The place the profession of Liverpool’s goalkeeping coach John Achterberg goes after this season is just not but identified. However in any case, his plan is to go to Norway in June. As a result of similar to final yr, the coach, who has labored carefully with Alisson Becker and Caoimhín Kelleher, will now prepare younger Norwegian goalkeepers from 10 to 17 years outdated.
Final yr he held a goalkeeping college in Bergen, and this yr it is Stavanger‘s flip.
– John was the benevolence itself and virtually instantly answered sure. I might assume this was a mix of wanting to show youthful goalkeepers, which he’s very obsessed with, but additionally the chance to be a vacationer in our stunning nation. He was very obsessed with Bergen. However when he was launched to Stavanger, I feel he fell for that metropolis too. His spouse Monique can also be concerned this yr, which underlines the significance of the truth that they each assume such an association with coaching and tourism is welcome in a busy on a regular basis soccer life, says one of many initiators, Bård Johannessen to Liverpool.no.
To this point, near 70 goalkeepers have signed up for the occasion at Ålgård 1-2. June, and there are 80 locations accessible.
– There may be additionally free entry for anybody who needs to sit down within the stands and watch John, even when they do not have a taking part goalkeeper with them. After the session on Saturday, John will give a lecture in regards to the on a regular basis lifetime of a goalkeeper in Liverpool. Those that attended the occasion in Bergen will nod in affirmation that this was an excellent function.
– The goalkeepers are divided into teams in accordance with age and degree. Every group will get its personal coach all through the weekend. John is the supervisor and rotates across the teams and follows the drills and workouts of the goalkeepers. It’s his group and train choice that we observe. For somebody who has lengthy expertise as a goalkeeper coach, I can verify that it was an excellent system final yr, says Johannessen.
Achterberg is now 52 years outdated and the Dutchman is on an expiring contract in Liverpool, and it’s reported that he’ll depart the membership in the summertime.
Achterberg performed for Tranmere Rovers throughout the Mersey from 1998 to 2009, after which landed a training position at Liverpool’s academy in 2009.
Sir Kenny Dalglish introduced him as much as the primary group in 2011, and there he remained beneath each Brendan Rodgers and Jürgen Klopp.