Liverpool FC Youth Teams

[Venton]

Rossiter sidles up to Jones pre-kick off but is rebuffed. He'll cut the water off...

[Venton]

United starting with 3-5-2, as David Lynch has demanded

[Venton]

First attack from United, Janco on the right crossed to the centre and a shot straight up like a bottle rocket. Perrera looks tidy down the right for United.

[Venton]

A filthy fucking challenge by Rothwell on Ojo. That would be a red in the premiership. It's started...

[Venton]

so far United's 3-5-2 is swamping our midfield

[Vermilion]

Originally Posted by Venton

A filthy fucking challenge by Rothwell on Ojo. That would be a red in the premiership. It's started...

Wanker! Was he even booked ?

[Venton]

Not even a ticking off. No detention.

[Vermilion]

Originally Posted by Venton

Not even a ticking off. No detention.

[Venton]

Corner to United, it's a flop. Perrera can put a cross in though.

[Venton]

Ok, early on it's obvious our formation needs to change. The link between the back and the front is broken, Peterson triple-teamed there and he's no mug. Our forwards drifting back to retrieve the ball.

[Venton]

Our first good attack, Peterson charges down the left line and cuts in and then back inside the box. The final cross was off balance but he went through them like a dose of salts.

[Vermilion]

is this a new system by utd youth or do they play this formation a lot ?

[Venton]

Dunno. I'd read they'd play the 3-5-2 at youth level so passed it off as my own analysis. Guilty as charged.

Interestingly against Sunderland our main outlet was Peterson - he's being closely watched here so they're nullifying a lot of our outlet. Now we've attacked down the left and got a bit of joy - corner.

[Venton]

Ball comes out from corner and the ball gets pinged to Peterson on the right who has a decent shot on goal. We're switching play about which is helping.

[Vermilion]

Originally Posted by Venton

Dunno. I'd read they'd play the 3-5-2 at youth level so passed it off as my own analysis. Guilty as charged.

Interestingly against Sunderland our main outlet was Peterson - he's being closely watched here so they're nullifying a lot of our outlet. Now we've attacked down the left and got a bit of joy - corner.

[Venton]

Oh sweet Jesus, a superb delivery from the right and Thorpes sidefoots it wide. We should be down one there. Our concentration has gone a bit here.

[Venton]

We are gradually getting to grips with this and getting into the game.

A fine attack is thwarted, Hansen pincer-feetesque by the Utd skipper Thorpe.

and it's half time

[RedRum]

Rossiter does a good job.

[RedRum]

Some World Class text commentary tonight

[Venton]

Well, we were second best. No way around it. But we started to come to grips with it as we went on and had a few chances. I'm feeling more confident about the second half.

Have to go now - off to a mini-wake for my good friend Martin Mort to whom I dedicate this commentary. A fine man who had so many qualities: fearless prosecutor of terrorists, lover of cheap bitter, afficianado of ill-fitting 80s suits, world-record phobic of horses and an all round lovely man, who passed away at the early age of 48 but in his sleep and instantly.

[RedReet]

Originally Posted by Vermilion

is this a new system by utd youth or do they play this formation a lot ?

Yup, only introduced this year.


1-0. Good Lussey fk. Great work from Peterson to win fk.

[RedReet]

Originally Posted by Venton

Neil Mellor has come on as a commentator during these games. He's become slightly more professional, looking serious whilst delivering platitudes as is right and proper, but also retains a cheeky sense of humour. When's he's around the older commentators he calms down a bit like a set of rogue male adolescent elephants when introduced to a matriarch, but it still pops up now and again. Whilst his hairline is lower than a Janner's wit his ears are absolutely minute in relation to the rest of his head, like a baby gerbil's.

I called him as a great commentator years ago and said Sky will snap him up.

[RedReet]

Boooooooooo. 1-1

Terrible defending.

[Vermilion]

Ah bollocks! how long left ?

[RedReet]

18 mins.

[RedReet]

Canos on.

Wilson off.

[Vermilion]

Originally Posted by RedReet

18 mins.

ta.

[RedReet]

Wonder where Pelosi is this year?

[RedReet]

Haha, Pelosi coming on.

Didn't know he was on bench.

[Vermilion]

[RedReet]

Canos misses sitter after more good work from Ojo.

[RedReet]

First half mostly passed me by as I'd just awoken from a drunken stupor, but second half was very encouraging. Few kids looking comfortable at this level in Wilson, Ojo, Canos and Branagan and McLaughlin looking back to his debut season form going on our first two matches..

1-1.

[RedRum]

Originally Posted by RedReet

First half mostly passed me by as I'd just awoken from a drunken stupor, but second half was very encouraging. Few kids looking comfortable at this level in Wilson, Ojo, Canos and Branagan and McLaughlin looking back to his debut season form going on our first two matches..

1-1.

Rossiter was winning tackles everywhere and he very rarely loses the ball, very neat player. Him, McLaughlin and Ojo stood out most for me

[Daffy Duck]

Originally Posted by Venton

Neil Mellor has come on as a commentator during these games. He's become slightly more professional, looking serious whilst delivering platitudes as is right and proper, but also retains a cheeky sense of humour. When's he's around the older commentators he calms down a bit like a set of rogue male adolescent elephants when introduced to a matriarch, but it still pops up now and again. Whilst his hairline is lower than a Janner's wit his ears are absolutely minute in relation to the rest of his head, like a baby gerbil's.

Fucks sake

[Gibbo]

Another goal for Tex at Brighton!

[Resu]

According to .no there are talks about Peterson moving to Utrecht.

[Daffy Duck]

"Kristoffer Peterson, 19, impressed during the pre season with Liverpool and got to go with the team to America where he got playing time against Milan and Man United, making other clubs interested.
Now he is on his way to Utrecht. According to sources to fotbollskanalen.se the clubs have agreed the transfer and the Dutch club is now discussing personal terms with the player.
Peterson was brought to the club's academy from Sävedalen in 2011 and has since impressed in both the U18's and reserve squad before making his first team debut against Shamrock Rovers in May 2014."

I don't think he will be good enough for us eventually, but it would still be nice if there was some sort of a buy-back deal in place...

[Venton]

Originally Posted by Daffy Duck

I don't think he will be good enough for us eventually, but it would still be nice if there was some sort of a buy-back deal in place...

I'd be horrified if this wasn't a loan deal. I think he's come on massively and is worth a chance here.

[Venton]

Originally Posted by Venton

I'd be horrified if this wasn't a loan deal. I think he's come on massively and is worth a chance here.

Agree on the buy-back if true though.

[Venton]

Originally Posted by Daffy Duck

I don't think he will be good enough for us eventually, but it would still be nice if there was some sort of a buy-back deal in place...

I'm solipsistictly quoting myself now, it's a sorry state of affairs