Still only in his 20s, Diogo Jota draws inspiration from compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo, who peaked in his 30s as the Liverpool star continues to hope Develop your own game
Diogo Jota draws inspiration from Cristiano Ronaldo, who didn’t reach his prime until his late 30s, with the Liverpool forward believing the best is yet to come.
The Portugal star, who plays alongside Ronaldo, has been in demand since moving to Anfield from Wolves in 2020. His exploits were enough to break quickly into Jurgen Klopp’s first-team plans and he has been in fine form ever since. Red Army.
Liverpool have attacking talent, but Jota remains a regular source of goals. He has scored eight times this season following his last injury. At just 26 years old, the forward believes he has plenty of time to develop into the player he wants to be.
He told the club’s website: “When you are young you have a lot of energy but you still make a lot of mistakes and you always learn from experience. For example, I always looked up to (Cristiano) Ronaldo and I think he has done better since he was over 30 Score more goals before the age of 30, so that also shows that it is possible. It also means that if you are 26 years old, you may be far away from your prime, which is what I expect – and what I work on every day Purpose.”
Since turning 30, Ronaldo has scored more than 200 goals and won several Ballon d’Or awards, such is his success. Now that he is nearly 40 years old, his physical condition is still at its peak.
Jota’s best scoring season came in the 2021/22 season, when he scored 21 goals, 8 more than in his first season. When he moved to Merseyside, he faced the daunting task of ousting Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane or Roberto Firmino, who formed a formidable front line. Three.
Klopp asked the Portugal international to enjoy the challenge and goals against Arsenal early in his career, and coming on as a substitute proved to be just the catalyst he needed.
Jota explained: “Everyone was expecting me (to be a substitute), but in my mind I knew I could challenge and that was the first thing Jurgen said to me: ‘I wish you were here, but I want you to fight for a spot in the starting lineup. To me, it’s like: “I know I want to do this, he told me, so why not?” “
“So, I just trained day in and day out and played as hard as I could every time I stepped on the pitch. I was lucky enough to score almost straight away against Arsenal and from that moment on it was all going. ”
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