In his column for the Liverpool Echo, John Aldridge stated that the Reds currently have the best youth team the club has ever had. He mentioned that there was as many as 14 youngsters who had the potential to make it the first team:
“I say with some confidence that this is the best youth team Liverpool have ever had, There’s so much promise among the players that fans are excited to see them in the first team when the time is right. Usually, you can identify just one or two who might make the grade from the second strings. Now, there’s up to 14 who could easily appear for the senior side at some stage. Hopefully, in the next few years, the lads in their late teens will be getting some action and it sets up some exciting times for Liverpool.”
I have attempted to identify the 14 players below. He maybe talking about some players in lower age groups but I have selected the best players from the reserves and under 18s (omitting players such as Danny Wilson, Dani Pacheco and Jonjo Shelvey who could be said to be more estbalished first team squad members already) to make up my list. Some of them maybe guesses but I feel the majority are correct.
1. Suso (Pictured) – A talented, tricky Spanish midfielder with a great future ahead of him if he continues to progress at the rate he is going. Has been given the number 30 shirt by Kenny Dalglish.
2. Conor Coady – Selected on the bench for the Europa League encounter last Thursday, the holding midfielder/centre-back captains Liverpool U18s and led England’s U17s to the European Championships last summer.
3. Andre Wisdom – The centre back scored an own goal and a goal at the right end during the U17 European Championship final last year, and has moved up to reserve team football this campaign
4. John Flanagan – The full back is highly thought of at Melwood and was one of the five youngsters who made the trip to Prague last week.
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The Czech league is hardly one of the strongest in Europe so for Sparta to finish top of that league is not exactly a spectacular achievement. Only Jack Wiltshire made it through to Arsenal’s firstteam from that youth cup final 2 years ago. Barcelona’s youth system has produced the likes of Pique, Puyol, Xavi and Messi. Liverpool need to bring through far more than the 6 players you refer to as the club cannot compete with Man City and Chelsea for big name players. Dalglish has no history of bringing through youth players. Man Utd’s youth system has produced umpteen players for the Premier League squad and many of their youth players who did not succeed there were sold by Ferguson for very respectable transfer fees whereas Liverpool’s youth system has produced umpteen players which have left the club for nothing and gave Liverpool back nothing on their investment.
You no what Kenny you are an argumentive person arnt you . You dont read my post properly then make wrong assumptions about what I say trying to twist things . Well you think what you like I and many others think we have a great crop of players coming through the ranks . and I think you will find liverpool have made money on the young lads that were not quite up to the standards set at liverpool but you have not checked your facts again Kenny
Name some of these young lads you say the club has made money on Albey if you are so sure of your facts!
No Kenny you check for your self your the one contradicting what i say so get looking
Albey, if you are a fan for 47 years, you should know these facts.
Kenny no if you are a fan for 33 yrs you should no what happens when clubs let youth players go to other clubs they have a sell on clause ( this is if they get sold a part of the fee goes to lfc )this is what the likes of liverpool have done with many players over the years they have let go to other clubs this clause is usuall written in to the deal do you think lfc are that stupid that they spend thousands of pounds on teaching and training these players to let go for free last of the educating for you Kenny
You still can’t name any players can you? Are you sure it is Liverpool you have been a fan of for 47 years?
just a few of the top of my head Kenny! jack hobbs , dan guthrie ,zac whitbread, dave raven, adam hammil , roche san jose, jim magilton, ted mcdougal, kevin sheady , craig higgnett, mark seasgraves, tommy tynan,john durnin,paul jewell, ostembor,partridge, they all went for a fee or a sell on clause yes I have supported liverpool for that long 47 yrs my first game was 1964 liverpool fc v leeds united score was 2-1 to lfc and I was in the boys pen anything else Kenny .
Names are all very well, you still are unable to come up with monetary amounts.
lot of fantastic information , I come here all the time and am very happy with your updates, Thank you! .
Kenny you find this out and come back to me with the amounts i am not priviy to all the transferdealings that liverpool fc make or have made but what I am stating is fact liverpool fc dont just let people go for nothing after investing time and money into these players so get of your arse kenny anf find it out your self I am not educating you any more bye bye kenny
Albey, you said you are not privy to the club’s transfer dealings, so you were clearly reaching with your assertion that the club had made money on these deals.
kenny instead of being a smaet arse look on the internet and find out your answers to your question there all there if you look fella
No Albey, just seeing that you are annoyed is satisfaction enough.