Liverpool V AC Milan

[Arl arse]

That really was such a good finish from Origi.

[Carvalho Diablo]

I'd start the season with Origi up top tbh.

 

Obviously short at fullback but otherwise we're looking good.

[Pan77]

Good second half that. It'll be very interesting to see who starts against Arse. At the moment I can only name a couple of certainties!

[Thoth]

I'd start the season with Origi up top tbh.

Obviously short at fullback but otherwise we're looking good.

He definitely is pushing to start the season, nice to have proper dilemmas fo Klopp

[Arl arse]

Ojo is lighting quick and has end product.

 

He's going to be boss.

[kalasoma]

Origi, Sturridge, and Mane together would be full of pace and I'd like to see how they work together. But if Klopp only wants one up top, definitely start the season with Origi. He played like he did before the injury in the derby.

[Carvalho Diablo]

Ojo is lighting quick and has end product.

 

He's going to be boss.

Out of Markovic, Ojo, Ibe and Sterling I know who I'd pick.

[Arl arse]

Out of Markovic, Ojo, Ibe and Sterling I know who I'd pick.

No contest is it mate.

[Remmie]

Just to clear it up, we're saying: Ojo> Ibe (£15m)> Sterling (£50m)?

[Arl arse]

Just to clear it up, we're saying: Ojo> Ibe (£15m)> Sterling (£50m)?

Better than Ibe in my opinion and has everything in his locker to be better than Sterling given a run in the side.

[Carvalho Diablo]

Sterling is fucking rubbish.

[Thoth]

Ojo, Origi, Eljaria and Brannagan.... That's 4 kids who will all eventually be first team regulars the future is bright.

[Arl arse]

Jurgen's happy.

[Carvalho Diablo]

I like Brannagan and that Ben Woodburn kid looks a star.

[Arl arse]

The futures bright.

[Thoth]

I like Brannagan and that Ben Woodburn kid looks a star.

Forgot about Woodburn and Trent AA

[Arl arse]

[Arl arse]

 

[Arl arse]

[Cardie]

Why's Moreno being criticized? He did nothing wrong this match and he assisted Origi's goal. The bias against him is getting a little ridiculous.

You can't have been here long, once we get a scapegoat he's at fault for everything.

[Cardie]

Ojo, Origi, Eljaria and Brannagan.... That's 4 kids who will all eventually be first team regulars the future is bright.

We'll be lucky to get one regular from that list (excluding Origi beacuse he's not in the same bracket as the other three).

[aRdja]

We'll be lucky to get one regular from that list (excluding Origi beacuse he's not in the same bracket as the other three).

Agreed. Unfortunately looking at recent history, you're right.

[Cardie]

Agreed. Unfortunately looking at recent history, you're right.

 

It's not restricted to us, it's the nature of football, every year teams get a crop of footballers that supporters rave about and very few if any actually make it through to the first team.

 

Think back to that crop of young players at Arsenal who had a run in the Carling Cup. People were predicting a golden age but within a few years only Fabregas (who was signed and expected to be a superstar anyway) made it.

 

I don't have the figures for Football but as a comparison here are approximate NCAA stats for participation in American Football from Highschool to the NFL.

 

1,000,000 - Boys playing High School Football, of which;

 

310,465 - Go on to play as a senior, of which;

 

70,000 - make it to College football with the NCAA, of which;

 

20,000 - make it as freshman, of which;

 

15,000 - make it as seniors, of which;

 

254 - Get drafted to the NFL (with an additional number picked up as undrafted free agents but are unlikely to make the team).

 

Translate that to youth football and think back to all the players we've hyped over the years who ended up playing semi professional  or lower league football.

[stringvest]

We're really good at it.

[aRdja]

It's not restricted to us, it's the nature of football, every year teams get a crop of footballers that supporters rave about and very few if any actually make it through to the first team.

 

Think back to that crop of young players everybody was raving about at Arsenal who had a run in the Carling Cup. People were predicting a golden age but within a few years only Fabregas (who was signed and expected to be a superstar anyway) made it.

 

I don't have the figures for Football but as a comparison here are approximate NCAA stats for participation in American Football from Highschool to the NFL.

 

1,000,000 - Boys playing High School Football, of which;

 

70,000 - make it to College football with the NCAA, of which;

 

254 - Get drafted (with an additional number picked up as undrafted free agents but are unlikely to make the team).

 

Translate that to youth football and think back to all the players we've hyped over the years who ended up playing semi professional or lower league football.

They might have the talent to make it (like Cresswell for example) but the problem is they need games to develop, and they can't get games with the bigger clubs, because the bigger clubs have no appetite for them learning (and making mistakes) on the job. One might think that it's better to abandon the youth policy altogether.