Carragher's Comment on Barcola's Liverpool Debut Goes Viral
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Jamie Carragher played for Liverpool for many years. Now he talks about football on TV. He wrote a short post online. It had only 14 words. The post was about Bradley Barcola. Barcola is a new player for Liverpool. He played his first game for the club against Ipswich. This is called a debut. Carragher's post became very popular online. Many people saw it and shared it. This is called going viral.
Carragher also talked about another Liverpool player. His name is Cody Gakpo. Gakpo is playing very well right now. People say he is "on fire." This means he is playing great football. Carragher gave Barcola a warning. He said Barcola needs to play like Gakpo. Gakpo will be hard competition for Barcola. Both players want to play for the team.
Andoni Iraola is a football manager. He said he "had no doubt" about Gakpo. This means he always believed Gakpo was good. Liverpool now has a new challenge. They must choose their best players for each game.
Vocabulary5 words
- debut
- the first time someone plays a game for a team
- viral
- when something online is seen by very many people very fast
- warning
- words that tell someone about a problem
- challenge
- something difficult that you must try to do
- competition
- when people try to be better than others
Quiz
Answer key
1. Jamie Carragher 2. Ipswich 3. Cody Gakpo
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Jamie Carragher played for Liverpool for many _____. Now he talks about football on TV. He wrote a short post online. It had only 14 _____. The post was about Bradley Barcola. Barcola is a new player for Liverpool. He played his first game for the club against Ipswich. This is called a debut. Carragher's post became very _____ online. Many people saw it and shared it. This is called going viral.
Carragher also talked about another Liverpool player. His name is Cody _____. Gakpo is playing very well right now. People say he is "on fire." This means he is playing great football. Carragher gave Barcola a _____. He said Barcola needs to play like Gakpo. Gakpo will be hard _____ for Barcola. Both players want to play for the team.
Andoni Iraola is a football _____. He said he "had no doubt" about Gakpo. This means he always believed Gakpo was good. Liverpool now has a new _____. They must choose their best players for each game.