Could you then lock the Kirkby one so nobody can comment in it? Just be really great to go back to sometimes to refresh my memory of who some of these are and what the expectations were at start of season. See who lived up to them or failed to or even (hopefully) exceeded expectations.
Maybe @Sweeting start his own blog???
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Yes, I think we can do that, in any case it would be in this thread as well so any discussion of the players could take place here.
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Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones called up for England U21s
Harvey Davies and Leighton Clarkson called up by England U20s
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Hey mate, as per above, would you be happy to copy and paste your youth previews to a couple of new threads, so they can be better kept for posterity, if I set them up?
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Sure thing
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Interesting to see this name. At one stage he was touted as THE potential star of the future coming through City’s academy. More than Foden. More than Sancho.
Will be interested to see how things work out for him.
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I see theU23 play today, should be just kicked off, but no tv coverage ant where ! as far as I can see .Any ideas ??
New rule, I think, not allowed to broadcast if it clashes with a PL game.
Liverpool Team
Marcello , Bradley ,Clayton , Koumetio , Beck , Bearne , Norris , Morton , Gordon , Woltman , Ojo
Subs
Hughes ( G ) O’Rourke , Ritaccio , Wilson.
1-1 HT Brighton scored first and then scored a og.
U18s also playing at St George’s Park in a friendly against Watford u18s
Liverpool 1-1 Brighton FT.
Won 5-0. Cannonier X2, Balagizi, Blair and Clark.
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Nice to see Clark scoring. Surely hasn’t trained much with the lads.
Seems to be scoring for fun, what role is he playing?
Striker of a front 3 from what I can see.
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But more a CF or false 9 type? Or floating and interchangeable with the wide forwards?
Liverpool U23s came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw in a well-contested Premier League 2 clash with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday afternoon.
Both goals came in the first half at the Kirkby Academy and though both sides had chances to win it, a draw was probably a fair result.
Barry Lewtas made three changes from the team which won the mini-derby against Everton on Monday night, with Marcelo Pitaluga taking over in goal while Jack Bearne and James Norris came into midfield.
The young Reds dominated the ball in the early stages but it was Brighton who worked a goalkeeper first after a quarter of an hour.
Marc Leonard’s powerful shot went straight at Pitaluga, before the home stopper had to be quickly off his line to deny Cam Peupion after a clever slipped pass.
Lewtas’ charges stirred and good work from Owen Beck on the left saw Bearne fire at goal, with Sheyi Ojo’s follow-up blocked.
Brighton took the lead on 20 minutes – just seconds after Liverpool had rattled the post at the other end.
Kaide Gordon led a brilliant break from an opposition corner and, after good work from Norris and Bearne, Max Woltman’s placed finish struck the inside of the post and bounced away to safety.
The visitors responded immediately down their left and striker Evan Ferguson bore down on goal and fired past Pitaluga into the bottom corner to open the scoring.
The Reds were level on the half-hour mark, though, and again it was a Brighton corner which brought the opportunity.
Gordon launched a huge clearance downfield and showed superb pace to chase and force a defender into a short backpass.
The 16-year-old intercepted and unselfishly squared for Bearne, though the final touch may have come off defender Antef Tsoungui.
Chances at both ends followed, with Tsoungui heading over from a corner before Brighton ‘keeper Thomas McGill had to be alert to gather a clever backwards header from Ojo, leaving it level at the break.
Liverpool started the second half well and it took an exceptional save to stop Tyler Morton giving the home side the lead.
When Morton’s free-kick was blocked, the Reds recycled the ball well, Woltman teeing up Morton for a shot which McGill somehow palmed away.
The hosts continued to press and Bearne’s cross was turned narrowly wide by Woltman at the near post.
Chances then rather dried up, with Brighton winning several corners but failing to trouble Pitaluga. Fidel O’Rourke arrived from the bench for the Reds and looked to have a strong claim for a penalty for his shirt being pulled but the referee waved the appeals away.
Pitaluga produced the save of the match with six minutes left, a strong hand from the Brazilian turning away a drive from Leonard that looked destined for the top corner.
Leonard’s late header from close range was then rightly ruled out for a clear offside, meaning a point apiece in Kirkby.
Liverpool U23s: Pitaluga, Bradley, Beck, Clayton, Koumetio, Norris, Morton, Bearne (O’Rourke, 70), Ojo, Gordon (Ritaccio, 90), Woltman.
Unused substitutes: Wilson, Hughes.
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From the United game he seemed to be making more direct runs in behind and looked more a Jota than a Bobby if I could try compare it to the first team.
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Could be right but if so what a pointless rule. Is a youth game really going to influence the gate of an EPL match ?
I am still awaiting an explanation from the club.