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Originally posted by Neil Young View PostMadrid are not a big club, can you not get that through your thick skulls. All they have is money, a huge budget, a rich history, a worldwide fanbase and a constant challenge to be champions of Spain and of Europe. Other than that, they got nothing. Nothing i tell you!!!Originally posted by RedReet View Post
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i own everton fans on the internet....that's what i doComment
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haha3rd place. Worst champions ever.
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Originally posted by Scratch View Post
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
May the Lord bless this post.Comment
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New Academy Head Looking to re-establish a Liverpool Way
Tuesday, June 09, 2009 [A Liverpool Thing]
Re-hauling the overall philosophy at the academy. That is the task that Rafael Benitez has set for new academy head Pep Segura who will be looking to see that all teams in the set-up play in a specific manner and with a particular style.
Talking to the Spanish paper AS, Segura said that as the head of the technical areas at the academy, he will be the reference point for all coaching and training sessions. With a large number of staff at the academy being released last week, which included high profile figures like Hughie Macauley and John Owens, it looks like Segura has already set about his job in an area where, yet again, Liverpool seem to have fallen behind.
“Arsenal and Manchester United having been working well with young players for a number of years and Liverpool is now trying to do likewise,” he said.
“At Arsenal, Wenger has had total control [on the academy] for the past fourteen years. The same is now happening at Liverpool where Rafael Benitez is now involved in the day-to-day operations but also in the players’ contracts as well as the technical staff.”
Benitez newly gained power over the academy is evidenced by the fact that Segura was handpicked by him, contrary to what had happened two years back when Piet Hamberg had been appointed. “He (Benitez) asked me what I was doing and at the time I was at out of work. At that point he asked me to come over for a weekend where he told me that he had thought of me for this role. I thought about it for a couple of days and then accepted.”
Having led Olympiakos to a league and cup double, it might seem surprising that Segura has accepted to move back into youth football. Yet, that is where he seems to be most comfortable at.
“I have been in football coaching for the past twenty-six years but only for the past three years have I been working in the senior game. I was the link between Barcelona B and the first team in my final season at the Nou Camp and then spent two years in Greece.”
Given their success in the Champions League with a squad built around home grown players, it is fashionable to try and copy the Barcelona model. That seems to be what Liverpool have gone for and Segura, with eight years of experience at the Catalan giants, seems perfectly suited to do just that.
“One of the keys to success at an academy is to have a clear training and playing ideology throughout the different age-groups so that the players can learn about their positions. Once that’s in place you can leave them on their own.”
“Then there’s the ability to spot players: Messi, Bojan and Iniesta are there because they’re good. True, they came and liked what they saw so they decided to stay at Barcelona. That is also very important.”
“Yet, the secret to continuing with this production line is that everyone knows what their role is, which makes it all easier. Once you have set up the way you work, then year on year you can build on it and get results. I remember that there were some problems when the 4-3-3 style was imposed but they were overcome and the teams play well.”
Which is not to say that clubs with a distinct ideology between the youth and senior set-ups cannot work but, as Segura hints by using Real Madrid as an example, it is more difficult to integrate players into the senior side.
“It is curious because Madrid have a bigger pool from which to choose from than Barcelona and they always have great players. But that is precisely it: Madrid is a factory of individuals but you need to define the philosophy of the club.”
I recall that Angel Pedraza (a former Barcelona and Real Mallorca player) once told me that he wasn’t the best player of his [youth] side but made it to the first team because there was a gap in his role. The same applies to [Sergio] Busquets who is another example of a player who has been trained for a specific role.
It wasn’t a coincidence neither for Pedraza nor for Busquets. They were chosen because they had specific abilities that fitted into the characteristics of a particular position. Lately, I’ve talked a lot about this with Benitez: if you see what way you want to play and are clear about it then you can say that you need a player to play as a 2, 7 or 11 in this or that team. That way everything is better”
“Pedraza was casual about it or is about Busquets. Arrived with a clear profile is set to play and fit into that idea because his features were those of that position. I've commented a lot lately with Benitez: if you look you see a clear way of working what you need: a 2, 7, 11 in this or that team. And you're all the better.”
Original interview by Tomás Guasch for AS."The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
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Legend Achterberg joins Liverpool
Tuesday 09 Jun 2009 12:53:17 by Richard Ault [Every Ball Is A White Ball]
Tranmere legend John Achterberg has today left Rovers and become goalkeeper coach at Liverpool. Achterberg, who played seven games in League One last season, joined Rovers back in 1998 and enjoyed a testimonial at Prenton Park last season."The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
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poor old tranmere!!Originally posted by dww View Post
just hope we agree to letting them having a few players on loan next year in return, sure it will definitely the case if digger and trigger are there, will be like our own little feeder club!!_____________________________________
Weak willed, Wank or do they have a masterplan?
Think we have the answer..Slot!!
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Blimey, John Achterberg - I remember him playing for Tranmere many years ago. Sure he was old then - can't believe he was still playing as recent as last season.Originally posted by dww View Post
Was a good goalkeeper though so hopefully he'll be a good addition.
Quite a cull we've had though. Should be some interesting times over the next year or two.Comment
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