Youth Team/Cup

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1-0 Port Vale

After we give the ball away in our half, a cross from the left is headed home from close range. Arguably against the run of play.

[Anubis]

Trying to play out defensively when didn’t need to. Punished.

[Allan]

Port Vale 1 Liverpool 0

 

We give the ball away while trying to play out from the back after a goalkick.

 

A couple of passes later and the ball is crossed in from the Port Vale left and is met with a headed finish beyond Pitaluga.

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2-0

Cut open through the middle, and Politic beats Pitaluga at the near post.

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Half time 2-0

It's men against boys, although it's not actually as bad as I thought it might be with the lack of midfielders.

[Allan]

Not quite sure why Lewtas has gone with Woltman in midfield and Bobby Clark up top.

 

We're already short in the middle of the park as it is and Max is not going to be playing central midfield in the long term, while Bobby Clark is a midfielder and looks completely lost playing a role that he's not likely to play too often in his future career.

 

Jack Bearne is no central midfielder either, but I can understand him playing in there more than I can Max.

 

Certainly doesn't seem like we're helping ourselves in this game, and I don't see what we're going to learn from these lads playing out of position for just 1 game.

 

Corness is getting swamped in the middle of the park when we're trying to play out from the back.

 

On a positive note, Kaide Gordon is going to be some player in a few years. Certainly would not look out of place in a first-team for a Championship side.

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3-0

Shot from the edge of the box is deflected past Pitaluga.

[sir roger]

I was a critic of us avoiding this competition in the first years but maybe we were right. I thought it would be a good grounding for the youngsters rather than always playing aged games. I thought that extra skill from the lads might negate extra strength from the league teams and make for interesting contests , but we are just getting smashed game on game.

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Vale goalie goes down; he's lost a contact lens.

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4-0

Pitaluga saves a header from a corner, but the rebound is tapped in.

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Gordon off, Cannonier on with 15 minutes left.

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5-0

Corness gets dispossessed in the box and the ball is lashed into the top corner.

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Pilling comes on for the exhausted Clark

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Musialowski has to come off with a knee injury but comes back on after about five minutes.

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Full time 5-0.

 

Our record in this competition now reads :

Played 9

Won 0

Drawn 1

Lost 8

 

 

[Allan]

Full day of fixtures for us today, with the 18s, 23s, Men's and Women's teams all in action.

 

The 18s get things started with a difficult away fixture against top of the table Blackburn. Kick-off at 11:00 with live coverage on the offal from 10:55.

 

The 23s are in action with their home fixture against Crystal Palace kicking off at 13:00. No live coverage of this game.

 

Team news when it's available.

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Not the tallest lineup in our history; will be interesting to see how Chambers and Scanlon fit together on the left (they’re both principally left backs), as well as seeing where Mabaya plays with his natural talents (running, crossing, shooting, tackling like Scholes).

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The graphic from LFCTV suggests Chambers at centre-back, Scanlon in his preferred position at left-back, Mabaya and Miles in midfield.

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1-0 Blackburn

Cross from their left is parried by Davies on to the bar, leaving an easy header into an empty net for their player.

[Allan]

Blackburn 1 Liverpool 0

 

Harvey Davies makes an absolute mess of attempting to catch a cross from the Blackburn left. The Blackburn scorer will never score an easier goal as the striker nodded into an unguarded net from no more than a yard.

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2-0

Another cross from the right is not cleared by our 'defence' leaving an easy tap-in.

[Allan]

Blackburn 2 Liverpool 0 

 

All over the show at the back. A cross from the right is headed back across goal from the far post, presenting Blackburn with another tap in.

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Someone's texted the phone that's being used to film the game. Sweet release.

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Mabaya tripped on the edge of the box. The free kick goes straight in to the far corner, from Bobby Clark, 2-1.