaign as he tried to climb the ladder of the professional game, but those hopes proved to be short lived.
But the youngster isn’t doing too badly as he looks to come back from his serious injury as quickly as possible. In a wide ranging interview on the official club website, Glatzel discussed a variety of themes.
Here are three things we learned from that.
Isolation life is tough
One thing we’ve all that to struggle with is how to keep on going through isolation – which is tough on the best of us. He’s having to focus on recovery away from the structures of Liverpool that force him to focus.
It’s just a waiting game for him at the moment, and it’s one that he’s being forced to do.
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"“I’ve just got to make sure I get my sessions in and be patient because time is a healer in this sense. I just need to wait for my injury to be sorted and to heal properly so that when I come back the risk of me getting injured again is much, much lower and I can just focus on my football again.”"
His parents are heroes
Glatzel is a German name, so it’s not much of a surprise to learn that’s where both his parents are from. And both of them work for the NHS, who are fighting coronavirus for all of us.
His dad is a GP and his mum is an anaesthetist and are working hard to help the rest of the country through this tough time.
A maturity beyond his years
An injury like this can be devastating for a young player but Paul Glatzel comes across as a really well rounded person and someone who is mature beyond his years.
Take this, for example:
"“I’ve had a few injuries in my past and I’ve seemed to do well dealing with that.”"
Those words show an appreciation for the life of a professional sportsman and indicate that he can keep a level head when things aren’t going so well.
He’s also started looking at different ways to gain an edge over the rest of the players in the squad, who will be his competition in the end.
"“Watching games has been quite a big part of my learning development at the moment, because that’s all I can really do.”"
This shows the impressive way in which the forward looks at the game and reads the game in an analytical way – which will help his future development.