Liverpool under-18s failed to bounce back from last week’s defeat to Leicester and they suffered another loss at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
After opening the FA Premier Academy League campaign with a victory Rodolfo Borrell’s side were beaten for a second time in succession when going down 2-0 at Nottingham Forest.
Without last year’s top scorer, Finnish striker Lauri Dalla Valle, through injury and also attacking midfielder Tom Ince Liverpool made little impression on the Forest backline in the one-sided first half.
The home side proved too strong, but after the break Liverpool improved and did find the net through defender Conor Coady, who was playing in a more advanced role than normal. But his effort was ruled out for a marginal offside decision.
Borrell said: “In the first half they were a bit stronger than us. They played long balls at times and went into the lead.
“In the second half we were better than them. We had more possession of the ball, and they tired a little.
“But we couldn’t score the goals that would have got us back (into the game). We did score one goal, which the referee said was offside. I wasn’t sure about it but from my position it was hard to see. At 2-1 it may have been different.
“But we are not looking for excuses. It’s time not to say a lot and we have just got to work hard and get ready for the next game.”
Liverpool will continue to put that hard work in on the training ground to get back on track this week. They take on Barnsley at the Kirkby Academy this Saturday (kick-off 11.30am) and will be desperate to return to winning ways after the disappointment of the past two weeks.
Borrell said: “We just need to get ready for the next game and continue to look forward. We need to work hard and improve. The players are doing this and hopefully we can improve.”
Liverpool will check on Dalle Valle to see if is able to return and provide a cutting edge.
After opening the FA Premier Academy League campaign with a victory Rodolfo Borrell’s side were beaten for a second time in succession when going down 2-0 at Nottingham Forest.
Without last year’s top scorer, Finnish striker Lauri Dalla Valle, through injury and also attacking midfielder Tom Ince Liverpool made little impression on the Forest backline in the one-sided first half.
The home side proved too strong, but after the break Liverpool improved and did find the net through defender Conor Coady, who was playing in a more advanced role than normal. But his effort was ruled out for a marginal offside decision.
Borrell said: “In the first half they were a bit stronger than us. They played long balls at times and went into the lead.
“In the second half we were better than them. We had more possession of the ball, and they tired a little.
“But we couldn’t score the goals that would have got us back (into the game). We did score one goal, which the referee said was offside. I wasn’t sure about it but from my position it was hard to see. At 2-1 it may have been different.
“But we are not looking for excuses. It’s time not to say a lot and we have just got to work hard and get ready for the next game.”
Liverpool will continue to put that hard work in on the training ground to get back on track this week. They take on Barnsley at the Kirkby Academy this Saturday (kick-off 11.30am) and will be desperate to return to winning ways after the disappointment of the past two weeks.
Borrell said: “We just need to get ready for the next game and continue to look forward. We need to work hard and improve. The players are doing this and hopefully we can improve.”
Liverpool will check on Dalle Valle to see if is able to return and provide a cutting edge.
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