The following article has been translated from Spanish to English for KopTalk by Dunk's chick. As such, certain phrases and words may not make sense, not because she's thick but because certain words can't be translated without changing a whole sentence. Rather than try and adjust everything, we have tried to leave it with as few changes as possible.
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Anfield awaits the "Baby Spanish Liverpool"While Liverpool are feeding on the Championship League with Reina, Alonso, Arbeloa, Riera and Torres, the inferior selections are also looking at the Anfield Club which have various internationals in their younger ranks. On the waves of Merseyside is growing the endless Spanish junior players.
Six young Spaniards are particulary Benítez's endless favorites their names are: Bruna, San José, Pacheco, Mendy, Francis and Dani Ayala.
Amongst the population of Liverpool the six young lads would go unrecognised, anybody could mistake them as english lads but they are six young Spanish lads who are looking to reach the elite football in a country they could never of have imagined.
We met the Baby Spanish Liverpool on the waves of the river Mersey where their image looked very english. They are actually making an advert for Jack and Jones clothes and complements.
Only when they begin to talk and joke they give themselves away as being Spanish lads in a foreign land although Liverpool stopped being inhospitable towards the Spanish.
Since Rafa Benítez arrived at Anfield the press leaks have been a constant feature but it was the arrival of the Valencian Eduardo Maciá who played for Deportiva who accelarated the national talents into the Liverpool academy. His red eyesights were for the ex Madrid Paco de Gracia is paying off and in the last two seasons six young lads have arrived the majority of them are international in the younger categories for the Reds.
AdjustmentFrancis Durán is a veteran he defends himself very well in english which is something many others are still unable to do. To accelerate the adaption the majority live with English families, this helps them grasp their English, although there are others who have brought their own families with them.
Despite their age they all have profesional contracts and the privilege of working with Gerrard, Carragher and Torres.
Collectively they said: "From all of the Spanish he (Torres) is the most reserved, although he treats us very well and when playing he is brilliant.
"With regards to the rest we get along marvelously with the likes of Xabi and Reina who is such a laugh and most of all with Arbeloa who loves to play the joker."
Benítez will not allow them leave in January despite of the offers.
Even though he is concentrating on the first team he is still following the progress of the young junior players. Saying that whenever he can attend their matches he does, he also has them under his orders daily.
The six lads share changing rooms and live day in day out with the stars of the club.
Rafa said: "They are footballers with very interesting conditions which we have taken into account and they make us feel at ease because we know that they can take the first steps to being in the first team if needed and they are going to fulfill."
For that reason Liverpool will not let them leave in January despite of the offers which they have recieved from Athletic and Osasuna, for example they want Mikel and San José.
In the last campaign the Spaniards already in Liverpool were Champions of the league they were playing reserves. It was a historical moment and the best sign that their playing levels had improved.
A reserve team with numerous nationalities.The Spaniards that play in the reserve team for Liverpool aren't any exception. They are a domineering colony but not the only ones for example there are four Hungarians who are the forward player Nemeth, goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi who is spoken about wonderfully. They also emphasize the international moroccan El Zhar who has made his debut with the first place team in the Premier League, also the French defense player Damien Plessis who was signed to Lyon or the dutch player Vicent Weijl. Also the affiliate although he has played various matches with Benítez and has demonstrated to be Champion of the World Sub-20 with Argentina's Emiliano Insúa.
Players Information:Mikel San JoséCentral Defender/Midfield Player - 1,84 - 19 Years old
The León (norther town of Spain) that flew to AnfieldThe zaguero who arrived from Athletic and has been with Liverpool for two years now. "He plays centre and is very intelligent on the pitch and handles the ball very well especially when taking possesion of the ball", explains Maciá. He was the European Champion Sub-19 and already knows what it is to accompany the first team in an oficial match, nothing less than confronting Chelsea.
Daniel PachecoCentre Forward - 1,71 - 17 Years old
They compare him to FowlerThe Malagan attacker arrived from Barça and this summer made his debut with the first team. Benítez picked him in 5 matches and his boss defines him as "a halfway point with a lot of qualities, ready, he has self-confidence. He has been revelation, they compare him to Fowler. International Sub-17 with the reds he scored a hat-trick in San Marino.
Francisco DuránMidFielder - 1,77 - 20 Years old
Has come back from an injuryFrancis is the veteran he has been a year and a half with the Reds. The young Malagan has been a permanent player in the Spanish team for the Sub-19 and Sub-20 and has had only 2 injuries to his knee and has made a fantastic come back but this "midfielder of creation with his capacity to manage the team and good work for the team" has seen the light at the end of the tunnel and will soon be ready to play again back from his injury.
Daniel Sánchez AyalaCentral Defender - 1,92 - 17 Years old
Sevilla let him get awayThe slender defender Andaluz arrived from Sevilla where according to Maciá "they had not finished bidding for him and he did not have a profesional contract. He is a hard center player, aggressive but within reason and very focused. To the english football his physical works wonders." Immersed in his second year with Liverpool, he also knows what it is to be in the Spanish Sub-17.
Emanuel MendyRight-sided defender - 1,74 - 18 Years old
Originaly from SenegalManu is how his team mates call he is the last team member to join and is still fighting with the English language. Macia explains that they signed him up "from seeing him play in the Murcia football team it was a small club the Deportivo Murica and from there we could not get to know him. He is a right-back. Although he is Spanish and is waiting to play with the Reds he is originaly from Senegal and was born in Medina Gounass.
Gerardo BrunaMidfielder - 1,78 - 17 Years old
An imported talentBorn in Argentina he has already been European Champion for the Sub-17 for Spain and they assure everyone that he "is one of the most talented football players out of the Liverpool football school. He is a Left Middle Ground player with a gran vsion along with a very good shots, he takes brilliant free kicks...pure talent". In his second year at Anfield his debut is to be in the first team which could happen very soon.
