Will Pep finally play the kids?

[KS55]

Pretty sure we had Rico Lewis, McAtte, Foden and O’Reilly all getting game time in the latter half of last season - all academy grads.

That’s before taking into account players like Simpson-Pusey who featured in several games as well.

Pep being anti kids is a bit of a myth. He said: “I’m not going to play kids for the sake of it, but just if they’re good enough.” (Rough quote)

 

[KS55]

McAidoo will give them rag full backs kittens coming on for the last 20 minutes stick him on the bench incase we need a goal.

I like Mukasa too.

 

[Corky]

The kids? Like in November (spawned a monster) last year?

 

[ninjamonkey]

If they're good enough they'll play, if they're not, they wont unless its forced upon us. Exactly the same as literally everywhere else.

We have Foden, Trafford, Lewis, O'Reilly and Bobb all involved in the squad on a weekly basis from the academy, how many do Liverpool have? 1. Arsenal have fewer than us. Chelsea have more of our graduates than their own. Accusations of pep not playing kids is about as wide of the mark as a Fernandes penalty against Fulham.

 

[blueparrot]

Pretty sure we had Rico Lewis, McAtte, Foden and O’Reilly all getting game time in the latter half of last season - all academy grads.

That’s before taking into account players like Simpson-Pusey who featured in several games as well.

Plus Bobb, Trafford and Khusonov this season.

 

[Blue Til Death]

Pep should play Kalvin Phillips before the kids

He shouldn’t play Kalvin Phillips before his dining room table …

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The kids are probably all injured too.

 

[Marvin.]

If they're good enough they'll play, if they're not, they wont unless its forced upon us. Exactly the same as literally everywhere else.

We have Foden, Trafford, Lewis, O'Reilly and Bobb all involved in the squad on a weekly basis from the academy, how many do Liverpool have? 1. Arsenal have fewer than us. Chelsea have more of our graduates than their own. Accusations of pep not playing kids is about as wide of the mark as a Fernandes penalty against Fulham.

I think Pep took a long time to identify O'Reilly as a 1st team player.

 

[CheshireExpat]

Come Sunday the injury list will be much improved alot are precautions. Plus Gvardiol, Foden & Savinho should also be back.

Hopefully, I saw 12 players out before. Not much you can realistically do with that. Also isn't the most easy subject to get clear information, as you don't really want other teams to know the ins and outs

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

id take that, id only last 1 minute before dropkicking ratboy but itd be worth it

That long ?

 

[ninjamonkey]

I think Pep took a long time to identify O'Reilly as a 1st team player.

He was 19 and whilst I like O'Reilly, there is a lot about his game that is currently lacking, he was not at the teenage wonderkid level.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

I like Mukasa too.

Me too. In fact, I like anything with aubergines in it.

 

[moomba]

Khaldoon and Viana are to blame for (yet another) mediocre transfer window

Imagine what we would have won of we didn't have so many failed transfer windows.

 

[TheGhost]

I didn't realise that Nico O Reilly was the catalyst for that loss.

I don’t think he pushed the snowball at the top of the hill. But when it was gathering pace he couldn’t do an anything to stop it. The game completely passed him by. Brighton played around him and he had no idea what to do when he had the ball.

 

[LongsightM13]

Sending off Echeverri and Reis is already looking foolish. Those were who should be playing.

This is not X
Neither of those are remotely ready for the premier league, notwithstanding the cup final weirdness
Why do all these weird overseas plastics all seem to assume that the answer to all our problems is putting out a team of untested teenagers in the premier league?

 

[King Jay]

Khaldoon and Viana are to blame for (yet another) mediocre transfer window

Why not pep ? He wants a small squad , they sell/ loan the players. Reid and Echeverri would easily get game time now with our injuries and the season just started

 

[Micky Blue]

We bought a top class keeper and the rest were mediocre mid table signings. That’s incredible ? Jeez, set your incredible bar higher

Tevez, adebayor, Barry, Lescott was pretty damn good

Yaya, Silva, Mario, Kolarov was nearer incredible.

This summer’s incomings are, to put it mildly, underwhelming by comparison

I’m not saying it was a good window, but it was better than January.

 

[Marvin.]

He was 19 and whilst I like O'Reilly, there is a lot about his game that is currently lacking, he was not at the teenage wonderkid level.

I thought he was very good at left back given that he played in midfield for the academy sides. If a wonderkid is Lamine Yamal, or Doue then I agree he is not at that level. IMO he's very close to the level of Ait-Nouri though. He probably doesn't have his ability on the ball, but I think he's got an eye for goal, and he has more power. I wonder where he will end up playing? He is an under-rated player imo. Possibly a good thing as hype doesn't really help a player.

 

[Axel Freed]

I do hope this looks like the post of an idiot very soon. So should you.

I do too but I’m a realist - generally speaking in life you get what you pay for

 

[Marvin.]

I’m not saying it was a good window, but it was better than January.

January's window could be legendary if Echeverri, Reis and Khusanov come through. They haven't yet.

I am excited to see Donnarumma in a City shirt, and I am pretty convinced that Reijnders is going to be very good for us too. Cherki could be anything. 2 good players per window is good going imo.

Liverpool and Arsenal put us under pressure because they spent huge amounts and they finished above us, so we have to catch targets that look like they are moving forward.