Ibe to Birmingham on loan. http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/155804-jordon-ibe-joins-birmingham-on-loan Regarding recent standout performances by loanees, on Tuesday Connor Coady scored to take Sheffield United out of the relegation zone.
Blade reporting in. Coady has been ok but not outstanding so far this season but is coming into his own as of late. The thing is I'm not sure what kind of midfielder he'll develop into. He seems like a good egg and a real pro already but whether he'll develop the positional awareness and discipline to sit back defensively or become a box to box type I'm not sure. All in all the best part of a weak central midfield, can we have him next season?
Cheers for first-hand update. As for his position, Liverpool does not want his being pigeon-holed into a specific type of midfielder but box to box is probably what he will end up as. He even played as a centre-half for the U18s and U21s!
Does it concern anyone else that Coady is about to turn 21 next week and is having an up and down year on loan @ a League One side? That to me raises a ton of doubt as to whether he'll ever make it for us...I just can't really see it.
Not every player from the reserves has to make it. Coady has played regular football at 20 and will probably do so again next season. At the very worst he will leave in a couple of seasons for a nominal fee(200kish), he may even get to the level of a Spearing being a valuable squad member and leaving in a few years for a couple of million, a huge success for the acadamy. He went to United this season and was put into the first team and then quickly dropped. It has been his hard work that has got himself back onto the pitch and it has paid off with him now adding goals to his game. It's important to remember that Teixeira went on loan to Brentford and only came off the bench twice, yet that has no bearing on his Liverpool future.
Jack the Ripper Robinson. Get it sorted lad or you'll be playing out your career at Millwall or some such.
Frankly, I'd be shocked if anyone ever thought Coady had a long-term future with us. He was a good player for the reserves but it's always been pretty clear that he'd ply his trade elsewhere, and as Pikas said, fetching a few hundred thousand for him would be a good deal for all parties involved.
Let's wait and see. I think we're far too quick to label young players failures or successes. Three or four months ago, most would not have given Flanagan a chance at all. I wouldn't certainly have. Now look.
Technically he doesn't appear to be a Liverpool player. He looks a little bit awkward sometimes in receiving a ball but he's working on his game. He kind of gives the impression of a decent league one player in the prime of his career. If we weren't having our second worst season ever with all the disruption we might be talking about Coady being one of the stronger league one midfielders season. He could do a job in the Championship next season, certainly the season after without a doubt. He just doesn't seem to have the natural quality of a top four side. Having said all that, it sounds like my initial impressions of Phil Jagielka when he first broke into our team in midfield (albeit aged 18) - good, solid, likeable and dependable but being realistic probably not destined for the England team. By age 21 I loved him, age 24 I rated him hugely, age 25 he moved to Everton, 26 won his first cap. Coady's not so far behind that trajectory.
I remember that United team, I always thought Michale Brown would be the one to have the better career. Shows how much I know
Same. He was the best player going and full of goals. Tottenham seemed to change him into a negative dirty little bugger. Only other player apparently better than Jags was Michael Tonge, who just inspired that whole season aged 20. So many games he was miles ahead of all others but lost his confidence forever after losing out on promotion.
I still don't see Flanno as a long-term prospect for us. He'll be in the championship in a couple years.
if he can keep his drive and work-rate, and up his game technically, I dare say you'll be proven wrong.
Rodgers: He ain't coming back..... http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1182854/Rodgers-Reina-won-t-be-coming-back