Reserves / Youth teams thread 11/12

[Reece]

Swansea equalise. Very poor defending.

And now they have a pelanty and a red card for our #5 - I don't know who he is.

[Reece]

Ahh it's Mendy.

[BigChief]

As expected in the game against Swansea, Sama and McGiveron showed why they will be out the door soon enough. Sama's wrongfootedness (clear with the left foot daft bugger) is another in a list of mistakes that don't seem to be going away. Being big and black will only take him so far.

McGiveron is really wasting a space for another defensive player. We've seen enough now to know he offers nothing either at full or centre back. We'll need Wisdom and Wilson in the middle for the NextGen games or we won't be beating Molde.

[MrMichael]

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/match/fixtures/reserves/swansea-v-liverpool-reserves-7753/last-match-report

10-man Liverpool Reserves began the 2011-12 Barclays Premier Reserve League season with a 2-1 defeat at Swansea City.

The Reds capatilised on a positive start by taking an early lead through Conor Coady at Parc-Y-Scarlets in Llanelli.

However, Scotland international Craig Beattie drew the hosts level on 31 minutes before Liverpool had Emmanuel Mendy sent off shortly after for bringing the striker down inside the box.

David Cotterill netted the resulting penalty and despite a spirited effort in the second half, the Reds were unable to muster a leveller.

Rodolfo Borrell selected a strong XI for his first league game in charge of the second string, with the likes of Coady, Raheem Sterling, Suso, Nathan Eccleston and Toni Silva all handed starting berths.

However, Swansea's line up also boasted a wealth of experience including Beattie, Cotterill, Tom Butler, Mark Gower and Andrea Orlandi.

The average age of the two sides was certainly tipped in favour of the hosts, but Liverpool's youthful exuberance saw them take a sixth-minute lead.

Krisztian Adorjan's dangerous in-swinging free-kick from the left was unwittingly flicked across the face of goal by a Swans' defender, allowing Coady to ghost into the six-yard box and tuck home.

It was just rewards for a bright start to the contest by the Reds - but Orlandi was millimetres away from drawing Swansea level with a long-range blast that clipped the roof of the net.

Liverpool's response saw Silva surge beyond Ashley Richards into the area and cut the ball back for Eccleston, who was narrowly off target, before Sterling saw an effort just clear the crossbar soon after.

Swansea had rarely troubled Tyrell Belford's goal, however they restored parity on 31 minutes.

A half-cleared corner was worked back out to Cotterill on the right. His cross was misjudged by Stephen Sama and Beattie gleefully tapped in from close quarters.

Two minutes later and on a night on which they'd started so promisingly, Liverpool were left facing an uphill task as their hopes were dealt a double blow.

Mendy's rash challenge on Beattie inside the box as the pair chased a long ball forward was punished with a penalty to the hosts and a straight red card for the Liverpool defender. Cotterill made no mistake with the resulting spot-kick.

Swansea were now firmly in the ascendancy and only a fine block by Matty McGiveron prevented Tom Butler from a clear strike on goal.

The Welsh team were dominating possession and Mark Gower's dangerous delivery into the box just before half-time was inches away from being converted by Orlandi before Daniel Alfei bulleted a header wide from a corner.

With Swansea's numerical advantage - and greater senior experience - the second half was always going to prove a difficult task for Borrell's men.

Still, to their credit, the Reds never shirked the challenge and Sterling was unlucky when his mazy run and cross just cut out before it could reach Silva in the centre.

With 20 minutes left on the clock, substitute David Amoo was sent speeding into space inside the box but the forward's low drive was turned around the post by Gerhard Tremmel.

As the game edged towards its conclusion, Sterling shaved the outside of the post with a skimming effort from the edge of the box, but it wasn't to be for Liverpool.

Team: Tyrell Belford, Joe Rafferty, Matty McGiveron, Stephen Sama, Emmanuel Mendy, Conor Coady, Raheem Sterling, Suso, Nathan Eccleston (Michael Ngoo), Krisztian Adjorjan (Michael Roberts), Toni Silva (David Amoo). Subs unused: Jamie Stephens, Adam Hajdu.

[The_weatherman]

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Team: Tyrell Belford, Joe Rafferty, Matty McGiveron, Stephen Sama, Emmanuel Mendy, Conor Coady, Raheem Sterling, Suso, Nathan Eccleston (Michael Ngoo), Krisztian Adjorjan (Michael Roberts), Toni Silva (David Amoo). Subs unused: Jamie Stephens, Adam Hajdu.

Isn't this one of the youngest reserve sides out there? This must be an average age of 18?

[Mostar]

LFC vs Pompey U18 game highlights



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[Pablo]

Mukendi is absolutely huge!

[Mostar]

LFC reserves vs Swansea reserves game highlights




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[Jayesh87]

The U18's are playing live on LFC TV tomorrow (12pm kick off)

[MrMichael]

Restarted this thread for the new season by chopping the relevant posts out into it since the beginning of the Next gen tourney.

Isn't this one of the youngest reserve sides out there? This must be an average age of 18?

Really must be. Ecclestone is the elder statesman at 21 (quite surprised he's still here, would have thought he'd be out on loan this season at least). Shows how much fat we trimmed from the squad this summer though. no El Zhar, Insua, Degen etc left hanging around in the ressies.

Given their ages it'll probably be tough going for them in some games this season against much more experienced opposition, though I'm sure its a positive thing in the long term, bringing the younger guys through to at least reserve level asap.

[Mostar]

U18 teamsheet for the game against Derby County today

[Shaggy]

3-2 down against Derby.

[MrMichael]

Dunn and Morgan fire in defeat

Goals from Jack Dunn and Adam Morgan could not prevent Liverpool U18s slipping to their first defeat of the season against Derby County on Saturday lunchtime.

Mike Marsh's youngsters now have four points from their opening three games after the 3-2 loss - but it might have been more had a clutch of decent opportunities been converted.

The Reds took the lead on 15 minutes when Dunn fizzed home from an acute angle to submit an early entry into the Goal of the Season contest.

The visitors then mounted a comeback, equalising through Callum Ball 15 seconds into the second period.

A frantic four minutes then followed as Ball struck again with a direct free-kick on 69 before Morgan headed home an instant leveller.

But the game had only just kicked-off once more when Kwame Thomas fired the winner on 73 minutes.

Liverpool looked good to snatch a point with a string of chances but it wasn't to be.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/dunn-and-morgan-fire-in-defeat

[cled the red]

For anybody who didn't watch the game and are wondering what has happened to the triallist Nacho who impresses in pre-season, he was watching the game yesterday - he has signed, just waiting for international clearance.

[Pablo]

For anybody who didn't watch the game and are wondering what has happened to the triallist Nacho who impresses in pre-season, he was watching the game yesterday - he has signed, just waiting for international clearance.

Ah cool, cheers