The kids are alright
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Think of it as 50 appearances that Christian Poulsen never had the chance to make.
Jesus fucking christ, how did this club ever sink that low.
Let's not forget about the money we get from selling some of these academy players. Ward went for 12m, Ibe went for 15m, and plenty of others who didn't even play a single first team match but was sold at substantial amounts.
Hopefully, the new £50m first team and academy training site in Kirkby is the move towards positive progress.
That's one in 20 years though. Sterling was nicked from someone else's no? That die was cast.
The benchmark is likely other clubs
Spurs
United
City
Arsenal
Chelsea
Do they produce tons of yewf?
Yewf man, like as in the yewf are our future.
Mount and Abraham coming through nicely at Chelsea
Willock and Nelson at Arsenal
Skipp and Walter Peters at Spurs
Foden at City....although gets no minutes.
Greenwood at Utd....Rashford and Mctomminay in recent seasons.
Trent for us in recent seasons....not much else really.
Willock and Nelson at Arsenal
Skipp and Walter Peters at Spurs
Foden at City....although gets no minutes.
Greenwood at Utd....Rashford and Mctomminay in recent seasons.
Trent for us in recent seasons....not much else really.
Whilst city's lack of players coming through undoubtedly has to do with the vast amounts they pay to get top class backups, it also highlights how difficult it is for a younger player to come in to a side that wants to genuinely challenge for the title & European Cup.
When the points & games are all so valuable it's exponentially harder to integrate inexperienced players in the first team.
In the ideal world right now you'd be rotating the front three due to how much they've played & giving valuable playing time to Brewster, for example, but if we do that we'll be much more likely to drop points, & they could be invaluable points come the end of the season if it's similar to last season.
When the points & games are all so valuable it's exponentially harder to integrate inexperienced players in the first team.
In the ideal world right now you'd be rotating the front three due to how much they've played & giving valuable playing time to Brewster, for example, but if we do that we'll be much more likely to drop points, & they could be invaluable points come the end of the season if it's similar to last season.
u23's 4-2 up at Soton.
Everytime I see Jones play for u23's he looks the best player on the park....completely different player that played in pre season.
Elliott looked good, Brewster looked ok. Van Den Berg looks crap. Hoever skillful but has mistakes in his game.
Chirivella is still with us too.Actually played a lot of nice passes.
Everytime I see Jones play for u23's he looks the best player on the park....completely different player that played in pre season.
Elliott looked good, Brewster looked ok. Van Den Berg looks crap. Hoever skillful but has mistakes in his game.
Chirivella is still with us too.Actually played a lot of nice passes.
A kid with a fun name..
https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/academy/player/fidel-orourke
https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/academy/player/fidel-orourke
So two per club? Bar City.
In the last 2 seasons or so.
I think every club should be looking to bring through 1 academy player every season.
Or even every 2-3 years would be amazing. Speaking of, Martin Kelly popped up on the radar this week
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Careful!
Weird innit. Assume he's turned down other moves in hopes of a better club and it's failed
Liverpool youngster Leighton Clarkson has trained with the senior squad for the first time, according to the Echo.
The 17-year-old put pen to paper on his first professional contract back in July, and was invited by Jurgen Klopp to feature in the Reds’ first team session on Tuesday.
Midfielder Clarkson has been with the club since the age of seven, with the report suggesting that Klopp is keeping “close tabs” on the youngster.
The 17-year-old put pen to paper on his first professional contract back in July, and was invited by Jurgen Klopp to feature in the Reds’ first team session on Tuesday.
Midfielder Clarkson has been with the club since the age of seven, with the report suggesting that Klopp is keeping “close tabs” on the youngster.
I think Curtis Jones will. He's a talent.
I highly doubt the die is cast at 15 yrs old ! Now if you'd said 17-18 OK but even then major changes (positional too) are made. At 15 definitely still in the moulding process.
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Agreed. But at 3-0 up against Arsenal (or anyone) would be an ideal time to blood them, but no Origi gets more time (tongue in cheek). Was Brewster even on the bench ?
Kelleher looked great there in fairness.
How many players have come through and become mainstays over the past 15 years- TAA?
It looks like Spearing, Warnock, Kelly, and Flanagan is it really. All have between 45-50 games but they drifted away.
Makes you wonder why we put so much effort into the academy with so little return.
(graphic below is from 2017)
Because every once in a while someone pays 15 million quid for Jordan Ibe.
I think there are a few circumstances that led to those players getting a run out. Chelsea have a transfer ban, Arsenal have been out of the CL for years, Spurs are not massive spenders and Rashford only got a look in because of an injury crisis and took his chance.
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