Youth Team/Cup

[an tha]

Ilori going on loan again.

 

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ilori-want-play-liverpool-fc-9890959#rlabs=1%20category

 

He's never gonna get a chance here is he.

[Gym Beglin]

Same, I'm not at all hopeful of anything from Dunn.

 

To be honest, as the months tick by, I'm fast losing any positivity about Canos, Wilson, Sinclair and Ojo.

 

Harsh, yes, but at the top level you start to see glimpses of a first team player at age 18/19. I've yet to see anything from these four which would make them capable of getting the better of a Sunderland defence, nevermind a good defence.

 

Look at Joe Gomez. It takes some going to get into a first team squad, let alone a starting XI, of a top team at that age, especially in defence. And he's younger than most of the lads in the U21's.

[Gym Beglin]

On a positive note, I reckon Rossiter is having a bit of a growth spurt.

[alles ist gut]

Harsh criticism, but Ojo and Sinclair were at least a hundred miles out of position all game last night. More seriously, I don't understand why Teixeira was left on when he was clearly out on his feet in the last 20 minutes, or why we didn't use our last sub at all.

[DaveT]

I only watched the second half. Were the tackles as bad (by either side) as they were in the second? It reminded me of last year when the u21s beat them and they were just flying into challenges, mostly out of frustration. The Everton lad who scored the second I believe, should have been off.

Ist half, they didn't get anywhere near our lads. Apart from changing the formation at half time, Unsworth obviously told them to get into our faces..... in other words give us a bit of a kicking - which has happened every time our U18s and U21s have played them in the last 2-3 years. We didn't adapt to their changed formation and couldn't match their increased physicality and intensity.

[nando1000]

Derby highlights

 

http://knbtt.com/highlights-everton-u21-2015-aug/

[Allan]

Under 18s host Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon. Kick off at 12:30 - Live coverage on the offal.

[alles ist gut]

Wheeler; Lewis, Owens, Masterson, Johnston, Arnold, Phillips, Kane, Ejaria, Dhanda, T. Gomes

 

Subs : George, Dobie, Woodburn, Naeem, Garton.

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 Middlesbrough 1

 

The visitors take the lead against the run of play. Nicely finished by their number 10.

 

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 Middlesbrough 2

 

The lead is doubled with another finish under the body of Owen Wheeler. Tidy finish, but poor defending from our perspective.

 

[Allan]

Halftime - Liverpool 0 Middlesbrough 2

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 Middlesbrough 3

 

More sloppy defending and the visitors are gifted a third goal.

[Allan]

Kane Lewis off, Josh Dobie on.

[Allan]

Liverpool 1 Middlesbrough 3

 

Toni Gomes pulls a goal back with a finish from close range.

[Allan]

Liverpool 2 Middlesbrough 3

 

Gomes with a good header, meeting a cross from Dhanda.

 

[Allan]

Ben Woodburn on for Chris Owens.

[Allan]

Liverpool 3 Middlesbrough 3

 

Toni Gomes with another powerful header from an Adam Phillips free kick. Hattrick for the Portuguese striker.

[Allan]

Liverpool 4 Middlesbrough 3

 

Yan Dhanda gets a toe on a cross from Phillips and the ball is past the Boro keeper and in the back of the visitor's goal.

[Allan]

Naeem on for Gomes, who'd picked up a knock.

[Allan]

Full time - Liverpool 4 Middlesbrough 3

[kalasoma]

I missed this. But just saw that the u18s came from 3-0 behind to win.

[kalasoma]

Yan Dhanda. Haven't seen or heard much about him since he joined. How's he doing?

[Allan]

First game of the season for the 18s. Tidy player, gets into good areas, but was pretty wasteful with the ball today.

 

Made a nice little front post run for the winning goal, and just managed to get enough of a toe on the ball to put it bast the Boro' keeper.

[kalasoma]

First game of the season for the 18s. Tidy player, gets into good areas, but was pretty wasteful with the ball today.

 

Made a nice little front post run for the winning goal, and just managed to get enough of a toe on the ball to put it bast the Boro' keeper.

 

He's 15 right? Is he the youngest of the U18s? I'm not up to scratch on the Academy and only just caught the mini derby in the week. That was interesting to see how we just lost it in the second half after being so comfortable. I take it that was down to Illori being solid in defence.

[Allan]

Dhanda is 16 now, 17 at the end of the year.

 

The 21s certainly missed Ilori when he went off, but it was more the fact that they just did not respond to the tactical changes Everton made. Completely switched off mentally.