2016/17 has been a whirlwind for Ben Woodburn with the striker, who would be turned away at the bar of the Transfer Tavern as he’s just 17-years-old, having risen from youth team prospect to first-teamer at Anfield!
He may not get served here, but he’ll soon be a full international for Wales, with Chris Coleman having named the teenager in his Dragons squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifier with the Republic of Ireland, capping what has been a staggering few months for the player.
| WALES SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Watch Chris Coleman’s press conference right now over on https://t.co/MzAQaaI3gR #TogetherStronger #IRLWAL pic.twitter.com/zVRTFYcoQL
— Wales (@FAWales) March 16, 2017
Woodburn impressed Jurgen Klopp in pre-season and was rewarded with his first-team debut in the Premier League on November 26, before becoming the club’s all-time youngest goalscorer with an emphatically taken effort in front of the Kop just three days later in the EFL Cup vs. Leeds at the age of 17-years-and-45-days-old.
Naturally, there is a lot of hype surrounding the teenager and the reaction to his Wales call-up has been plentiful. Our landlord has been on Twitter and has compiled some of the best tweets…
@JamesPearceEcho better than bale
— LFC (@Amr_Louns) March 16, 2017
@JamesPearceEcho ben woodburn, the future of football
— jőńí (@BenWoodboom) March 16, 2017
@JamesPearceEcho a ‘Stop him playing for England’ cap. Hasn’t really warranted the cap but should he go on to be a player he’s tied down.
— Matt (@Matt_Dunn7) March 16, 2017
@JamesPearceEcho cant see how this is warranted…doesn`t make any sense at all based on his lack of appearnces @lfc
— Mia Culpa (@UBSixT) March 16, 2017
The great responses were not just limited to James Pearce’s tweet, with plenty of others getting in on the act unprompted…
While its a dream come true for Woodburn, he really needs to be looked after, at such a tender age everything can go south in no time. #LFC
— Usman (@Usmaan_lfc) March 16, 2017
Rather than sniping at Woodburn’s progression through Wales’ excellent player pathway, the English media (& FA) should be taking notes!
— Shon Lewis (@LeChucklas) March 16, 2017
Ben Woodburn is gonna be great! ⭐️
— Gentrit Gashi (@GashiGentrit) March 16, 2017
Nice to see Ben Woodburn has been called up to the Wales squad, great young talent for the reds
— Jack (@OPOrigi) March 16, 2017
