Youth / Reserve Team Thread... 2010 - 2013

[gkmacca]

Yes, Eurosport.

 

[Buddha]

 

[23carragold]

Yes, Eurosport.

Cheers Macca.

 

[gkmacca]

Here's the first few days' schedule:

Friday 21st June 2013
Fri 21st Jun France U20 v Ghana U20 FIFA U20 World Cup Group Stage 16:00 British Eurosport / British Eurosport HD
Fri 21st Jun Nigeria U20 v Portugal U20 FIFA U20 World Cup Group Stage 19:00 British Eurosport 2 / British Eurosport 2 HD
Fri 21st Jun USA U20 v Spain U20 FIFA U20 World Cup Group Stage 19:00 British Eurosport / British Eurosport HD

Saturday 22nd June 2013
Sat 22nd Jun Mexico U20 v Greece U20 FIFA U20 World Cup Group Stage 16:00 British Eurosport 2 / British Eurosport 2 HD
Sat 22nd Jun Turkey U20 v El Salvador U20 FIFA U20 World Cup Group Stage 19:00 British Eurosport 2 / British Eurosport 2 HD
Sat 22nd Jun Italy v Brazil FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 20:00 BBC3
Sat 22nd Jun Japan v Mexico FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 20:00 BBC Red Button

Sunday 23rd June 2013
Sun 23rd Jun Chile U20 v Egypt U20 FIFA U20 World Cup Group Stage 16:00 British Eurosport 2 / British Eurosport 2 HD
Sun 23rd Jun Croatia U20 v Uruguay U20 FIFA U20 World Cup Group Stage 19:00 British Eurosport 2 / British Eurosport 2 HD
Sun 23rd Jun England U20 v Iraq U20 FIFA U20 World Cup Group Stage 19:00 British Eurosport / British Eurosport HD

 

[Modo]

So Suso's on TV soon...

 

[King Binny]

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/jamie-carragher-retirement-opens-doors-4696415

After the progress of Raheem Sterling, Andre Wisdom and Suso last season, hopes are high that the time, money and energy invested in Liverpool’s Academy over the past 10 years is beginning to pay dividends.

That trio made a total of 75 appearances between them last season. All are 20 or under.

But even beyond them, the talent pool looks well stocked.

Necessity played its part, but Adam Morgan, Jerome Sinclair, Samed Yesil, Conor Coady and Jordon Ibe all made their senior debuts during the last 12 months. Lloyd Jones, a 17-year-old defender, was an unused substitute at Fulham in May.

Liverpool were, on average, the youngest team in the Premier League last season, and the emergence of such players is a welcome sight for Reds fans. Few things excite supporters like the prospect of a young talent making his way up through the ranks, free of pressure, devoid of ego, untarnished by the cynical, money-driven nature of the sport.

It is why Sterling’s debut was so eagerly anticipated, why Reds U21 and U18 games attract excellent crowds up at Kirkby, why the fast-expanding NextGen Series has proven such a success. Fans want to see the next big thing before they become the next big thing.

Liverpool have taken significant steps to ensure the club’s young players are given the best possible chance of progressing to the senior ranks.

Spoilt by the likes of Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman, Michael Owen, Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard in the 1990s, the club’s Academy endured a barren spell thereafter, but there have been green shoots of recovery in recent years. Martin Kelly, Jay Spearing, Jon Flanagan and Jack Robinson, local lads, all made their debuts in the last five years; all are still at the club.

The idea of nurturing young, local professionals appeals to just about everyone associated with the club.

The exit of Carragher has removed one half of Liverpool’s scouse core – Gerrard believes he has at least another three years at the top – and the club are eager to plug that gap.

Their efforts, however, will not be concentrated solely on Merseyside. The work of Academy scouts such as David Moss, Ian Barrigan and Matt Newbury ensures, or at least tries to ensure, that Liverpool are on top of any promising youngster, be they local, national or international. Hesitation is a sin when it comes to judging potential.

It was such decisive scouting which enabled them to snare the 15-year-old Sterling from Queens Park Rangers back in 2010.

The initial outlay of £600,000 raised eyebrows – and expectations – but has proven shrewd business. The £250,000 paid to Wycombe Wanderers for Ibe two years later looks likewise, while the club have high hopes for Sinclair, who was taken from West Brom at 14, and Jones, who joined from Plymouth, aged 15, in 2011.

The likes of Joao Teixeira (Sporting Lisbon), Suso (Cadiz) and Yesil (Bayer Leverkusen), meanwhile, were scouted from further afield. Liverpool have strong contacts in southern Europe, and in particular Iberia, and use this to their advantage. The club expect to add two of La Liga’s most promising talents, Sergi Canos and Pedro Chirivella, to their Academy this summer, and have also identified two British 14-year-olds, Bristol City’s Herbie Kane and West Brom’s Yan Dhanda.

With strong dialogue in place between Brendan Rodgers, Rodolfo Borrell, the head of academy coaching, and Frank McParland, the director of player development, and with highly-rated, principled coaches in charge of the U18 and U21 sides, the Reds believe a structure is now in place which will enable them to create a conveyor belt of talent, capable of making the club money in the transfer market, and helping stock the first team squad.

It promises to be a busy summer at Anfield, but Reds fans will hope the club can continue to grow its own stars, as well as buying them in from elsewhere. Then there really will be something to get excited about.

Nothing revealing, just for reads.

 

[Modo]

Highly-rated Liverpool starlet Lloyd Jones has signed his first professional contract at Anfield.
The towering central defender, who joined the club from Plymouth in 2011, is regarded as one of the brightest young prospects at Liverpool.
The 17-year-old was a regular in the NextGen team and the Under 21s last season and he was also named on the bench for a Premier League game against Fulham at the back end of last season.
Jones is tipped to become a regular in Brendan Rodgers' side in the next few seasons and the club have moved to secure him on a professional deal.
Wales youth international was delighted to sign the new deal writting on Twitter: "Great feeling to sign a Professional contract with Liverpool today."

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

TIA has a report saying Trickett-Smith and Fulton signed theirs as well.

 

[the count]

Alex O Hanlon has also been given a professional contract as well apparently

 

[King Binny]

Stefan Coerts ‏@StefanCoerts 30m
#Liverpool youngster Krisztian #Adorjan will have a trial with #Groningen next week in an attempt to earn a transfer to the Eredivisie. #LFC

 

[gkmacca]

He's become a very decent player. It's just the nature of things that most of these promising players will end up elsewhere. What we need to do is develop extremely rigorous approaches to things like sell-on fees and buy-back options for such players. The Academy is now doing a decent job at producing a good mix of players we can use and players we can sell. At the moment, however, we're not maximising the revenue we can generate by sending such players out.

 

[King Binny]

Stefan Coerts ‏@StefanCoerts 30m
#Liverpool youngster Krisztian #Adorjan will have a trial with #Groningen next week in an attempt to earn a transfer to the Eredivisie. #LFC

http://www.boerenmacht.nl/artikelen/transfernieuws/4527-krisztian-adorjan-op-stage-bij-de-fc.html

Says he has 12 goals in 31 games last season, will arrive in Groningen tomorrow.

The previous contract extension he signed was till 2015 so I do hope we get something out of the deal like what @gkmacca suggested.

 

[refugee]

Stefan Coerts ‏@StefanCoerts 30m
#Liverpool youngster Krisztian #Adorjan will have a trial with #Groningen next week in an attempt to earn a transfer to the Eredivisie. #LFC

Pity. He's a good player

 

[Modo]

Had a great season in the reserves 2 years ago and I expected him to make the grade but he didn't impress last season and considering his age and the competition in his position, I think it's time to move on.

Wouldn't surprise me if Ngoo, Sama, Nacho, Roddan and Flanagan are next.

 

[peterhague]

Adorjan is a decent player but I always felt he was rather overrated by a lot of fans. He never looked likely to make it IMO.

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

I liked Adorjan, but it was always going to be tough for him to make it here with the players we have where he plays. Hopefully we cut a good deal for ourselves and he has a successful senior career.

 

[King Binny]

Was still training with the 1st team this week.

One week trial confirmed on Groningen's website. Will be monitored by manager Erwin van de Looi.
http://www.fcgroningen.nl/home/nieu...ngaarse-middenvelder-adorjan-op-kennismaking/

 

[dakid1235]

Had a great season in the reserves 2 years ago and I expected him to make the grade but he didn't impress last season and considering his age and the competition in his position, I think it's time to move on.

Wouldn't surprise me if Ngoo, Sama, Nacho, Roddan and Flanagan are next.

Are you thinking of his 2010/2011 season with the u18's?

He was very poor during the season two seasons ago for the reserves not so much the next gen team, but this was his first with the reserves, where he only scored 3 goals in 27 games. Last season bar the end of the season he really pushed on and added goals to his game scoring 12 goals in 31 games.

 

[Modo]

Are you thinking of his 2010/2011 season with the u18's?

He was very poor during the season two seasons ago for the reserves not so much the next gen team, but this was his first with the reserves, where he only scored 3 goals in 27 games. Last season bar the end of the season he really pushed on and added goals to his game scoring 12 goals in 31 games.

Yeah that season was worse than his debut season for the u18s but he also played in a deeper role, hence the low goals tally. I think he did well in that season despite the unfamiliar role he was given.
His best position is imo behind the striker but he needs a miracle in order to make it at Liverpool.