Sebastian Coates<\/a> is ready to play for the club despite his tender years.<\/p>\nThe Uruguayan defender was part of the team which won the Copa America this summer and Coates gained further plaudits by winning the Young Player of the Tournament award.<\/p>\n
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Clarke believes this experience means Coates can play straight away and will hold him in good stead as he begins his Anfield career.<\/p>\nHe told the club’s official website: “He’s a talented youngster and gives us different options at the back.<\/p>\n
“We look to sign young players that can improve and we looked at his performances throughout the Copa America when he was named Young Player of the Tournament. It’s certainly exciting.<\/p>\n
“It’ll be a different challenge for him because the English Premier League is a league that takes a little bit of getting used to, so hopefully we can nurse him along, get him ready and he’ll be a valuable addition to the squad.<\/p>\n
“He’s ready to play. He’s a full international and Uruguay are amongst the top five in the world, so they’re a strong international team.<\/p>\n
“He’s ready to play if required, but we’ve also got many other centre-halves ready to play if required.”<\/p>\n
As for the challenge facing Coates in adapting to a new league and lifestyle, Clarke dismissed worries that it might be a problem and even joked that his Scottish heritage might help.<\/p>\n
“You never really know how a foreign player coming into the English game is going to adapt,” he continued.<\/p>\n
“Some take a long time to adjust, while others like Luis Suarez come in and settle straight away.<\/p>\n
“You just keep an eye on it and hope the boy settles quickly, gets to know his team-mates, gets a few chances to play and then you build on it from there.<\/p>\n
“I believe there is some Scottish heritage in him, so obviously Kenny and myself will do a bit of digging into his background.<\/p>\n
“But it’s too late, he can’t play for Scotland because he’s already capped for Uruguay!”<\/p>\n
Coates has joined a Liverpool side who have made a healthy start to their Premier League season, gaining seven points from three matches, and Clarke believes that as the new-look squad get to know each better, the results will improve further.<\/p>\n
He added: “All over the team you can see little partnerships and combinations starting to form.<\/p>\n
“We’re basically a young team who are still getting to know each other and still working on strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n
“Hopefully over a period of time we’ll improve and the team performances will improve too.”<\/p>\n
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