"With eight Premier League strikes already, you would think his family would be showering the 19-year-old with praise, but Kroupi, the son of another striker, has revealed how key his dad has been in his development. You may like Eli Kroupi Snr was a renowned bagsman in Ligue 1 for the likes of Nancy and Lorient, winning the 2002 Coupe de France final with the latter, over 20 years prior to his son representing the club. Junior Kroupi, as he's known, has inherited his dad's two-footedness and eye for goal and he explains to FourFourTwo how his dad coached his trademark thumping finish over the years."
"I worked on that a lot with my father when I was younger, he says. Now I'm playing in the Premier League, I have to accelerate even more because the game is even quicker. It's about doing things more quickly and working on shooting from different positions. Like plenty of footballing dynasties, the teenager has revealed that his father likes to challenge him but having spotted something in his son at a young age, this coaching comes from knowing just how good Kroupi Jr could become. It's been the role of a father, and above all the role of someone very demanding, because he's the person who knows me best in a football sense, Kroupi explains."
Eli Junior Kroupi joined Bournemouth from Lorient in January 2025 and remained on loan in Ligue 2 until the summer before becoming a key first-team player. He has scored eight Premier League goals this season and displays two-footed finishing ability. His father, Eli Kroupi Snr, played for Nancy and Lorient and won the 2002 Coupe de France. His father coached his trademark powerful finish and pushed him with demanding, technical coaching from a young age. Kroupi recognizes the need to perform more quickly in the Premier League and works on shooting from different positions to adapt.
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