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[Redman in wales]

From .tv:

Portuguese youngster joins Academy

Joao Carlos Teixeira will join Liverpool's Academy after the formalities of his transfer from Sporting Lisbon were completed.

The 19-year-old Portuguese youth international played and scored against the Reds earlier this season at Anfield in the NexGen series.

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Supposed to be quite good....

[RedAnt]

Nice. Hopefully we'll see him in the first team sooner rather than later.

[lakes10]

get a bit fed up of hearing stuff like this over the last few years, they never seem to make it into the first team, lets hope he is good and we see him soon.

[metalhead]

Good signing the next "Gerrard"

[woof woof !]

get a bit fed up of hearing stuff like this over the last few years, they never seem to make it into the first team, lets hope he is good and we see him soon.

Feel the same, although to be fair in more recent times the likes of Spearing and Kelly have been given some opportunities.

[Redman in wales]

^ neither of them were signed though, they're local lads who came through our acedemy. Can't remember the last academy signing to make an impact. Insua maybe, Pacheco could have, but mostly they come to nothing.

[woof woof !]

^ neither of them were signed though, they're local lads who came through our acedemy. Can't remember the last academy signing to make an impact. Insua maybe, Pacheco could have, but mostly they come to nothing.

True , but my frustration at our failure to bring players through refers generally to the young players we have, whether they be academy or signings from elsewhere.



For example whilst I appreciate that Agger and Skrtl have been bang on form I'm wondering if Coates will ever get a go in the side, recently when there has been an opportunity for someone else Kenny has elected to use Carra.

[Redman in wales]

agree. though I do feel that if we were winning games by larger margin we may have seen more of coates/flano/robbo etc. Yesterday was the first league game this season where we won by more than 2 goals.

(for reference Utd have won by more than 2 goals on 7 occasions, Man City 10 occasions, Chelsea 4 occasions and Arsenal 3 occasions)


A 3 goal cushion would allow kenny to give some playing time to the younger generation. Our games have been so tight (score line not possesion) that kenny has always gone for experience instead of youth with his subs.


It's obviously not the only factor in giving the younger players a chance, but I think it certainly plays a part in his thinking.

[jacdaniel]

agree. though I do feel that if we were winning games by larger margin we may have seen more of coates/flano/robbo etc. Yesterday was the first league game this season where we won by more than 2 goals.

(for reference Utd have won by more than 2 goals on 7 occasions, Man City 10 occasions, Chelsea 4 occasions and Arsenal 3 occasions)


A 3 goal cushion would allow kenny to give some playing time to the younger generation. Our games have been so tight (score line not possesion) that kenny has always gone for experience instead of youth with his subs.


It's obviously not the only factor in giving the younger players a chance, but I think it certainly plays a part in his thinking.

Said it at the end of last season but Europa League qualification would have been great for the likes of Flanno, Spearing, Shelvey, Robinson, Kelly, Coates and now this young lad Teixera etc.

I know the Sunday and Monday night kick offs are a pain but we need to be in as many competitions as possible for the development of the squad.

[crim cram]

good value @ 850,00, and he did tear our lad's defense to shreds  both time we played them.  If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em 

[tubby]

What's happend to that Suso? Thought he was meant to be the 2nd coming?

[RedSi35]

Sorry can't get very excited by this. Sure he is ( another ) one for the future but we very rarely see any end product.

[Roger Red Hat]

why don't so many youths make it through? Can I make a suggestion that they probably will start to now with Kenny in charge. I Get the feeling Kenny is quite fond of developing the young talent and bringing them up through the system and into the first team.

[maguskwt]

What's happend to that Suso? Thought he was meant to be the 2nd coming?

2nd coming of what?

[kartiek]

I hope we can give at least get Sterling on the bench. He just has such good technique and pace. I was just watching the highlights of the nextgen game against spurs and he was excellent. I think he's bulked up enough as well to have a decent physical presence. imo, Teixeira will probably need a whole year of bulking up and excellent showing before he can even think about showing up for the first team.