Lauri Dalla Valle

[Paul]

Just seen an interview with him on LFC TV and he was very impressive. Seemed like a really nice lad - good head on his shoulders and really positive about every aspect of playing for Liverpool. More importantly than that, he looks fucking ace on the pitch. I've heard a few people on here say good things about him, but I caught the U18s Stoke highlights and he was taking the piss. He looks top quality. Let's hope he keeps progressing (I believe he's been at Melwood with the ressies a few times recently).

[Sangria]

We do have quite a few attacking players with the ability to make it and he, from what I have seen, is certainly one of them.

[Paul]

I know what I've seen is hardly conclusive (not much more than the equivalent of a YouTube compilation), but his touch, vision, skill and eye for goal all look head and shoulders above anything else at the level he's been playing. Anyone seen more of him than me? I'd like a few opinions on the lad from people who've seen him play in the flesh please.

[ToxtethTerror]

Kevin Keegan raved about him just before he re-joined Newcastle. I think Keegan was doing some work for Liverpool's youth team at the time.

[RSM]

A top prospect, initially at Inter Milan before joining us.

[Maldini]

Kevin Keegan raved about him just before he re-joined Newcastle. I think Keegan was doing some work for Liverpool's youth team at the time.

 

Nah, he just trained with them one day.

[Thants]

I've never heard of him so that's probably a good thing.

[John101]

Would be one of the players im most confident of making it, along with Wisdom.

 

Excelent finisher but also works extremel hard.

[coop]

He wont make it at Liverpool.

 

Rafa does not play youngsters and he is not scouse ergo he is shite.

[Guest Bandulu]

Rafa does not play youngsters

 

Unless they're foreign and spotted by Macia.

[ToxtethTerror]

I agree that Rafa blindly trusts Macia who is as inept as they come but its wrong to say he doesn't play youngsters. Warnock, Darby, Spearing and a few others were given debuts by Rafa.

[fin-bat]

Don´t be fooled by his italian look. He´s actually from Finland.

[Sangria]

Don´t be fooled by his italian look. He´s actually from Finland.

 

Indeed a young Jari Litmanen on the books, if he turns out like him, that would be nice.

[The Acolyte]

Come on fellas make up your minds. Either our scouting network is shit hence no decent youth or we've got quality coming through good job by the scouts. Can't have one without the other!

[ToxtethTerror]

Macia has a "stab in the dark" policy of getting in 100 kids and hoping 2 turn out ok. ;)

[Maldini]

We've more good prospects in our reserves and youth than any other club in the country. Someone's doing something right.

[Spy Bee]

We've more good prospects in our reserves and youth than any other club in the country. Someone's doing something right.

 

Refrain from speaking sense.

[Guest Bandulu]

Darby, Spearing and a few others were given debuts by Rafa.

 

In the league?

 

10 minutes at the end of a well won game in Europe is hardly a debut, more of a token gesture. He had no problems throwing the vastly inferior Plessis into big league games though, and even brought in a Swiss crock as cover for Arbeloa, ignoring the better and less wage burdening Darby.

 

I trust Rafa, but it should be no surprise that he puts more trust in the players his mate spotted, and he has to justify the outlay.

[loadsoftrophies]

He looks a proper goalscorer from what i've seen, one of players who has that nack of finding the net.

[Guest Kenny]

We've more good prospects in our reserves and youth than any other club in the country. Someone's doing something right.

 

Ive seen no evidence to suggests this other then peoples opinion, the only youngsters to play for first team that I can think of is Paletta, Gonzales and Plessis. As for the younsgters aged 17 or so, I cant really comment as Ive not seen to much of them.

[loadsoftrophies]

Ive seen no evidence to suggests this other then peoples opinion, the only youngsters to play for first team that I can think of is Paletta, Gonzales and Plessis. As for the younsgters aged 17 or so, I cant really comment as Ive not seen to much of them.

 

Nemeth

Spearing

Darby

Pacheo

Insua

El Zhar

Hobbs

Kelly

[Paul]

We've more good prospects in our reserves and youth than any other club in the country. Someone's doing something right.

Would you expand on that for us please mate? I know your knowledge of youth football is very strong and I'd be interested to see who you think the prospects are. In my very limited knowledge Dalla Valle, Ince, Eccleston and Pepper look very good - especially the first and last of those four. I'm aware that others like Wisdom are rated, but I've not seen them play.

 

Am I also correct in saying that Rafa is already starting to relax the restrictions on Academy lads going to Melwood? In the interview I saw, it was implied that Dalla Valle had been training and maybe even playing with the ressies.

[Dicko]

Would you expand on that for us please mate? I know your knowledge of youth football is very strong and I'd be interested to see who you think the prospects are. In my very limited knowledge Dalla Valle, Ince, Eccleston and Pepper look very good - especially the first and last of those four. I'm aware that others like Wisdom are rated, but I've not seen them play.

 

Am I also correct in saying that Rafa is already starting to relax the restrictions on Academy lads going to Melwood? In the interview I saw, it was implied that Dalla Valle had been training and maybe even playing with the ressies.

 

Wisdom is very talented, strong, decent pace, likes to go forward and can pick a pass. He just has one glaring fault. He has a confidence that ever so slightly crosses into arrogance and he gets himself into trouble. Very reminiscent of how Ferdinand used to be when he believed he was better than Beckenbauer.

 

He has all the raw materials to succeed though.

[Paul]

Wisdom is very talented, strong, decent pace, likes to go forward and can pick a pass. He just has one glaring fault. He has a confidence that ever so slightly crosses into arrogance and he gets himself into trouble. Very reminiscent of how Ferdinand used to be when he believed he was better than Beckenbauer.

 

He has all the raw materials to succeed though.

I don't even know what position he plays. Can I take he's a ball-playing centre half from what you've said? Also how old is he?

[philyhamann]

Well hopefully he will get a chance unlike those before him, with a new contract Benitez gets more control of the Academy.