Louis Comas' Dream Night/A Welsh Boy Breaks Stevie J's Record
Louis Comas has not only filled the void of expensive stars in Liverpool's attack line, but has also broken Steven Gerrard's 25-year-old record.
According to Sports Three, Liverpool's 21-year-old forward Louis Comas broke the record of Steven Gerrard's club legend in the European Champions League by scoring and providing an assist in his team's high-scoring victory against Austria's Lask.
All eyes were on Bradley Barkola's brilliant hat-trick in Liverpool's 6-3 win against Lask at the Raiffeisen Arena, but on the same night, the birth of another young phenomenon delighted Liverpool fans. After having his goals disallowed for offside twice, Louis Comas finally broke the spell and by scoring a goal and providing an assist, he became the youngest player in the history of Liverpool to score and set up a goal at the same time in the most prestigious European club tournament.
The record held by Steven Gerrard since 2001 was broken, and Coomas is now ahead of Stevie J.
Coomas, who is the son of former Wales international Jason Comas, said after the game about surpassing the legendary Liverpool captain's record: "Is this official? Doesn't sound like a bad number, does it? It is wonderful to be next to a name of this magnitude. What a legend Gerard was. I just want to repeat such moments. Of course, this is my duty and I have to score goals and give assists. Before this match, I had not scored any goals in this season and that is why this goal was very important to me. One hundred percent, this was the best feeling I had ever experienced in my entire football career, and I am extremely grateful that such an opportunity was given to me. "At the end of the game, going to the fans completed everything because they are the main motivation for us to play football."
The progress of this young star has accelerated significantly in recent months. Coomas, who was raised in the Liverpool academy from the age of eleven and started his career in the first team at the age of eighteen under the supervision of Jurgen Klopp, had successful loan spells at Stoke City, Birmingham and Hull City, and celebrated promotion to the Premier League with Hull City last season.
Andoni Iraola decided to keep him in the team in the first week of pre-season training, and now, due to the simultaneous injuries of the well-known pieces of the attack line, including Alexander Isak, Cody Khakpo and Hugo Ekitike, Comas has been able to find a valuable place for himself.
His brilliance, along with other phenomena such as Teri Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha, shows that the policy of trusting Iraola's youth has paid off. While Isak and Khakpo's presence in Saturday's match against Brentford is in doubt, Coomas is ready to play in the Reds' starting line-up again. He said about the continuation of these sweet days: "I hope this process will continue and I am eager for everything to continue like this, but the only thing we have to do for now is to work hard and non-stop, avoid tension and stay grounded, follow the advice of the head coach and try to continue these opportunities as much as possible."