Milk Cup - Match 3
Tuesday 24th July
Liverpool 3-0 Swindon Town
Matthew Rimmer
Corey Whelan
Jordan Rossiter
Got a chance to go and watch this one. We controlled the game throughout and the scoreline could've been even more emphatic. My picks from the game were:
- Corey Whelan - centre-half, cleared one off the line at 0-0 and leapt up well from a corner to score the second. Generally passed the ball well around the back.
- Jordan Rossiter - box-to-box centre midfielder and captain who likes to hit the ball over the opposition full-back from deep. Always wanting the ball, tries to find space before receiving it, even dropping back to do so. Could be great as long as he continues to work hard.
- Oluwaseyi Ojo - looks about 5 years older than his actual age. Tall, physically-imposing and hard to shrug off the ball. I dunno whether that's because he's just so much more physically developed than the rest of the players at that age group or whether he's very good at shielding the ball. Quite similar to Sergio Busquets in that regard. He's also very tidy on the ball with pretty good technique, little feign passes then dashing off in the opposite direction. You could tell he could shift up another gear if he wanted to because he does possess a good turn of pace when he wants to utilise it, although he rarely did as he more or less just strolled about in the middle playing short passes. Though that could be down to playing a game late last night at 7pm.
- Leaving the best to last, my Man of the Match - Harry Wilson - Small in stature, Welsh, natural left footer but plays on the right wing and has pace to burn. He doesn't seem to be like these brainless flying machines though, he's very clever on the ball lifting his head and selecting the right option. He was a constant threat on and off the ball with Rossiter looking to ping it over to him and pressing the oppositon left-back when they had the ball. Took the corner for Whelan's goal and started the move on the halfway line for the third, which was a very, very good goal. If I was to choose one player from that squad to make it he'd be the one.
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That's 10 goals scored (below), three clean sheets in their three games and looking down at the other 19 teams, with the top 4 now going into the semi-finals.
Wilson (2)
Rimmer (2)
Ojo
Rossiter
Corey Whelan
Hutchins
Dabro
Alexander (pen)
....And onto the semi-finals with a possible Merseyside derby awaiting in the final with Everton looking to retain their trophy and win their 4th Milk Cup in the past five years at this level:
Everton v Watford
Liverpool v Brentford