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Kolkz: Playing football is not stressful, and some families have no last meal after eating.

11:49am, 10 August 2025【Football】

Hupu, August 10, Liverpool left-back Kolketz was interviewed by a group interview with British media.

The Serbian-born full-back sat on Liverpool's training ground in Kirkby, wearing red flip flops with No. 6 scribbled and a pair of clean socks stuffed into his shorts. He calmly shook hands with the players, nodded in agreement, while looking at Jordan Henderson's famous quote on the wall of the conference room: "There is no better place for football players to grow up than Liverpool."

"My growing up was very special, unlike other European kids. I'm from Serbia, so everything is different for us. You've asked me questions about stress before and whether you feel stress on the court. It's not stress.

You Playing football, you can still get money even if you don't perform well. Stress means that like some families, you can't have a meal the next morning. That's the pressure.

We don't have pressure here. You just have to go out and do your job well. You have to do it. This is Liverpool, you have to stay in shape, that's it."

He grew up watching the game between Steven Gerrard and John Riser, and now he has the No. 6 jersey belonging to his Norwegian hero. He also regularly watches Robertson's games, who once won the Premier League and Champions League titles and is now facing new competition.

"Liverpool, the positional battle is endless, and now the positional battle is everywhere, and you can see it clearly, especially this season.

You have to be well trained - every training, every game. You have to play a great game and then it's up to the head coach to decide who will play on the weekend. For me, my upbringing was different from Gerald. So I accept everything, and it's not a problem for me."

He's so fast that he almost triggers the speed camera in the school area with a speed limit of 20 mph, and he can run for a long distance. Last season, he ran 233.4 miles (which put him in the top five in the Premier League) and completed an astonishing 843 sprints.

"My speed? is innate. It's not something you can improve by a little percentage. Physical quality is innate." "It's a gift from God, so you have it as soon as you are born," he said.

When he transferred for £40 million, he talked with Hungarian teammate Sobosloy about Merseyside's prospects.

"I talked to him and he told me everything, including the current situation. When I came here, I saw the atmosphere in Liverpool. From nutrition to physical improvement, everything has reached a high level. And, as a player, you only get better and better here, so here is the highest level of football.

I am still in touch with my family and my brothers sometimes text me. They will say, 'You become a Liverpool player!'

It's a big deal, and everyone is happy about it, and I am of course happy about it. It's time to work harder and do more for this club."

He talked about his adaptation period at Liverpool, and he was not surprised, just hearing the shots from his new teammates when they pass the ball. But he was not worried, describing Florian Werz's ability, adding that he was still willing to accept the challenge of marking Werz.

"For me, it's totally fine. I wasn't nervous for the first time training, I've never been nervous! I'm really happy and can't wait to start training.

Of course, the training is more intense, the quality is higher, and the mistakes are less. The sound of passing the ball, when you hear the sound of passing the ball - 'dong, dong, dong' - feels very different. This is the highest level of football."