Michael van Gerwen warns there ‘can’t be any mercy’ for Luke Littler
- Luke Littler will make his Premier League debut in Cardiff on Thursday
- Michael van Gerwen has vowed to indicate no mercy to the 17-year-old sensation
- He has informed Littler that he’s now becoming a member of the ‘large boys’ within the elite competitors
Michael van Gerwen says there can be no mercy for Luke Littler when he makes his Premier League debut among the many ‘big boys’ on Thursday. Whether he really wants it’s one other query.
The teenager’s breakthrough has been astonishing throughout the previous month, together with his run to the World Championship last adopted by a primary skilled title in Bahrain and a runner-up end to Van Gerwen within the Dutch Masters.
His subsequent step is showing on the eight-man, 17-date Premier League circuit, which commences in Cardiff, however there are of course doubts round how the 17-year-old’s recreation may maintain up underneath the avalanche of consideration that has all of a sudden come his manner.
Van Gerwen, the three-time world champion, is amongst Littler’s admirers however has additionally questioned the escalation in hype.
‘He had a fabulous last two months but two months only, yeah?’ Van Gerwen mentioned. ‘He needs to do it for a very long time. It got everything to be a top-10 player in the next 20 years. Do you know what I mean? He has got everything. You still have to do it. He is still young.’
Michael van Gerwen has insisted there can be no mercy proven to Luke Littler when he makes his Premier League debut
Teenage star Littler has made a surprising begin to his profession and has proven no indicators of nerves as he prepares for a World Championship last rematch in opposition to Luke Humphries on Thursday
Luke Humphries, who beat Littler on this planet last, had beforehand referred to as on fellow professionals to guard {the teenager} from the rise in consideration. Van Gerwen is evidently not following that plan.
‘Of course not,’ he mentioned. ‘Welcome to the big boys. Them days have gone. He is not a youth player anymore. Of course, he’s nonetheless solely a child. Now you’ve got to battle in opposition to one another on the stage, there can’t be any mercy or in anyway.
‘You have to fight for every leg, every game. Everyone plays for themselves.’
Littler is hardly struggling for confidence forward of his Premier League opener in opposition to Humphries.
‘I have already beaten five of the Premier League line-up over the past two weeks,’ Littler mentioned. ‘I know I can beat anyone when I am on it. I also know the other seven guys will be on it every week.
‘Going over to Bahrain and Den Bosch it gives me every confidence. I have beaten Gezzy (Gerwyn Price) twice. I beat Van Gerwen in the final. I lost to Van Gerwen in the final. It has given me a confidence boost as I know how to beat them.’
