Young reserve side

[cymrococh]

David Martin

Lee Peltier

James Smith

Miki Roque

Jack Hobbs

David Mannix

Nabil El Zhar

Danny Guthrie

Craig Lindfield

Besian Idrizaj

Paul Anderson

 

Subs:

 

Adam Hammill

Godwin Antwi

David Roberts

Ryan Flynn

Robbie Threlfall

 

I love that.

[cestrianred]

2 thoughts/questions (where's AdamS when you need him!).

 

Why is Antwi sub, he was a regular last season?

 

Why isn't Palleta playing ? (if it's as he's just back from France...so is Peltier)

[Cunny]

Apparently, David Martin went off injured tonight.

Who the hell will be on the bench when Jerzy is suspended?

[Andy @ Allerton]

Slapnuts

[monkey puzzle]

David Roberts, they lost 3-2

[Cunny]

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N...061019-2232.htm

 

Liverpool Reserves suffered a double blow on Thursday night when they lost 3-2 to Middlesbrough and saw goalkeeper David Martin leave the field after an hour with a hip injury.

The England youth international was caught by a high challenge when he came outside his area to win the ball, and unfortunately after treatment he couldn't continue. Besides picking up a hip injury Martin also had slight concussion. One of last season's FA Youth Cup heroes goalkeeper David Roberts replaced Martin.

 

Meanwhile Reds reserve team boss Gary Ablett is still searching for his first win of the season but the 3-2 defeat was harsh as Liverpool created some great chances on the night. Despite goals from Besian Idrizaj and Craig Lindfield less than convincing defending cost the Reds dear.

 

Ablett fielded a young side including Lee Peltier who was an unused substitute for the first team in Bordeaux on Wednesday night. Moroccan youth international Nabil El Zhar was given a new role on the right wing with Paul Anderson switched to the left hand side.

 

Middlesbrough fielded former Liverpool defender Abel Xavier who was returning from a lengthy ban.

 

Liverpool should have opened the scoring after 17 minutes. Danny Guthrie split open the Boro defence with a superb pass to find Idrizaj in space. The Austrian Under-21 international in turn found El Zhar who had a great chance but he unfortunately miscued and the ball rolled agonisingly wide of the goal, just missing the stretching Craig Lindfield and Anderson who appeared to get in each other's way. Guthrie then went close with a low shot which he drilled just wide.

 

Middlesbrough took the lead after 23 minutes. Graeme Owens turned Peltier inside out down the left wing before his low cross beat the diving Martin and Tom Craddock was left to tap home into an empty net.

 

Three minutes later Liverpool equalised. Idrizaj was fouled in the area and even though his penalty was saved by Ross Turnbull the Austrian found the net from the rebound.

 

A minute later Martin made a brilliant save from close range to deny Graham.

 

The away side were then forced to make a substitution after the half hour mark when left back Anthony McMahon was carried off with an ankle injury following a late tackle from Idrizaj. From the resulting quickly taken free-kick Owens ran clean through but with just Martin to beat the winger curled wide of the goal.

 

The second half started in frantic fashion with three goals inside the opening six minutes. Firstly Boro went 3-1 up through goals from Craddock and Danny Graham, but Lindfield then hit back for Liverpool with an excellent finish to make it 3-2.

 

Liverpool stepped up the pressure in the final stages of the game but try as they might they couldn't find an equaliser.

 

Ablett brought on the tricky Adam Hammill for the final 15 minutes and he was outstanding. Twice he went close to scoring and from one effort that was saved Idrizaj somehow failed to score when he fired the rebound into the side netting.

 

Robbie Threlfall then went close in the final five minutes with a low drilled effort that hit the post and Anderson glanced a header just wide.

 

Liverpool Reserves: Martin (Roberts 60), Peltier (Threlfall 66), Smith, Roque, Hobbs, Mannix, El Zhar, Guthrie, Lindfield (Hammill 75), Idrizaj, Anderson. Subs unused: Antwi, Flynn.

 

Middlesbrough Reserves: Turnbull, Xavier, McMahon (Grounds 30), Hines, Bates, Kennedy, Franks (Goulon 75), Walker, Craddock, Graham, Owens.

 

Referee: Mr O Langford.

 

Liverpoolfc.tv Man of the match: Danny Guthrie. An excellent competitive display in central midfield

[M4TTA]

f***!!!!

 

the new injury frenzy is the goalkeeper injury this season rather than the metatastle

[Andy @ Allerton]

Crouchy in Goal

[Benzo-13]

Am I correct in thinking we can't dispensation to sign an emergency keeper cos Dudek's suspended?

[M4TTA]

Am I correct in thinking we can't dispensation to sign an emergency keeper cos Dudek's suspended?

 

not sure but i know we cant pull carson back he would have been in good form, been playing well recently.

[The Hitman]

They're not very good,our reserves,are they?

[Bigal]

Gary Ablett and less than convincing defending.........where have I heard that before.......

[Benitez]

They're not very good,our reserves,are they?

 

 

they where last season. Best season they'd had in a while. They had some really good results, and played a young team throughout the season.

 

Shame Paco Herrera left innit.

 

Am I correct in thinking we can't dispensation to sign an emergency keeper cos Dudek's suspended?

 

 

so David Roberts on the bench at OT then!

[Coyler]

Slight concussion isn't a particularly hip injury.

[Maldini]

They're not very good,our reserves,are they?

The season has been very disrupted so far, they've played several games without any real forwards. It's been the same story for the last few years, when Mellor's not been in the team we've struggled to score goals. Maybe Lindfield will be the answer to that problem.

[Guest sniffer]

They're not very good,our reserves,are they?

 

Think that result makes them bottom of the league.

[Flasher]

Peltier was torn to pieces by Owens.

 

Besian Idrizaj looks quite a prospect though.

[anfield]

They are a young side compared to some of the other teams. I'd rather have them performing poorly but learning the game than have them at the academy while the likes of Cheyrou and Diao played for the reserve team

[Maldini]

Besian Idrizaj looks quite a prospect though.

Those who go the reserves regularly don't rate him at all

[madaboutlfc]

Those who go the reserves regularly don't rate him at all

im not a regular but have seen him a few times.. hes very inconsistent but the talent is there