Topic: Youth and Under 23 Thread

[Ghost Town]

Get hench to be on the bench

[phil236849]

I think ... if Morton continues to progress at this rate and take the chances that come his way, he will be ahead of Cain and Clarkson sooner rather than later. Listen to Klopp post match comment on Morton. When he fills out and has the right physique, he can be in the mix

He will fill out, but even before he does he seems more physically competitive than Cain or Clarkson.  I suspect he is taller than both, certainly Clarkson, and he seems quite quick around the field.  He has tremendous footballing intelligence which buys him the Kenny Yards (in the head) too.  Seems decent all round including passing and shooting whereas I think Cain and Clarkson are decent technically but struggle physically, certainly atm

[phil236849]

Kaide gordon https://twitter.com/acadwatch/status/1453708194686160901?s=21
Sports scientist saying very encouraging things

[tubby]

That's great, but who is this guy and why should we be listening to a sports scientist when it comes to footballing ability?

[phil236849]

Well he is described as a leading sports scientist and football is a sport.

[tubby]

Well he is described as a leading sports scientist and football is a sport.

Sure, but you wouldn't hire a sports scientist as a tactical coach or manager, would you.  If he's talking about the physical or psychological side of the game, then fair enough, but he's not going to be the best judge of pure footballing IQ or ability.

[phil236849]

Yes - the quotes contain impressive statistics on running in that sense of you either have that or you don’t. I agree he is not expert on everything technical but everyone is raving about kaide like this fella and I think we have seen enough to see why.  I would like to think we will get him in the frame as a potential AFCON-time option

[Sangria]

Sure, but you wouldn't hire a sports scientist as a tactical coach or manager, would you.  If he's talking about the physical or psychological side of the game, then fair enough, but he's not going to be the best judge of pure footballing IQ or ability.

A bloke talking about a game that he'd not seen a single minute of, based entirely on stats derived from that game, is why we have Jurgen Klopp here and not at Old Trafford.

[MrGrumpy]

Who was the player wearing 51 in first team training today?

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/447691-photo-gallery-liverpool-in-training-ahead-of-brighton-clash

[RyanBabel19]

Who was the player wearing 51 in first team training today?

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/447691-photo-gallery-liverpool-in-training-ahead-of-brighton-clash

Looks like Dixon-Bonner

[Eeyore]

Looks like Dixon-Bonner

That would make sense he has been training with the first team for a while.

[MrGrumpy]

Looks like Dixon-Bonner

I thought he had a different squad number?

[RyanBabel19]

I thought he had a different squad number?

I’m not sure mate, I dont actually look at training pics other than whats posted on here. The lad just looks like Dixon-Bonner to me. You may well be right

[Eeyore]

I thought he had a different squad number?

He was 45 last season but was going to be released.

[MNAA]

Who was the player wearing 51 in first team training today?

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/447691-photo-gallery-liverpool-in-training-ahead-of-brighton-clash

That’s Elijah Dixon-Bonner

And this is what Klopp had to say about him post Preston

“Elijah, for example, did exactly that. In the last international break he was incredible. He's been long in the club already but was not really on the radar – and now all of a sudden he is there. He deserved these three or four minutes tonight. For a young boy, it's a massive thing to play your first game for the first team and I'm really happy for him that we could give him the opportunity.”

[rocco]

He was 45 last season but was going to be released.

Wore 45 v Preston 

Read the club tried to get him a contract with Portsmouth in the summer but they declined after a trial period .

[phil236849]

Some excitement on Welsh forum about young lfc and Wales striker joe Belmont

[disgraced cake]

Oakley Cannonier makes it two nil against the mini blue shite, about an hour played (I think)

[So… Howard Philips]

Three now, Clarke.

[67CherryRed]

Bajcetic makes it 4.

Keyrol Figueroa becomes (presumably) the first Honduran to play for our under 18s.

[disgraced cake]

Bajcetic makes it 4.

Keyrol Figueroa becomes (presumably) the first Honduran to play for our under 18s.

Maynor's son 

Still playing too I believe

[67CherryRed]

Maynor's son 

Still playing too I believe

Of course he's still playing, he's only 15 

[Floop]

u23s beat derby 3-1, Koumetio, Woltman, and Dixon-bonner with the goals.

[RogerTheRed]

Just watched the recording of the mini derby and we batters them. Some very bright and talented footballers in that team 👍

[disgraced cake]

Any highlights of the 18s and 23s from the weekend yet? Someone usually puts them on the Liverpool reddit but I've seen nothing yet.

[Chris~]

Any highlights of the 18s and 23s from the weekend yet? Someone usually puts them on the Liverpool reddit but I've seen nothing yet.

They aren't usually on lfctv until about 5 on Monday's

[phil236849]

I see o n Twitter Neil Danns congratulating son Jayden on getting called up for England u16. Looks to be a forward. Only lfc player called up

[Elzar]

Mrozek, Bradley, Quansah, Koumetio, Beck, Stephenson, Gordon, Woltman, Balagazi, Frauendorf, Norris

[RogerTheRed]

U19s missing chances here. Pen saved from Woltman, Koumetio wide from a clear header from a corner. Really deserve to be ahead. Balagezi, Gordon and Beck doing well

[Theoldkopite]

U19s missing chances here. Pen saved from Woltman, Koumetio wide from a clear header from a corner. Really deserve to be ahead. Balagezi, Gordon and Beck doing well

Their kids are as bad as their first team. Rolling around all over the place, having a go at the ref. You could write the script. All our chances and they will get a spawney goal towards the end of the game!

[xbugawugax]

2 up. woltman and quansah.

hope our seniors could replicate the result

[rob1966]

Just wandered in and found this, glad to hear City got snotted by Bruges

[disgraced cake]

Great result. Looks like a win in the last two would be enough to see us through, but Porto could get the top spot with a result against us.

Hope for more of the same later

[Theoldkopite]

Their kids are as bad as their first team. Rolling around all over the place, having a go at the ref. You could write the script. All our chances and they will get a spawney goal towards the end of the game!

Glad to say I was wrong about the spawney goal!,,  Really good display from the youngsters. Now to have my sausage and beans and get up to Anfield for the big boys game.

[67CherryRed]

U18s on against Middlesbrough at the moment on LFC TV. Stefan Bajcetic looks like a Rolls Royce at this level, reckon he's got a real future.

[disgraced cake]

2-1 up at HT, both scored by Cannonier.

Made up he's good. I hope he goes on to be remembered for a lot more than the Barcelona match 

With the amount of goals he's scored this season there's no way he won't be playing more regularly with the u23s soon. In fact, have him lead the line against Porto and Milan 

[67CherryRed]

2-1 up at HT, both scored by Cannonier.

Made up he's good. I hope he goes on to be remembered for a lot more than the Barcelona match 

With the amount of goals he's scored this season there's no way he won't be playing more regularly with the u23s soon. In fact, have him lead the line against Porto and Milan 

Don't put him on pens though. Missed one for his hattrick in the 95th minute. Lost 4-3.

[disgraced cake]

Shame about the result but think that's about 12 in 8 games in the league for Cannonier. Fraudenorf getting another, too. Surprised he's not been playing more u23s football now.

[Redsnappa]

James Balagizi's first full training with the first team squad yesterday and he posted this pic 

[FlashGordon]

Balagizi looks a really good prospect.