The 18-year-old scored a hat-trick in Liverpool U23s 6-0 win against Leicester City on Sunday but has predominantly used as a right-back
Liverpool starlet Rafael Camacho has taken to social media to hit out at Jurgen Klopp and the Reds’ coaching staff for using him out of position, after scoring a hat-trick for the club’s U23 side on Sunday.
Camacho was used on the right-side of the Liverpool attack at the King Power Stadium and scored all three of his goals in the second half as Joe Gomez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ben Woodburn and Rhian Brewster all also featured for the Reds.
Klopp has used Camacho as a right-back in each of his two first team appearances for Liverpool, but after netting three goals against the Foxes on Sunday, the 18-year-old took to Instagram to express his disappointment at being used in an unfamiliar position for the first team.
“I do not know whose idea it is, but I will prove that they are mistaken about my football,” Camacho’s post read.
“I'm not a right defender, I'm an attacker who scores goals. This is my DNA.
“Happy to score three goals and help the team in today’s win vs Leicester.”
Klopp has gone public with his admiration for the youngster in recent months, with Camacho now a regular participant in first team training sessions at Melwood.
Camacho came on at right-back in the closing stages of Liverpool’s 4-3 win over Crystal Palace in January, making a vital injury-time interception against Wilfried Zaha.
Klopp explained his reasoning behind using Camacho as a right-back when speaking after the game, citing Reds left-back Andy Robertson as the perfect example of a player that was a winger in his younger days but is now an attacking full-back.
“He [Camacho] is good in defensive challenges," Klopp said.
"He’s an offensive player in his mindset and everything but look at our full-backs and where are they most of the time? You need these offensive skills."
“It is the learning process Robbo [Robertson] went through. He was a fantastic left-winger but played full-back and now he is a full-back. That’s really cool.
“I was really happy in that moment but I have seen similar situations from him (Camacho) before.”
Contract talks between Camacho and Liverpool are said to have stalled recently, with the youngster’s current deal expiring at the end of the 2019-20 season.
Goal understands that the Reds have fielded a number of enquires from other club’s regarding Camacho’s availability , with Wolves, RB Leipzig, Benfica and Sporting all said to have registered their interest ahead of the summer transfer window.
Azim_YNWA
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I think klopp were right look how he try to say.... He said coach doing wrong yeah but you need to think that lfc now really need a player that can perform not just good at academy by then after enter the senior team he just a normal player... I think brewster is better than him also Harry Wilson.... I Don't what is so hype about this boy, I saw his game, sometimes he got luck but mostly his skill were not so skillfull je a decent he need to find a club that can make him reach that if he is true the developed player in future but if he go to another club and also the same result then take the true fact about it
Zere8
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talk only when you are at mbappe level, won world cup at age 19..you have not even broke into the national team like sancho, odoi and TAA...yet u disrespect your club managers and staffs publicly..this is liverpool not some division 2 club, if you are good enough then im sure the manager will notice that ok, be patient or be gone kid..