U21's v Spurs

[ricobats]

Live on LFCTV now. Being played at Anfield.

Gulacsi, McLaughlin, Roddan, Sama, Jones, Coady, Peterson, Teixera, Morgan, Adorjan, Ibe.

 

[Modo]

Damn hoped Suso, Sterling and Shelvey would play a part.

 

[FoxForceFive]

I'd forgotten about this match. Cheers.

 

[ricobats]

0-1

 

[Modo]

Poor keeping from Gulacsi.

 

[ricobats]

HT 0-1

Nacho on for Adorjan

 

[Markeh]

not going very well 0 - 2

 

[ricobats]

0-2 great movement from spurs

 

[livvy145]

Their Spaniard looks a decent player.

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Nice work there by Morgan to add a bit of colour to a poor second half performance.

 

[Markeh]

Morgan rode his luck there 1-2

then nearly 2-2

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Peterson desperately unlucky there. Breaks the offside trap nicely and smashes the ball against the near post angle.

We're finally getting our tails up after sleeping through 25 minutes after the interval.

 

[livvy145]

Nacho has done well since coming on, Brannagan too.

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Has Morgan started much in the centre this season? It seems like every time I've seen him in the U-21s, he's been moved to the right or left to accommodate Ngoo, then Yesil, and then sometimes Ibe. I think Marsh suggested in an interview that Morgan's best chances of breaking through were from the right forward position, but I can't help but feel he's just not as effective out there and we're weaker up front as a team for it.

Anyway, Nacho's done well since Teixeira's gone off and he's assumed the playmaker duties.

 

[Markeh]

1 - 3

Sama has had a touch of the titus brambles today

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Poor, poor defending again. Sama's playing this game like his old clumsy self from a couple of seasons back.

 

[livvy145]

Ibe has been poor today

 

[Markeh]

Ibe has been poor today

thought he picked up towards the end

 

[livvy145]

Maybe I'm being too harsh, wasn't a great performance from our lads. Spurs looked very good and deserved their win.

 

[Markeh]

Yea disappointing performances all round really, are we seeing a reflection of the first teams flaws - going one down early and struggling. Tottenham look a good side.

 

[Hansern]

Arent Spurs top of the league?

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Yup; they've only drawn and lost once each this season at this stage.

Tables: http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/...mier-league-tables.html?paramYouthStage=ELITE

Top 3 from the Elite Group qualify for the semi's. Spurs are the runaway leaders right now, ahead of the Mancs and us. They've scored 29 goals already, while everyone else has 11 or 12. We're a point behind the Mancs but have a game in hand.

 

[red_maradona]

Yup; they've only drawn and lost once each this season at this stage.

Tables: http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/...mier-league-tables.html?paramYouthStage=ELITE

Top 3 from the Elite Group qualify for the semi's. Spurs are the runaway leaders right now, ahead of the Mancs and us. They've scored 29 goals already, while everyone else has 11 or 12. We're a point behind the Mancs but have a game in hand.

any great potential talents in that spurs squad?

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Well, first time I've seen them and I only saw the second half, so don't know who their star players are. The McEvoy chap looked good, as did the Spanish lad Ceballos who scored two of their goals. We made the game easy for them though as our defence was rubbish, and our central midfield was overrun for 25 minutes before we woke up after Morgan's goal.

Spurs passed it around very neatly though and pressed well. They actually play much like their seniors, pace and quick ball movement are their key assets; they defend high though and that gave us our chance to score, plus a couple of other chances after that.