Liverpool FC Youth Teams

[redmike65]

It was a messy enough first 15 or 20 but the game seems to be largely in Liverpool favour

FT - 2-0, solid work out. Danny Ward was a none stop chatathon telling his back line where they should be and when. Good to hear. Ilori and Virtue were both good, Kent busy down the left flank. Another goal for Lennon.

[SB]

I'd like to see Ward start for the 1sts. Doubt he could do worse

[redmike65]

The U18 are in FA Youth Cup action tonight against Notts Forest.

[redmike65]

Sport Bild rate Toni Gomes

http://sportbild.bild.de/fussball/scout/fussball/scout-liverpool-toni-gomes-klopps-groesstes-juwel-44427746.sport.html

excuse the binged translation

Every week the SPORT introduces image Scout of one of the biggest talents of Europe. This time, he took Toni Gomes under the magnifying glass. The 17-year-old striker playing for Liverpool FC, is one of the biggest hopes of the Club. Coach Jürgen Klopp got him already for the first team in their sights.

The career of Toni Gomes sounds suspiciously like a football fairy tale. Born and raised is the 17-year-old striker in the former Portuguese colony of Guinea-Bissau. Until two years ago, he played with his hometown club FC Canchungo. In the town of 6000 inhabitants, beautiful grass courts were in short supply, was played on bumpy courses, peppered with stones. Gomes to his father then moved to Lisbon. Six months later, a Scout gave a trial with Liverpool FC. Gomes convinced and remained - and now emulating his idols of Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suárez in England. Strengths Gomes is a thoroughbred forward. Fast, powerful and energetic, he is an unpleasant opponent for any central defender. He looks always concluding and train to the gate. In the penalty area, he has the sense of the situation and the running track. His commitment and his vote. "Toni is everything for his team on the Court. He expended entirely and just get everything out of himself. He's a totally sympathetic type. You got to love him", says his youth coach Neil Critchley

Weaken in terms of tactical understanding Gomes has to make something else up. Because because it lacked in his homeland to qualified trainers. Therefore, he often reveals weaknesses in the defensive behavior. His technique can also have a finishing stand. Perspectives Gomes is certainly one of the hopes for the future at Liverpool FC. Jürgen Klopp has thrown have an eye on the striker, who had his first appearances for Portugal's under-17 team last year. Gomes was already ran in the U 21 Liverpool. In the coming season is likely Gomes reinschnuppern certainly slow in the pros, even if it is only in the training.

Only seen him in bits and pieces so far, not a single full game AFAIK but he always looks very strong and lively when he picks up a ball.

[redmike65]

LFC u18s starting XI vs Notts Forest: George; Alexander-Arnold, Masterson, Parker, Owens; Phillips, Kane; Lennon, Alves, Ejaria; Woodburn (twitter.com)

Kelleher, Johnston, Coyle, Dhanda, T Gomes

[BigChief]

Gomes on the bench again. Clearly better players than him starting, so its strange Bild did a special piece on him rather than one of our other lads, at the moment in the starting 11 too.

Looking forward to highlights of Philonso and Woodburn.

[redmike65]

Hard to dislodge Lennon and Woodburn right now.

Anyone got a stream? I have radio comms link but that's all.

[Venton]

I'm stuck waiting for a connecting train. Luckily there's a decent station pub here.

[Venton]

Herbie Kane giving us a 1-0 lead at half time.

[Venton]

Good long run from his own half down the wing under pressure all the way from Brooks, gets into the box and pulls it back for Kane to rifle it in into the roof of the net from the centre. Good breakaway goal.

[Venton]

Forest a side of youthful Robert Horace Wadlows it seems.

[Venton]

Christ on a bike, Forest nearly score from the kick off. Long ball into box, headed down and a low shot well saved.

Woodburn down the left to Gomes, back to Woodburn, lots of dithering and Forest get a free kick.

[Venton]

Long throw from Forest into the box, headed on , rinse and repeat. It's a shame to see them going rotten from such an early age.

A slip in our defence and Doner shoots just wide for Forest.

[Venton]

Forest putting on a bit of pressure but we break out and Ejaria is snotted on the right. He sought it, bought it and nearly gets on the end of Philips free kick. Philips gets back onto the rebound and slots it right to Kane who drills low across the box, just too close to the defender. Despite Forest's Brobdignagian proportions we look dangerous on the break.

[Venton]

A mistake in the Forest defence and Tony Gomes puts on a great spurt of acceleration to race onto the ball on the edge of the box and leather one towards the bottom right corner. Forest's keeper does extremely well to get low and catch it. Amazed he didn't spill it.

Having said that he Simples a straightforward backpass, slicing it straight out for a corner.