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Youth / Reserve Team Thread... 2010 - 2013

[quote author=Avvy link=topic=41985.msg1343435#msg1343435 date=1307276923]
Jermaine? ;D
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Ha ha...
 
Starlets jet off for World Cup
8th Jun 2011 - Latest News

Six of Liverpool's finest Academy graduates today jetted off to Mexico with England for the U17 World Cup.

Winger Raheem Sterling joins striker Adam Morgan, left-back Brad Smith, goalkeeper Tyrell Belford, centre-back Matty Regan and winger Jack Dunn in the England squad.

Left-back Tom King will also be at the tournament having been called-up by Australia.

The U17 World Cup kicks-off on June 18 and the final is in Mexico City on July 10.

England begin their campaign on Sunday, June 19 when they take on Rwanda. Also in the group are Uruguay and Canada.
 
Speaking on Spanish radio today Guardiola said :

"The #LFC Academy is the only one who can compete the #Barcelona one. If they can manage those lads, then maybe 20 star players can arrive from that academy"
 
Liverpool have just signed 15 year old welsh youth international Lloyd Jones from Argyle.
Impressed in his trials and was offered a 3 year contract.
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=41985.msg1346733#msg1346733 date=1307662160]
4. John Charles
3. Ryan Giggs
2. Gareth Bale
1. Lloyd Jones
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haha!

His first comments:

LRJ95 Lloyd Jones
- There is NO better family club than Liverpool ! #lfc

LRJ95 Lloyd Jones
- All I am gonna say is happy to join the best team in the world #lfc it's going to take off soon massive time ! #Liverpool

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[quote author=Modo link=topic=41985.msg1345798#msg1345798 date=1307553023]
Starlets jet off for World Cup
8th Jun 2011 - Latest News

Six of Liverpool's finest Academy graduates today jetted off to Mexico with England for the U17 World Cup.

Winger Raheem Sterling joins striker Adam Morgan, left-back Brad Smith, goalkeeper Tyrell Belford, centre-back Matty Regan and winger Jack Dunn in the England squad.

Left-back Tom King will also be at the tournament having been called-up by Australia.

The U17 World Cup kicks-off on June 18 and the final is in Mexico City on July 10.

England begin their campaign on Sunday, June 19 when they take on Rwanda. Also in the group are Uruguay and Canada.
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so what's that ? 6 in the U17s and 6 or 7 in the U19s before Shelvey's and Flanagan's injuries ?

Interesting to see more of Jack Dunn next year , he had a few games for the U18s this year but was mainly with the 16s , he's meant to be top quality also.
 
[quote author=Modo link=topic=41985.msg1346732#msg1346732 date=1307661955]
Liverpool have just signed 15 year old welsh youth international Lloyd Jones from Argyle.
Impressed in his trials and was offered a 3 year contract.
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http://www.pasoti.co.uk/talk/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=55126

Along that lad from West Brom who were we linked with last week, that's 2 15 yr olds!

From an old news dated Aug 2010:

ARGYLE Centre of Excellence schoolboy centre-back Lloyd Jones has been called-up for the Wales under-16 squad for two friendly internationals against Switzerland this week.

Jones, a 14-year-old Devonport High School student, who lives in Derriford in Plymouth, recently returned from playing for Argyle in the high-profile Northern Ireland Milk Cup international youth tournament.

The games against Switzerland take place at Bryntirion Athletic F.C's ground, in Bridgend, on Tuesday (kick-off 7pm) and at the Port Talbot F.C. ground on Thursday (kick-off 7pm).

They are part of Wales' preparations for the forthcoming season's televised Sky Sport Victory Shield competition against England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Jones is a born and bred Plymothian, but qualifies to play for the Principality through his Welsh father, Gareth Jones, head of coaching at UPC Marjons.
 
[quote author=Modo link=topic=41985.msg1346732#msg1346732 date=1307661955]
Liverpool have just signed 15 year old welsh youth international Lloyd Jones from Argyle.
Impressed in his trials and was offered a 3 year contract.
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I've got a feeling this lad will be a LFC legend.
 
[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=41985.msg1343424#msg1343424 date=1307275432]
Anyone heard of a youth-team player called Beckford or Beckfield? Don't know his first name. He's the son of a friend of a friend, and I've been asked to look out for mentions of him, but don't think I've actually heard of him before. He's about 18 and has played for England in his age group.
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Tyrell Belford? Goalkeeper
 
[quote author=Jack D Rips link=topic=41985.msg1346832#msg1346832 date=1307694492]
[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=41985.msg1343424#msg1343424 date=1307275432]
Anyone heard of a youth-team player called Beckford or Beckfield? Don't know his first name. He's the son of a friend of a friend, and I've been asked to look out for mentions of him, but don't think I've actually heard of him before. He's about 18 and has played for England in his age group.
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Tyrell Belford? Goalkeeper
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from what I've seen he's never going to be good enough
 
Lions tame the Elephants
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Tuesday, 14 June, 2011

England edge a nine goal thriller with Ivory Coast in final warm-up match.

England 5-4 Ivory Coast
Friendly Match (Behind Closed Doors)
4pm (local time), Monday 13 June 2011
Club America Training Complex
By James Marshall in Mexico City

John Peacock's England U17s tasted success in their final preparation game before the FIFA U17 World Cup begins in Mexico later this week, with a training ground warm-up match against Ivory Coast ending in a 5-4 victory.

However, the Young Lions had to come from behind to clinch a dramatic win against the Africans, who have also been preparing for World Cup action in Mexico City over the last few days. They have been paired in Group F with Australia, Denmark and Brazil and with England's first game coming against African opposition in the shape of Rwanda on Sunday, this represented an ideal match with which to prepare behind-closed-doors.

England started the game brightly, dominating the opening ten minutes and they got their just rewards when Hallam Hope was brought down just outside the 18 yard box. Nick Powell stepped up to take the free-kick and slotted home a brilliant rasping drive into the bottom corner of the net.

Before there was time to settle down again, Powell then got on the scoresheet again as the Crewe Alexandra midfielder smashed home a cross from Blair Turgott on the 20 minute mark to make it 2-0.

It seemed as though England were cruising, but they were quickly rocked by a fine comeback from Ivory Coast, as the Elephants responded with four quick-fire goals before the half-time break to stun the Young Lions.

Peacock made numerous changes for the second half which breathed new life into his team. Just as they had started in the first half, England dominated possession for most of the second and produced some clinical finishing to turn the game around.

It started with Manchester City’s Alex Henshall using his blistering pace on the left, driving in the opposition's penalty box before scoring from a tight angle, by smashing the ball into the roof of the net. The comeback was on...

England began to bombard the Ivory Coast’s goal and were soon rewarded with an equaliser. Great interchange football was played to start the move off on the half-way line as Henshall and Jack Dunn combined to put Max Clayton through on goal. Clayton showed great feet to burst into the penalty area only to be hauled down. The Mexican referee had no hesitation in pointing to the penalty spot and Liverpool’s Adam Morgan smashed the ball home to equalise.

A resurgent England side weren’t finished there though and it was late in the game when Morgan’s Anfield team-mate Dunn smashed a wonderful shot into the bottom left hand corner, leaving the Ivory Coast goalkeeper with no chance.

A couple of minutes later the referee blew the final whistle and it capped a brilliant comeback for the Young Lions. They showed terrific character to come back from 4-2 down and will now go into Sunday's game with Rwanda with huge confidence and also a lesson learnt.
 
Not specifically about our club but something relating to youth football...

SIR ALEX FERGUSON'S call for radical changes to England's academies has been given the go-ahead by the Premier League.

Top-flight chairmen rubber-stamped a revolution in youth coaching at an end-of-season meeting last week.

The Elite Performance Plan means clubs have up to five times more hours to work with youngsters - which Fergie demanded in the aftermath of the Champions League Final defeat to Barcelona.

The current system, which limits the coaching of players to just 2,000 hours
between the ages of 10 and 18, has been scrapped.

In future, clubs such as Manchester United will be able to match and even surpass the Barcelona model which allows 8,000 hours over the same period. A limit has been set in England of 10,000 hours.

Also, players will no longer have to live within 90 minutes of their clubs - although United often evaded this by relocating families from London to Manchester.

But there remain issues to be resolved over how much compensation should be paid if players are poached from lower division clubs. The new changes come into force from the start of the 2012-13 season.
 
From another point of view these kids have to find time for school, homework and somewhat of a social life as well.
 
[quote author=Rosco link=topic=41985.msg1351960#msg1351960 date=1308512456]
Rwanda ?
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Ha. I had to look twice as well.
 
Manchester City will scrap their reserve team to focus on the new Champions League style youth tournament.

The big-spending Premier League side reckon the new under-19s European club competition will provide ideal experience for the Champions League stars of the future.

Plans are in place for a 16-team competition - the NextGen Series - involving teams from all the major nations on the continent.

City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Aston Villa will be England’s representatives when the event debuts in September, Celtic are Scotland’s sole team while Barcelona, Inter Milan and Sporting Lisbon are also involved.


City have already withdrawn from next season's reserve league to concentrate bringing through their youngsters.

City’s academy chief Mark Allen.believes the tournament will help raise standards among younger players.

'The average age for a Premier League debut is becoming older, 21 or 22 when before it might have been 17 or 18,' said Allen.

'You have to bridge that gap and prepare them for a better standard of football. We’ll be competing against the best in Europe, a la the Champions League format, and we see it as an important chapter in the development of Manchester City.

'It’s the next stepping stone, so as they come through the academy system there is the platform for them to be playing football at a level that is commensurate with their development.

'It will prepare them for those balmy nights we’ll hopefully have in the Champions League as the club moves forward.

'We want to prepare them for what they will encounter as fully-fledged professionals. Who knows, we might be seeing the new Lionel Messi on a Thursday night at Hyde.'

City have decided to opt out of next year’s Barclays Premier Reserve League as they plan to field a mix of elite development squad (reserves) players and academy prospects as clubs are allowed to include three under-20 players in each predominantly under-19 tie.

They will continue to play in both the Manchester and Lancashire Senior Cups and 'prestige' friendlies.

'We found it (the reserve league) just a little bit too rigid in terms of fixtures, added Allen. This will allow us the scope for a flexible games programme.

'We can also take advantage of playing games further afield as we engage more with some of the clubs we have close relations with in Europe and across the UK.'

The new tournament will not, however, impact on the Barclays Premier Academy League.

'It is an individual choice to play in the reserve league but all teams play in the academy league,' a Premier League spokesman said. 'The NextGen fixtures have to be completed over and above the Premier League Academy season.'
 
Sixteen elite youth development sides from around Europe will partake in the ground-breaking tournament (NextGen Tournament) in its debut season

Full Group Stage draw:

Group 1: Barcelona (ESP), Manchester City (ENG), Celtic (SCO), Marseille (FRA)

Group 2: Liverpool (ENG), Sporting Lisbon (POR), Molde (NOR), Wolfsburg (GER)

Group 3: Basle (SWI), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), PSV Eindhoven (HOL), Inter Milan (ITA)

Group 4: Ajax (HOL), Rosenborg (NOR), Aston Villa (ENG), Fenerbahce (TUR)
 
[quote author=Jack D Rips link=topic=41985.msg1346832#msg1346832 date=1307694492]
[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=41985.msg1343424#msg1343424 date=1307275432]
Anyone heard of a youth-team player called Beckford or Beckfield? Don't know his first name. He's the son of a friend of a friend, and I've been asked to look out for mentions of him, but don't think I've actually heard of him before. He's about 18 and has played for England in his age group.
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Tyrell Belford? Goalkeeper
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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_7015015,00.html

Liverpool have tied down highly-rated youngsters Adam Morgan, Tyrell Belford and Stephen Sama on new deals.

The trio currently form part of the academy ranks at Anfield, as they endeavour to become first-team stars of the future.

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish considers all three to have the potential to take that next step and become regulars in the senior side.

With that in mind, they have moved quickly to ensure that their promise is not lost to a rival.

Striker Morgan, who is currently away on international duty at the U17 World Cup, has penned a contract that will keep him at the club until June 2014.

International team-mate Belford, who is an emerging goalkeeper, will remain at Anfield until at least June 2012.

Sama, meanwhile, has agreed an extension to his deal and is now contracted to the Reds until the summer of 2014.
 
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[quote author=Jack D Rips link=topic=41985.msg1346832#msg1346832 date=1307694492]
[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=41985.msg1343424#msg1343424 date=1307275432]
Anyone heard of a youth-team player called Beckford or Beckfield? Don't know his first name. He's the son of a friend of a friend, and I've been asked to look out for mentions of him, but don't think I've actually heard of him before. He's about 18 and has played for England in his age group.
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Tyrell Belford? Goalkeeper
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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_7015015,00.html

Liverpool have tied down highly-rated youngsters Adam Morgan, Tyrell Belford and Stephen Sama on new deals.

The trio currently form part of the academy ranks at Anfield, as they endeavour to become first-team stars of the future.

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish considers all three to have the potential to take that next step and become regulars in the senior side.

With that in mind, they have moved quickly to ensure that their promise is not lost to a rival.

Striker Morgan, who is currently away on international duty at the U17 World Cup, has penned a contract that will keep him at the club until June 2014.

International team-mate Belford, who is an emerging goalkeeper, will remain at Anfield until at least June 2012.

Sama, meanwhile, has agreed an extension to his deal and is now contracted to the Reds until the summer of 2014.
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Our Turkish goalkeeper Yusuf Mersin is better than Belford. Well that's what I've heard, anyway.
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=41985.msg1358716#msg1358716 date=1309614593]
Not much point analysing it too much at this stage... Dean Bouzanis was meant to be the greatest thing ever.
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"I've been very fortunate I've been through some pretty exciting times," said Parry, who became the first Premier League chief executive in Feb. 1992. "Forming the Premier League was the biggest revolution ever in English soccer, and arguably in European soccer. It was fantastic being at the heart of that."

During Parry's tenure, Liverpool won an UEFA, F.A. Cup and League Cup treble in 2001 and, after one of the most memorable Champions League finals of all time — known as "The Miracle of Istanbul" — lifted its English-best fifth European Cup in 2005.

"I've had some fantastic nights, some breathtaking nights with Liverpool," said Parry. "It'll be nice to be able to share that with people."

Parry also was involved with the former English national academy at Lilleshall and the creation of Premier League academy system.

"One of my passions both at the Premier League and Liverpool was the development of young players," said Parry, who remains proud of Liverpool's academy, which was build during his tenure. "In England we've been at it a long time. We've made a lot of mistakes and, if people can learn from our mistakes, it's all (the better)."

A season removed from the club, Parry said he was proud to see Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish turn to so many young Academy products like John Flanagan, Jack Robinson, Martin Kelly and Jay Spearing this past season.

"It's great to see them getting a proper chance," said Parry. "All of a sudden you've got four in the group who have come through the academy the right way."

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/jul/02/parry/
 
"One of his passions" it may have been, but Parry had personal oversight of the Academy (handing his son a job in the process) during a period when it failed to persuade not just Rafa but also GH before him that any more than a tiny handful of Academy graduates were up to standard.

How come he has the time for this anyway? I thought he'd been appointed CEO of Tie Rack or something similar.
 
Apologies if posted elsewhere ....U18s played a friendly the other day with a some triallists scoring , an american named Villyan Bijev and some lad called Nacho . Nacho was meant to be shit hot .

Also Raheem mentioned on twitter that he would mainly be with the reserves this year .

Liverpool U'18s 6-1 Tranmere U'18s (Highlights)
 
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