Mike Marsh says he has no worries about his side’s ability to bounce back from their disappointing FA Youth Cup exit.
The Reds Under-18s were much-fancied for this season’s competition, but fell at the first hurdle as they were beaten 3-1 by Swansea City last week.
Marsh admits he was left frustrated by his side’s early exit, but says there is plenty to look forward to from the Reds’ next generation.
“It was very frustrating and disappointing,” he said. “We always have high hopes and we want to do well in any competition, but we can’t dwell on this.+
“The lads have reacted well in training, as I knew they would.
“Setbacks happen in football. At a club like Liverpool, you are always under scrutiny, you just need to pick yourself up and dust yourself off.”
Marsh hopes his side can do just that when they welcome West Bromwich Albion to Kirkby on Saturday morning, and says there is plenty of reason for positivity among his young talents.
“When you analyze it, we have lost four games out of sixteen,” he added. “We are doing really well, playing some nice stuff, and I think we are only going to improve in the New Year too.
“We have a very young side, with a lot of first year scholars in our line-up. It’s good to think that this time next year we will have a superb side, but they are doing great this year too.”
He added: “Generally, our performances have been good. Results-wise, they have been better away from home than at home for some reason, but in terms of performance there hasn’t been a lot of difference either way.
“We have hopefully learned one or two lessons from the Swansea game, and everything bodes well for the future.”
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