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Agreed Liverbird, get rid of the deadwood and let the young lads learn good habits and footballing skills from top class players. No good contaminating them by association with the current bunch. I am a full believer in a youth development policy but it is not a panacea for solving the massive shortcomings in our senior squad. Our last few games show the scale of the task facing Kenny and the club management, and it can't be solved by drafting in our young players who are clearly some way short of ready. Substantial spending in the transfer window on proven top flight players is our only hope for progress next season.
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I think Coady will surprise many of us, next SG maybe
Ayala could do a fine job as well i guess
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some good players coming through but maybe a couple of years away. I just don't understand this idea of wait a few more years. Once they are 16-17 they should be ready dammit. Don't understand why people are saying no wait another year or two. Did not stop rooney, owen, fabragas and many others playing at a young age, look where they are now. IF a player is talented enough which seems easy enough these days considering we have poulsen and maxi starting games, then they should be brought on no matter what their age is.
Back to Back World Champions baby!
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This is true and the current crop majority of them are good enough but Suso and Raheem are still 16/17 so should be brought on slower than the others but should be brought on now rather than wait 3 years. Rooney was 16 when he scored the winner vs Arsenal. I'd put Sterling and Suso on the pitch between now and the end of the season so they can feel what it's like to play in the EPL, even if they don't shine on the day. Make them hungry for more, allow them the opportunity to see for themselves how big the step up is. Same goes for Pacheco, but in his case he needs to put in a performance, because he's old enough already but hasn't made a name for himself the way Kelly has.
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This is true and the current crop majority of them are good enough but Suso and Raheem are still 16/17 so should be brought on slower than the others but should be brought on now rather than wait 3 years. Rooney was 16 when he scored the winner vs Arsenal. I'd put Sterling and Suso on the pitch between now and the end of the season so they can feel what it's like to play in the EPL, even if they don't shine on the day. Make them hungry for more, allow them the opportunity to see for themselves how big the step up is. Same goes for Pacheco, but in his case he needs to put in a performance, because he's old enough already but hasn't made a name for himself the way Kelly has. i agree with you mate. maybe start with sterling and suso on the bench and then come on with 30mins left. then after a few games give them a starting place. there is no reason why they cant play 5/6 game, there is little pressure to perform due to our season basically being over
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if we had a good strong first 11 then things wouldnt be as bad as they are. until we get a solid 11 players who are 1st choice then we wont be able the luxury if bringing the kids through. Look at gooners they have a excellent 11 (apart from the goalies haha) thats why its easier for them to introduce the kids.
I used to watch arsenal tv a lot when i had all the channels on my cable box, there youth team and reserves play exactly the same brand of football.
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Only way to tell is by doing what arsenal did with wildfire, loan them out to a lower placed prem team and see if they make an impact. None of these championship league or division 1. Remember le tallec, next zidane, loaned him to sunderlan who only got 12 points and he couldn't even get in the squad. It's the only way to give the kids a chance to prove themselves
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Meant to say wilshire, poxy I phone
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I think jonjo shelvey at the moment despite his injury has shown the most potential I think he will be hot player in the future as for the likes of Pacheco I don't know there has been alot of talk about this guy but he dosent seem to cut it for me
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Personally I don't know what all the fuss over Shelvey is. He's looked a decent enough player for the EPL, just not at Liverpool. He's too ponderous. Suso and Sterling are where it's at for me, but they're both babies so it will take time for them to really blossom (or fade as many youth players do).
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