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Chelsea target Anthony Gordon was beaten by 11-year-old Liverpool, but army camps and chimpanzee books made him a £50m Everton star

ANTHONY GORDON has come a long way from Kirkdale. He honed his photography in his parents' garden.

The Everton starlet, 21, is a transfer target for Chelsea.He hasn't given up on signing youngsters after his £45 million bid was rejected.

The grown forward practiced hitting the ball through the tires hanging from the goal to improve accuracy. This was the coaching method his father Keith recommended.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has become the culprit for Gordon, Gordon has used his time off to personally seek out the help of his fellow trainers at a place he called "Army Camp." I borrowed it and made my skinny body bigger.

His exemplary, hard-working demeanor and body transformation impressed then-boss Carlo his Ancelottiand made his Premier League debut and first starter for the club. handed him the

Butit may have been Liverpool's fierce rivals who formed a child dubbed 'England's next hope'

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All soccer players suffer heartbreak during their careers. It was early for Gordon.

When he was 11, Liverpool decided he wasn't good enough to improve.

He admits that he suffered emotionally because of the rejection. But Everton offered him some comfort.

"It was another opportunity for me to grow. But it was tough," he told his club's website

. I had to pick myself up and go again.

"When I got to Everton, I never looked back."

Goalpost tires

Alongside his professional training, Gordon I always trained with my father, who had a unique way to improve my son's shot at home and in a local park.

Keith Gordon had a tire hanging from his frame on goal. This is to allow Anthony to hit the "top bin" more regularly.

"We practiced in parks and gardens. He had to keep buying new goals because I broke some points," he revealed. Did.

"I set up a task from the age of 5 and took me to all games. He started playing soccer.

As a promising talent climbed the ranks, Gordon caught the eye of Ronaldo Koeman.128} Europa League in 2017 with 127} Apollon's away game at Limassol.

But when coronavirus brought the Premier League to a three-month hiatus during the 2019-20 season, the ambitious then-teenager... Plans to change his body.

The thin-framed 6-foot Beanpole he was in became a shredded athlete who didn't look out of place in the ring as a middleweight boxer.

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It was made possible with the help of friend and personal trainer Callum Webb.

"It was like an army camp. We were doing two sessions," Gordon revealed.

``I was lucky to have him.

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At the same time, Gordon was bothered by Steve Peter's book, Chimpanzee's Paradox. , concentration and confidence.

Peters has worked with snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan since2011 to help him fight the demons and continue to excel at Bayes, the same It's a person.

British Olympic cyclists also benefited from his teachings and methods.

result. The new Gordon, who surprised Ancelotti, said it was his "character and personality" that set England's U21 star apart from other up-and-coming stars. I'm proud to be away from," Gordon admitted. None really matter.

"What matters is who you are."

Pro debut

The hard work and determination Gordon has shown will give Ancelotti his 2020 The Premier League of the year gave him the courage to make his first starting line-up in the league.

Right side back of England Torrent's duel with Alexander Arnold would have been remarkable.

However, my mother Nadine and Dad's Keith were nervous and could not be there.

"I found myself playing at 4pm (three hours before kick-off), but it was supposed to start in my head from the beginning of the week," Gordon revealed. I was.

"I wanted to be ready.

"I was fine. I wasn't nervous. I was ready to do my job.

``I'm sorry my mother and father weren't able to attend, but to be honest, they're both nervous wrecks. He said he had to get out of the room when he did, and he couldn't even see.

"We're both so nervous that there's no point in being there."

Future

For now, he is an Everton player. Frank Lampard said he would not hesitate to lose, especially after Brazilian striker Richarlison moved to Tottenham. In summer.

"I love working with him. He loves him as a player," said Lampard.

"He has things he wants to improve on and he can improve on. That's perfectly normal in terms of growth. But what he's doing for us now is Is absolutely a huge player. "

But Thomas Tuchel identified him as the main target of this transfer market.

A £45 million bid has so far been rejected, butis reportedly set to return with an improved offer

When moving to West London, he's not only clutching his trusty copy of The Chimp Paradox, but also has an attitude that falsifies his age.