Youth / Reserve Team Thread... 2010 - 2013
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I'd like to see Ngoo against grown up players to see what he's made of. He looks like an adult gatecrashing a playground.
Silva is an enigma in the Babel mode. Amazing one day and brainless the next. His decision making tends to be pretty poor, and I'm not sure if that is improving. He can look special with ball at feet and running at people though.
Silva is an enigma in the Babel mode. Amazing one day and brainless the next. His decision making tends to be pretty poor, and I'm not sure if that is improving. He can look special with ball at feet and running at people though.
I've always put Silva and Ngoo in the same class, in that they look really impressive at times, but somehow you just kind of *know* neither of them will make it. They both just seem to lack that extra bit of technical quality that's so noticeable in the best prospects like Suso, Sterling, McLaughlin, Wisdom, Robinson, and a few others. I'd say at their ages it's really a bit ominous for them that they've not travelled to the US - Ngoo's going to be 20 in October, after all.
If I was being generous I'd say Silva still has something of a chance. He'll naturally improve as he matures and gets less selfish, and he does have talent. I think he'll probably make it at a decent level in the game. Ngoo, though, I'm not so sure. I saw him play at Spurs in the next gen, and that made me realise just what a massive gulf there is between some of these lads and senior professionals. He was absolutely appalling in front of goal - it was embarrassing tbh. He looked about a million miles off the first team, and at 19 that's pretty damning.
Still, hope I'm wrong.
If I was being generous I'd say Silva still has something of a chance. He'll naturally improve as he matures and gets less selfish, and he does have talent. I think he'll probably make it at a decent level in the game. Ngoo, though, I'm not so sure. I saw him play at Spurs in the next gen, and that made me realise just what a massive gulf there is between some of these lads and senior professionals. He was absolutely appalling in front of goal - it was embarrassing tbh. He looked about a million miles off the first team, and at 19 that's pretty damning.
Still, hope I'm wrong.
I liked the look of Pelosi last season too, and he seems to be matching the required standard.
Yeh I've heard Pelosi's meant to be really highly rated, but I never really saw him play that much myself. Is he just an all-round midfielder?
Looks a decent player for a 15 year old. Lets hope he can keep his head down and progress.
Yeah though, I've also seen him play at FB, where he looks very good too.
Who did we pip to sign Pelosi?
Several German clubs were sniffing around him apparently.
I thought it was our dear friends in Catalonia ... Oh well, I was wrong.
That was Suso.
Didn't know that.
99.75% right for a reason.
I find that hard to believe, considering our record with bringing players through.
For no particular reason, here's a list of all the players who I think have a decent chance of making it (yep, some purely on reputation, but still):
Suso (18)
Sterling (17)
Wisdom (19)
McLaughlin (17)
Robinson (18)
Ojo (15)
Sinclair (15)
Ibe (16)
O'Hanlon (16)
Dunn (17)
Lussey (17)
Pelosi (18)
Jones (16)
Flanagan (19)
Morgan (18)
Dan Smith (16)
Brad Smith (18)
Coady (19)
That's 18 genuinely promising players. If 3 make it and stick around it'll have been worth it. If 6 make it it'd be amazing.
Tell us more please Whitey as I've never heard of him.
No love for Adorjan? I've been more impressed by him than the likes of Morgan or Coady from the few games I've been able to catch.
Yep, heard about him too. Clean forgot about him - never seen him play a minute of football, mind. I also forgot Baio to make it a nice round 20.
The pedigree compared to the youth cup winning sides of 06 & 07 is pretty impressive. I followed those teams as well, and, hand on heart, there were very few players in them I felt would make it. Spearing was good but tiny (obviously), and Jack Hobbs and Paul Anderson were decent but nothing spectacular. That was about it.
He's got talent but I'd be amazed if he makes it at LFC. I reckon almost all those 20 we've named have got a better chance than him, simply because he plays in a position where there's always loads of competition and he can't really do anything else. You have to be outrageously good to break through playing the key creative role in the team - I just don't see him doing enough.
Yeah, he does actually, tbf. He's pretty much unheralded and not that young, but he's always looked really tidy whenever I've seen him. Another one I forgot is Joao Carlos Teixeira. And Vilyan Bijev. All three of them are 18+ and so should really be pushing for senior appearances by now, but have all looked to have something whenever I've seen them. Guess you can add them to Adorjan, Ngoo, Sama, Silva et al as the outsiders, although that's maybe a bit harsh on Teixeira given his injuries.
You seem to know your stuff whitey. Have you got an opinion on some of the other less glamorous or well knowwn players coming through
such as heaton, jones, cleary, marsh, randall , williams and wilson?
Not really mate. Half the battle when you go to see the u16s and younger is trying to hear the names of the players being shouted to know who's who. The game i saw Sinclair and Rossiter tear it up was Sunderland away last season for the u16s in an 8-3 win. They were the two stand out players and were playing a year up on the day so a bit of gossip on the sidelines shed more light on who they were. In fairness the whole team played some quality football so there will be a good few amongst them.
I take it the ones you've listed are the first year scholars for the upcoming season?
I take it the ones you've listed are the first year scholars for the upcoming season?
Saw this name today in the offal report and only just realised that he was signed last season. Apparently a goal scoring sensation.
Armin Hodzic
Super Talent Armin Hodzic, or the new Dzeko as he is called in Željeznicar will most likely continue his career in England. Liverpool have shown great interest in the 16-year-old and it also appears to have made it clear the striker.
English big club Liverpool FC will most likely buy Željos biggest talent in years and decades. It is about 16-year-old striker Armin Hodzic who has been in an alien form the last two years. Hodzic has been nicknamed the new Dzeko at home, and it says I am part!
Armin has not only impressed in the domestic league for boys under seventeen. Last fall, he stood for four direct hits in three games for the Bosnian U-17 national team. In Bosnia, the youth made an incredible 46 (!) goals in just some 20 matches!
Everything would turn out to go as it should, so should 16-year-old get a contract with Liverpool which extends to 2017.
Armin Hodzic
Super Talent Armin Hodzic, or the new Dzeko as he is called in Željeznicar will most likely continue his career in England. Liverpool have shown great interest in the 16-year-old and it also appears to have made it clear the striker.
English big club Liverpool FC will most likely buy Željos biggest talent in years and decades. It is about 16-year-old striker Armin Hodzic who has been in an alien form the last two years. Hodzic has been nicknamed the new Dzeko at home, and it says I am part!
Armin has not only impressed in the domestic league for boys under seventeen. Last fall, he stood for four direct hits in three games for the Bosnian U-17 national team. In Bosnia, the youth made an incredible 46 (!) goals in just some 20 matches!
Everything would turn out to go as it should, so should 16-year-old get a contract with Liverpool which extends to 2017.
Michael Ngoo was on the mark as Liverpool Reserves beat USA U20s 4-2 on Thursday afternoon.
Conor Coady played his first game since returning from England U19 duty in the European Championships, and Toni Silva was again on top form after returning from his loan spell with Northampton Town last season.
Joining Ngoo on the mark were Silva, Bosnian youngster Armin Hodzic and Marc Pelosi.
In an exciting friendly encounter at the Academy, Rodolfo Borrell's young side played some superb football and will be delighted with this victory.Conor Coady played his first game since returning from England U19 duty in the European Championships, and Toni Silva was again on top form after returning from his loan spell with Northampton Town last season.
Joining Ngoo on the mark were Silva, Bosnian youngster Armin Hodzic and Marc Pelosi.
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