FA Youth Cup

Well done lads! The Liverpool players seemed more concerned with starting fights rather than trying to get back in the game.
 
Great result but fecking annoying that the ref had to feck up what could've been an epic second half.
 
FreakyJim said:
yes!

we didn't play particularly well but great comeback
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We fecking did play excellently in the second half.

Tunnicliffe, Johnstone and Morrison were brilliant.
 
Tunnicliffe should be in the mix for the first team. God knows we don't have many true box to box CMs.
 
John Aldridge:

'..the best team lost'

'..Johnstone the man of the match'

Rudolfo Burrell coming across very well. No excuses and saying they lost their composure after the red/penalty and they have to learn.
 
Tunnicliffe was great for me. Morrison provided the spark.

Considering we had no strikers I'm surprised we managed to score 3.
 
One of the most enjoyable games I've seen this season, real rollercoaster.

Morrison was great but I think Tunnicliffe was a rock, tackled, harried, got forward, got back, exceptional game from him.

The ref was horrible though, he'd never have given Pogba the penalty yellow if he'd remembered he'd already been booked and he completely lost control of the game.
 
LFC TV haven't even showed the United goals again. Showed the Liverpool goals and then finished the coverage. :lol:
 
datura said:
John Aldridge:

'..the best team lost'

'..Johnstone the man of the match'

Rudolfo Burrell coming across very well. No excuses and saying they lost their composure after the red/penalty and they have to learn.
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Haha hes just said it again, fecking twat. Its obvious who was the better team given what happened.

To be fair to Liverpool they are a quality side, with some fantastic prospects. I thought we looked alot fitter in last 10mins
 
Morrison had so much more talent on the ball than anyone else it was a little bit silly. Terrific strike to win the game.

Tunnicliffe was really impressive but he needs to be more composed on the ball. The Liverpool midfielders were keeping the ball and working an opening while he was marrauding over them only to smack it angrily up the pitch to no one.

Funniest thing about the game; United going two goals down, sticking at it and digging deep to pull the game around. Liverpool going a goal down and immediately losing the plot. Being winners isn't just about ability
 
Rawk

impressed by players on both sides. Some talented players who could have big futures. A good learning curve for all of them. Morrison is really impressive. Sterling looks like he could make his debut next season. Coady impressed as did united's cm who was available through out.
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Hey I wouldn't worry too much. Our side is clearly a more talented selection of players, united have Morrison who is as good as some of our boys but is mentally unstable and aside from that they are filled with wannabe hardmen, made up of big strong bully boys, not so much footballers and duly imposed their physicality on us. We passed and moved brilliantly at times and they hardly touched the ball.

The future is bright. Some fantastic players in our ranks.
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Agree with this.* I think the Mancs will be lucky to get 2 first-teamers out of that lot, and that's probably only going to happen if their first team gets worse.* Whereas I can honestly say that we should have 3 or 4 out of our lads, including one major star (probably Sterling or Wisdom).* The Mancs vaunted midfield seemed to lose the ball a lot under pressure, and we were definitely the better team in open play.* Not saying that defending corners and not giving away pennos aren't important, as they are, but it's a lot easier to teach that than it is to teach picking the right pass under pressure.
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You can see why the mancs have been giving Morrisson alot of leeway, thought he and Sterling looked a level above everyone else but he was the player that maintained his performance throughout the match. Sterling (and also Adorjan who I thought started very well) seemed to fade badly in the last quarter.

You can see that Suso has masses of quality, but I don't think he is anywhere near ready for first team football. The pitch, and the Manc midfielders/defenders looked a little big for him today, especially as the game wore on.

Think that Tunnicliffe looks a decent player for them, dirty bastard though, all of the shenangans of the last 5 minutes kicked of with an over the top tackle from him that would have been out of line in senior first team football, let alone in a youth game.

Overall I though we were the better team, but faded badly through fatigue and losing our composure a little. Somebody up the thread said that the Mancs looked like a team of sprinters, and I think on a full size pitch I'm not exactly surprised by the manner of the defeat.
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charleysurf said:
Rawk
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The 1st quote is spot on...the 2nd quote not so much...

They definitely did have good players, and outpassed us in the 1st half, so the quality was evident.

But I refuse to go along with the assertion, other than Morrison, none of our players have skill, and are all about pace and strength.

After all, we saw what they brought on at the end, a massive lad.
 
Agree with this.* I think the Mancs will be lucky to get 2 first-teamers out of that lot, and that's probably only going to happen if their first team gets worse.* Whereas I can honestly say that we should have 3 or 4 out of our lads, including one major star (probably Sterling or Wisdom).* The Mancs vaunted midfield seemed to lose the ball a lot under pressure, and we were definitely the better team in open play.* Not saying that defending corners and not giving away pennos aren't important, as they are, but it's a lot easier to teach that than it is to teach picking the right pass under pressure.
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Does he not realise that of course our kids are less likely to make it because we have a much better first team squad than them.
 
Morrison is getting a lot of praise. Lets hope it doesn't go to his head.

For me Tunnicliffe and Pogba (before sending off) were the stars TBH.
 
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