Jordan Ibe

[Bobby Hundreds]

They were saying on LFCtv that Jordan's form has dipped of late so this may be a way of Rodgers giving him a pick me up and setting an example showing hard work and being consistent reaps the rewards. There is an end result to the effort you put in, if you put it in

[Red Soul]

I am pleased we are giving him a crack.He has obviously shown that he has the confidence to be given a chance in the first team.

[Strontium]

Looks good so far, a bit like Sterling before he signed a new contract and went shit.

[fowler9]

put in a decent little performance there, hopefully will progress from here and we'll see more of him next season

[Trumo]

Did very well today and got an assist. He was lively and committed, not least when making that recovery challenge near the dug-out after chasing back from the QPR penalty area. Excellent debut performance.

 

I'm more pleased that the team showed a desire and commitment to try and score goals rather than phone in a performance in a game with nothing more than 3 points at stake. If we'd had a few passengers, it would have made Ibe look ineffectual because he'd constantly be looking up to see very few passing options and this would inevitably result in him playing safe all the time rather than doing what he's good at. That was my concern with my earlier comments and I'm glad to say it never materialised.

[MLB]

He's got a big future, this kid.

[Jonjo Baldy]

The next John Barnes.

[DaveT]

ha ha arm chair managers always know better.

 

a nothing game, if he gets on at some point great, wont hinder his progress in the slightest.

 

Quite happy to be proven wrong when a Liverpool player exceeds my expectations. As for being an armchair manager, fair enough, but at least I actually went to the game (and every home game this year, and the year before that etc etc).

[Gym Beglin]

That tracking back was fucking immense.

 

Sounds weird to say that, and you cannot describe how quality it was, it doesn't do it justice, you need to actually see what he does to fully appreciate it.

 

Next up, either Brad Smith or Jerome Sinclair.

[WhiskeyJar]

I saw the tracking back but cannot find a video or a gif it anywhere.

[UnwelcomeinPeru]

I saw the tracking back but cannot find a video or a gif it anywhere.

 

It looks like there is a re-run of the match on LFC TV this evening, although I am not sure how you get that if you haven't got it (as it were).

 

It was a great piece of work, made Granero (?) look like he was treading water.

 

Who was playing right side for QPR in the second half? The lad who threw a paddy and got booked when he didn't get a free-kick. He looked very, very, very quick indeed.

[Rafa Shankly]

Quite happy to be proven wrong when a Liverpool player exceeds my expectations. As for being an armchair manager, fair enough, but at least I actually went to the game (and every home game this year, and the year before that etc etc).

delighted for ye champ, entitled to you're opinion in all but the hysterics were a bit ott.

[The Guest]

Something which I really like about Rodgers is how he has dealt with the youth players. In the past we have thrown all the youth players in the team together in a league cup game and if they came up against someone decent that would be it.

 

The QPR game was a nothing game. He could have thrown quite a few of the youth players on or even none at all. Instead he did the right thing. He looks like the most talented to have not played so he stuck him in, protected by the fact he was playing with 10 regulars and he was great.

 

The benefit mentally next time he plays is worth it. He's knows he can do it now. We seen it benefit Henderson this season and hopefully Sterling will kick on next season benefitting from the minutes he got this season.

 

It all has a knock on effect to our whole youth system as well. It's now attainable for them to get in the first team which motivates them all just that little bit more.

[Longview1982]

Something which I really like about Rodgers is how he has dealt with the youth players. In the past we have thrown all the youth players in the team together in a league cup game and if they came up against someone decent that would be it.

 

The QPR game was a nothing game. He could have thrown quite a few of the youth players on or even none at all. Instead he did the right thing. He looks like the most talented to have not played so he stuck him in, protected by the fact he was playing with 10 regulars and he was great.

 

The benefit mentally next time he plays is worth it. He's knows he can do it now. We seen it benefit Henderson this season and hopefully Sterling will kick on next season benefitting from the minutes he got this season.

 

It all has a knock on effect to our whole youth system as well. It's now attainable for them to get in the first team which motivates them all just that little bit more.

 

Agree with that. Whilst not being world-beaters yet by any means, the likes of Sterling, Wisdom and Ibe have shown the other academy players that the leap to holding your own at Premier League level isn't as far as they may have thought 2-3 years ago when your only first team chances were home games against League 2 opposition in the League Cup.

[Markmywords]

Something which I really like about Rodgers is how he has dealt with the youth players. In the past we have thrown all the youth players in the team together in a league cup game and if they came up against someone decent that would be it.

 

The QPR game was a nothing game. He could have thrown quite a few of the youth players on or even none at all. Instead he did the right thing. He looks like the most talented to have not played so he stuck him in, protected by the fact he was playing with 10 regulars and he was great.

 

The benefit mentally next time he plays is worth it. He's knows he can do it now. We seen it benefit Henderson this season and hopefully Sterling will kick on next season benefitting from the minutes he got this season.

 

It all has a knock on effect to our whole youth system as well. It's now attainable for them to get in the first team which motivates them all just that little bit more.

 

Well said, fully agree, the encouragement he gives to the youth players is top class.

[LFC64]

Thought he did well. Did the job he was asked to do and wasn't scared to take players on even if it didn't come off the first time.