Youth Team/Cup

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Full time 4-0.

[Allan]

Full time - Liverpool 4 Arsenal 0

 

An excellent collective performance with plenty of really good individual performances from Woodburn, Morton, Bradley, Cain and Stewart.

 

The whole team deserve a lot of credit today. Worked so well for each other throughout. Kept the defensive side of things simple, doubling up when needed and looked to move the ball forward a little more directly.

 

The pressing at the other end of the pitch was very impressive too. I lost count of the number of times we forced Arsenal into errors and we took full advantage of the mistakes they made with some slick passing and clinical finishing. 

[DaveT]

Terrific performance. So much more enjoyable than the crooked shambolic Premier league. Billy the Kid looked so much better for just keeping it simple.

[Allan]

1 hour ago, DaveT said:

Terrific performance. So much more enjoyable than the crooked shambolic Premier league. Billy the Kid looked so much better for just keeping it simple.

Yes. Best performance of the season from the 23s today. No brain farts, no over playing or trying to take too many unnecessary risks.

 

I know academies and coaches like youngsters to feel comfortable on the ball and encourage playing out from the back and taking more risks, but for me, you don't do this until you've established sound fundamentals. Learn how to read the game better, know when you can or cannot take an extra touch or play a riskier pass.

 

Quickness of mind is just as important as quickness of foot, in fact, even more so, in my opinion.

[dave u]

Clearly Gary O'Neil was holding them back.

[Bad Red Bull]

Is it okay to be excited by the potential of Cain and Stewart?

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21 hours ago, dave u said:

Clearly Gary O'Neil was holding them back.

He never got us.

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Under-18s vs. MUFC, Kirkby, 11 a.m. (no coverage, on the back pitch...):-

 

Ojrzynski; Mabaya, Norris, Quansah, Jonas, Corness, Balagizi, Frauendorf, Gordon, Musialowski, Ennis.

Subs : Hewitson, Wilson, Stephenson, Woltman.

 

 

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1-0 MUFC (McNeil 35)

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Finished 1-0.

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Under-23s vs. Derby, 1 p.m., Kirkby (no coverage obviously due to the first team game) :-

 

Hughes; Bradley, Beck, Koumetio, Boyes, Clayton, Dixon-Bonner, Morton, Cain, Woodburn, Stewart.

 

Subs : Mrozek, Savage, Sharif, Hardy, O’Rourke.

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 Derby 1

 

The visitors get themselves in front.

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And now 2-0

[Allan]

1 minute ago, alles ist gut said:

And now 2-0

 

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Make that 3-0

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 Derby 3

 

Oh dear...

[Lee909]

Any of these lads likely to get games if we end up in the Europa next year? 

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4 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Any of these lads likely to get games if we end up in the Europa next year? 

Depends if Derby sell them to us.

 

 

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Now 4-1 with 15 minutes left.

Our goal credited to Remi Savage.

[John102]

To be fair to these lads, if they couldn't get a game for us today, they must be dreadful.

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4-1 is how it finished.

Fortunately nothing else bad is happening.

[Allan]

The 23s take on West Ham at The Academy on Saturday afternoon. Kick off at 16:00 with live coverage on the offal from 15:55.

 

Team news will be posted once it's available.

 

Also, a date for your calendars - Tuesday 16th March.

 

The 18s host Sutton United in the FA Youth Cup 3rd round at The Academy. Kick off at 19:00, with live coverage on the offal from 18:45.

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But in the meantime, our Under-18s take on Newcastle United at their academy (2 p.m., no live coverage, as ever at their hilltop redoubt.)

 

Mrozek; Mabaya, Norris, Quansah, Jonas, Stephenson, Corness, Balagizi, Woltman, Musialowski, Ennis.

 

Subs : Kelly, Chambers, McConnell.

 

Stronger team than I expected; the Youth Cup is always the top priority as far as competitions go for the current academy.

 

 

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1-0 LFC (Musialowski)

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