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Premier League rivals concerned Liverpool have signed 'next Frank Lampard'
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Liverpool have reinvented their youth recruitment strategy in recent years with several overseas signings.
Despite making only a handful of moves in their first-team squad last summer, the Reds were busy in the market for young talent.
They imported several new players to join their Under-18s team - and one in particular is turning heads.
Melkamu Frauendorf has already made 14 appearances since arriving from Hoffenheim in the summer and has helped the Reds to second in the table behind Manchester City.
He opened the scoring after just 28 seconds in their Under-18s Merseyside Derby win over Everton at the weekend.
And the 17-year-old has been compared to Frank Lampard for his goalscoring exploits by a scout from a rival Premier League club.
"He reminded me of Frank Lampard," the source told the ECHO at a recent Under-18s fixture.
"You take your eye off him for one moment, and then he'll appear in the box or in a dangerous area.
"You have to watch him closely, but he was the best player on the pitch by a country mile.”
Frauendorf, 17, was born in Ethiopia but has captained Germany Under-16s and is tipped for a bright future.
His former Hoffenheim coach Danny Galm has branded him a 'special' talent who can make an impact in the 'decisive' moments.
Galm explained to the ECHO: "Mel is a very flexible player. He is straightforward with a good technique and very, very good endurance. He didn't score the most goals [at Hoffenheim] but he was involved in almost all offensive actions.
"For me, he was a very important player, who often initiated decisive moments with his dynamic and straight dribbling.
"I'm not a fan of comparing players to others but Mel is a special player. He is fast and has good endurance, and he wants to learn, but remains creative.”
Galm stated Liverpool beat “many clubs” to his signature, with Bayern Munich amongst those keen before he agreed a scholarship deal at Anfield.
Having now turned 17 he is eligible to be offered a professional deal whilst he will hope to catch the eye of Jurgen Klopp to eventually make the grade in the first-team.[/article]
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Liverpool have reinvented their youth recruitment strategy in recent years with several overseas signings.
Despite making only a handful of moves in their first-team squad last summer, the Reds were busy in the market for young talent.
They imported several new players to join their Under-18s team - and one in particular is turning heads.
Melkamu Frauendorf has already made 14 appearances since arriving from Hoffenheim in the summer and has helped the Reds to second in the table behind Manchester City.
He opened the scoring after just 28 seconds in their Under-18s Merseyside Derby win over Everton at the weekend.
And the 17-year-old has been compared to Frank Lampard for his goalscoring exploits by a scout from a rival Premier League club.
"He reminded me of Frank Lampard," the source told the ECHO at a recent Under-18s fixture.
"You take your eye off him for one moment, and then he'll appear in the box or in a dangerous area.
"You have to watch him closely, but he was the best player on the pitch by a country mile.”
Frauendorf, 17, was born in Ethiopia but has captained Germany Under-16s and is tipped for a bright future.
His former Hoffenheim coach Danny Galm has branded him a 'special' talent who can make an impact in the 'decisive' moments.
Galm explained to the ECHO: "Mel is a very flexible player. He is straightforward with a good technique and very, very good endurance. He didn't score the most goals [at Hoffenheim] but he was involved in almost all offensive actions.
"For me, he was a very important player, who often initiated decisive moments with his dynamic and straight dribbling.
"I'm not a fan of comparing players to others but Mel is a special player. He is fast and has good endurance, and he wants to learn, but remains creative.”
Galm stated Liverpool beat “many clubs” to his signature, with Bayern Munich amongst those keen before he agreed a scholarship deal at Anfield.
Having now turned 17 he is eligible to be offered a professional deal whilst he will hope to catch the eye of Jurgen Klopp to eventually make the grade in the first-team.[/article]
The next youngster to make it to first team could probably be Layton Stewart or Jack Cain
Exclusive: Liverpool's teenage striker trying to catch Jurgen Klopp's eye after latest goalscoring exploits
[article]There is a familiar burden to shoulder for any youngster attempting to rise through the Academy ranks at Liverpool.
With supporters seeking a recognisable reference point, comparisons will inevitably be made with those whose footsteps in which the budding hopeful is aiming to follow.
For Curtis Jones, it has been Steven Gerrard. For Neco Williams, the obvious barometer is Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Now Layton Stewart, the teenage striker around whom there is a buzz of expectation among regular observers of youth level, is the latest to receive the treatment, his fleet-footed, rapier style likened to that of Fernando Torres and Michael Owen, his dead-eye finishing reminiscent of Robbie Fowler.
But while flattered by such talk, there's only one thing the 18-year-old wants to be - himself.
"It makes you feel confident, but you can't let it get to your head because I have to keep going and working hard," he says of the lofty comparisons.
"I have to just be myself and not try to be anyone else or compare myself to any of the big players who have played for this club or play there now."
Stewart is talking to the ECHO having netted in the 4-0 win for Liverpool's under-23 side in their Premier League 2 clash against Arsenal at Kirkby last Saturday, his second goal at the level having scored his first the previous week at Chelsea on just his fourth start for Barry Lewtas's side.
His progress has been rapid. Stewart only made his full debut for the U18s last season when he took just eight minutes to score the first of two goals in a 7-1 win at Blackburn Rovers.
In the UEFA Youth League, he netted an equaliser at Napoli within 16 minutes of coming on for his debut in the competition, and also scored in his second outing in the EFL Trophy at Accrington Stanley.
"It has been quick," admits Stewart, who hails from Huyton. "It was only last season I was starting properly with the 18s and then coming to the 23s, it's a big step up.
"The first few weeks I struggled a bit but now I'm starting to find my feet and the goals are coming.
"It's much faster at 23s level, the players are much stronger, you have to work hard and keep going at it and it will come for you.
"The job is still the same - putting the ball in the back of the net. At 18s you get about six chances a game, but at 23s it's much harder. You have to take the chances you get because you might only get one or two a game."
Stewart has already had first-team experience having been on the bench for the League Cup quarter-final defeat at Aston Villa in December 2019, and has also trained with the senior players.
And that both Jurgen Klopp's squad and the U23s now train at the same new facility at Kirkby is viewed as another opportunity.
"Training with the 23s is as much a showcase as a game with us being on the same site now," says Stewart.
"So it's about keeping going, taking it step by step and seeing if I can get in and around the first team and, if not, keep knocking in the goals with the 23s.
"I've trained with the first team already and it was a bit of an eye-opener. You think 23s is hard and then you go up to the senior team and it's like 'wow'.
"It's much faster, stronger, they are all so confident on the ball. It's hard to get near them, to be honest!"
A boyhood Red who has been at the Academy since the age of seven, Stewart is in no doubt about his ultimate aim.
"It has been a good season for me," he says. "For the 18s I've done well, 15 goals in 10 games, and now I've stepped up to 23s and starting to get my goals here. Hopefully I can push on and get around the first team.
"I'm a big Liverpool fan. I have always been a Liverpudlian and I'd always try to watch the team at Anfield. It's a dream to be playing for the club.
"Each step coming from 16s to the 18s and now 23s, it's getting closer. It's big for me and my family for me to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully push on."[/article]
Exclusive: Liverpool's teenage striker trying to catch Jurgen Klopp's eye after latest goalscoring exploits
[article]There is a familiar burden to shoulder for any youngster attempting to rise through the Academy ranks at Liverpool.
With supporters seeking a recognisable reference point, comparisons will inevitably be made with those whose footsteps in which the budding hopeful is aiming to follow.
For Curtis Jones, it has been Steven Gerrard. For Neco Williams, the obvious barometer is Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Now Layton Stewart, the teenage striker around whom there is a buzz of expectation among regular observers of youth level, is the latest to receive the treatment, his fleet-footed, rapier style likened to that of Fernando Torres and Michael Owen, his dead-eye finishing reminiscent of Robbie Fowler.
But while flattered by such talk, there's only one thing the 18-year-old wants to be - himself.
"It makes you feel confident, but you can't let it get to your head because I have to keep going and working hard," he says of the lofty comparisons.
"I have to just be myself and not try to be anyone else or compare myself to any of the big players who have played for this club or play there now."
Stewart is talking to the ECHO having netted in the 4-0 win for Liverpool's under-23 side in their Premier League 2 clash against Arsenal at Kirkby last Saturday, his second goal at the level having scored his first the previous week at Chelsea on just his fourth start for Barry Lewtas's side.
His progress has been rapid. Stewart only made his full debut for the U18s last season when he took just eight minutes to score the first of two goals in a 7-1 win at Blackburn Rovers.
In the UEFA Youth League, he netted an equaliser at Napoli within 16 minutes of coming on for his debut in the competition, and also scored in his second outing in the EFL Trophy at Accrington Stanley.
"It has been quick," admits Stewart, who hails from Huyton. "It was only last season I was starting properly with the 18s and then coming to the 23s, it's a big step up.
"The first few weeks I struggled a bit but now I'm starting to find my feet and the goals are coming.
"It's much faster at 23s level, the players are much stronger, you have to work hard and keep going at it and it will come for you.
"The job is still the same - putting the ball in the back of the net. At 18s you get about six chances a game, but at 23s it's much harder. You have to take the chances you get because you might only get one or two a game."
Stewart has already had first-team experience having been on the bench for the League Cup quarter-final defeat at Aston Villa in December 2019, and has also trained with the senior players.
And that both Jurgen Klopp's squad and the U23s now train at the same new facility at Kirkby is viewed as another opportunity.
"Training with the 23s is as much a showcase as a game with us being on the same site now," says Stewart.
"So it's about keeping going, taking it step by step and seeing if I can get in and around the first team and, if not, keep knocking in the goals with the 23s.
"I've trained with the first team already and it was a bit of an eye-opener. You think 23s is hard and then you go up to the senior team and it's like 'wow'.
"It's much faster, stronger, they are all so confident on the ball. It's hard to get near them, to be honest!"
A boyhood Red who has been at the Academy since the age of seven, Stewart is in no doubt about his ultimate aim.
"It has been a good season for me," he says. "For the 18s I've done well, 15 goals in 10 games, and now I've stepped up to 23s and starting to get my goals here. Hopefully I can push on and get around the first team.
"I'm a big Liverpool fan. I have always been a Liverpudlian and I'd always try to watch the team at Anfield. It's a dream to be playing for the club.
"Each step coming from 16s to the 18s and now 23s, it's getting closer. It's big for me and my family for me to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully push on."[/article]
[article]Among the many positives for Liverpool at the Academy on Saturday came one that would have perhaps prompted the greatest relief.
The 4-0 Premier League 2 romp over Arsenal wasn’t just the biggest win of the season for the under-23s.
It also represented only the fourth clean sheet of a campaign in which defensive difficulties have been a recurring problem for Barry Lewtas’ side.
There were impressive performances throughout the Liverpool backline.
Goalkeeper Liam Hughes, a deadline day arrival from Celtic, was confident in his handling, centre-back Morgan Boyes an assured presence, left-back Owen Beck solicited cheers from the touchline with one thumping challenge and the again impressive Conor Bradley made the tackle of the match to deny Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson a clear shot on goal.
But it was 18-year-old Billy Koumetio who most caught the eye, showing he had learned from a succession of avoidable mistakes in recent months with a powerful and dominant display.
“Mistakes are part of a young player’s development,” says Lewtas. “Although they are sore at the time – for Billy, for us and the dressing room – that’s part of growing up.
“Credit to him. He’s taken a lot of advice on board about how to deal with certain moments in the game.
“He is a fantastic boy and a good talent, but it was about ironing out those moments when he’s put himself under pressure and was making the wrong decision.
“He realises now that, at this level, that costs you, as well as at the level he wants to move up to.
“In possession he has been really secure in the last two games and is finding his rhythm defensively in a run of games. He defended ever so well."
Layton Stewart set Liverpool on their way with an accomplished finish, his second goal in as many games having opened his account for the U23s in the 3-2 win at Chelsea the previous weekend.
“The last few games Layton has led the press,” says Lewtas. “It takes a bit of adapting moving from 18s to 23s, it’s a step up – the lads came up against Reiss Nelson here, for example.
“Ben Woodburn was also good in terms of his pressing. Overall, it was a good team performance”
Woodburn capped the rout with a fine finish after a Jake Cain brace either side of half-time, with a tweak in formation allowing Liverpool to build on last week’s triumph.
“We talk about being in it all together and we had that sticky spot before Christmas,” says Lewtas.
“It’s hard when you lose a game when you feel there were a lot of positives from it.
“But the boys have worked incredibly hard in training. We’ve tried to be more flexible with the formation and how we set up out of possession.”
Saturday’s game was the first competitive match for the U23s since assistant coach Gary O’Neil departed to take a first-team coaching role at Championship side Bournemouth.
Lewtas, though, doesn’t believe that means an end to O’Neil helping the development of the Reds’ youngsters.
“Gary has moved on but he’s added loads to the group with his experience as a player, and has helped me as well,” he says.
“I’m sad to see him go, but it is a fantastic opportunity for him at Bournemouth and we wish him the best of luck.
“He’s been messaging the last few days and still wanted to know the preparation we were doing for this game!
“Although he has gone, it says what this place does to you because he’s certainly one who will stay in touch. He still wants to give players and staff advice.”[/article]
OMG, a goal-scoring centre-back? I forgot we could do that!
Looking at the bench, looks like our youth team aren't spared from injury woes.
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Tyler Morton 1 goal 1 assist
Mateusz Musialowski 2 goals
Ethan Ennis hattrick
Mateusz Musialowski 2 goals
Ethan Ennis hattrick
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[article]According to James Pearce in the Athletic, Jurgen Klopp plans on using his time at the Kirkby training centre to check out some of the youngsters who are impressing in our youth sides – including Mateusz Musialowski – the young Pole who arrived in the summer and recently went viral following a wondergoal.
“With the number of senior players depleted, Klopp will use the time to have a closer look at some of the exciting talent coming through from the club’s under-18s and under-23s squads,” Pearce writes.
“Teenagers Mateusz Musialowski and James Balagizi were among those who really caught the eye in Liverpool’s 6-0 rout of Sutton United in the FA Youth Cup on Tuesday night.”
Musialowski looks a real gem. He can beat a man from a standing start and oozes confidence when dribbling.
He’s very slight though, so will it will take plenty of work and adaptation before he’s ready to run at Premier League backlines rather than fellow U18s.
Balagazi has missed much of the season injured, but he’s a real talent, too. He’s physically better than Musialowski in terms of speed and strength, so potentially has a chance to move to the U23s soon – as does Kaide Gordon – the starlet we signed in January from Derby County.[/article]
[article]According to James Pearce in the Athletic, Jurgen Klopp plans on using his time at the Kirkby training centre to check out some of the youngsters who are impressing in our youth sides – including Mateusz Musialowski – the young Pole who arrived in the summer and recently went viral following a wondergoal.
“With the number of senior players depleted, Klopp will use the time to have a closer look at some of the exciting talent coming through from the club’s under-18s and under-23s squads,” Pearce writes.
“Teenagers Mateusz Musialowski and James Balagizi were among those who really caught the eye in Liverpool’s 6-0 rout of Sutton United in the FA Youth Cup on Tuesday night.”
Musialowski looks a real gem. He can beat a man from a standing start and oozes confidence when dribbling.
He’s very slight though, so will it will take plenty of work and adaptation before he’s ready to run at Premier League backlines rather than fellow U18s.
Balagazi has missed much of the season injured, but he’s a real talent, too. He’s physically better than Musialowski in terms of speed and strength, so potentially has a chance to move to the U23s soon – as does Kaide Gordon – the starlet we signed in January from Derby County.[/article]
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