PACHECO SHINES IN HOLLAND

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PACHECO SHINES IN HOLLAND
Steve Hunter 02 June 2009
Daniel Pacheco was in impressive form as Liverpool Reserves reached the quarter-final of the International Cor Groenewegen Tournament in Holland.
The Spanish striker scored five goals including one sensational Xabi Alonso-esque effort from the halfway line against Danish side FC Copenhagen.

Included in Gary Ablett's squad for the tournament were Youth Cup starlets Lauri Dalle Valle, David Amoo, Thomas Ince and Alex Kacaniklic.

In their first game a young Reds team beat AZ Alkmaar 4-0 with Pacheco (2), Dalle Valle and Icelandic midfielder Victor Palsson on target.

Dalle Valle was again on target in the second game but Portugese outfit Belenenses edged it 2-1.

Pacheco then scored from inside his own half in a 2-0 win over FC Copenhagen, which also featured a goal from Swedish winger Alex Kacaniklic.

A 2-0 defeat to FC Utrecht then followed before Pacheco scored a brilliant free-kcik in a 1-1 draw with FC Twente.

The former Barcelona ace was again on target as the Reds beat Vitesse Arnhem 1-0 in their final game but it wasn't enough to make the semi-final.

Are we going to finally see him next season?

 

[Buddha]

I hope so. He looked really promising last pre-season only to not get a sniff this year.

He'll doubtless be involved this pre-season again.

 

[Judge Jules]

Before Nemeth's injury I'd have bet on him getting into a first team squad before Pacheco. Not so sure now.

 

[Glock21]

Yes, in League Cup games.

 

[Terrier]

Isn't Pacheco that div who keeps leaving his 6CM logged in, unattended at work?


He's just come out of the closet apparently.

 

[The Nomad]

Eh??

Stupid tourament... you win the quarter final 1-0 but don't go into the semi's?

 

[keniget]

I think he often flatters to deceive - has a lot of improving to do if he's to live up to expectations. Although I suppose playing in that awful reserves side this past year hasn't helped matters much.