A New Man in Charge at Anfield

Write-up by Andrew Brown

Liverpool is now beneath the ownership of a new guy…or fairly adult males. The New England Sports activities Enterprise (NESV) accomplished their lengthy drawn out saga of a takeover on Friday, the exact deadline for repaying the Royal Financial institution of Scotland mortgage and hours ahead of a potential administration and 9 level deduction. Is it for that reason time for Liverpool followers and the Spirit of Shankley supporters group to take it easy and glimpse forward to a golden era or ought to they be nervous about currently being handed from 1 group of American Traders to an additional? The New England Sports activities Enterprise group are fronted by 61 year aged American John Henry and they are the proprietors of Baseball crew Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox endured an 86 12 months wait for the Planet Series title (the greatest title in baseball) prior to John Henry and his pals led them to two titles in 2004 and 2007. Liverpool enthusiasts will desire the strong comparisons to their present droubt with out a Championship trophy win. The parallels do not end there while. The Red Sox were in a run down stadium that did not supply the team with adequate off discipline revenue. NESV had a hard selection to make as to re-finding to a new function built stadium or whether or not to re-create their existing plot. The minimal potential of Anfield and the revenues it generates in comparison to Outdated Trafford and The Emirates Stadium are an urgent trigger of concern and Liverpool followers will judge NESV on this as an area wherever Hicks and Gillet failed. Even the most hard nosed Liverpool fan would confess that the team wants some serious investment in buy to compete. At the time of composing they languish in the relegation zone and aside from Torres, Gerrard and Reina lack any real world course personnel. At the Red Sox, Henry exhibited a distinct willingness to invest in the group, realising that a profitable staff leads to high off field revenues, the Red Sox expend the 2nd highest sum on players in a league entire of massive paying clubs. The flip aspect of large spending in the enjoying squad is typically witnessed as enhanced ticket rates. At Liverpool’s major rivals Manchester United, fellow American owners The Glazers have seriously hiked tickets to followers annoyance. The Red Sox have a range of seat costs, from for a significantly less appealing view high in the stands to close to to sit shut to the pitch. This ranks the Boston Red Sox in the top rated 3 most costly baseball groups to view and rates numerous enthusiasts out of supporting their staff. So, the New England Sports Venture are made up of traders, and investors invariable anticipate a return on their investment, really what degree of return that will be is not apparent but an first investment of £300 million with a lot more to invest on players and the stadium will imply a substantial return for certain. Even so, Liverpool followers will accept that this occurs in any organization, which includes a football enterprise but as prolonged as they provide success on the pitch, and most importantly a Premier League winners medal or two with good results in the Champions League to boot.

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In Pictures: Kuyt treble sees Manchester United beaten at Anfield

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The Future of Liverpool: Young Stars Destined For Anfield Stardom

Article by Evan Yore

A few years ago, Rafa Benitez and Rick Parry, then Chief Executive of Liverpool, had a bit of a run in about the clubs Youth Academy and the lack of players coming through the ranks. In recent times only Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard remain at the club from their time at the academy. Others like Michael Owen or Robbie Fowler have moved on or retired. The lack of quality coming through was perceived to be a problem, so Rafa overhauled the system and perhaps now we are beginning to see the fruits of his labor. Listed below are some of Liverpool’s young guns, perhaps not household names now, but who in a couple of years, may just be.

Dani Pacheco(Striker, 18 Years Old)

Signed from Barcelona in the summer of 2007, Pacheco is a small striker who has exceptional close control, touch and vision. He is a regular reserve team player at 18 and is tipped to begin to make the breakthrough into the first team squad in the next season or so.

Martin Kelly(Defender, 19 years old)

Bolton born Kelly is an accomplished defender who can play anywhere along the back line. He impressed when selected at right back in the Champions League game with Lyon and is already a regular in the reserve team defense and an England U19 international.

All these players have shown skill and ability above their years and before long it seems likely these boys will have a spot in the top division.

Krisztian Nemeth (Striker, 20 years old)

Hungarian born Nemeth is currently out on loan at Greek side AEK Athens where he has registered 3 goals in 7 appearances for the club. Highly regarded at Anfield he netted an impressive brace in the clubs 5-0 pre-season victory over Singapore.

Nathan Eccleston(Striker 19 years old)

Handed his first team debut this season against Arsenal and his league debut against Fulham, Eccleston is a fast striker who has caught the eye with his power and strength. Currently a regular in the reserves, he is a former England Youth international.

Christopher Buchtmann(Defender/Midfielder 17 years old)

Following a starring role in Germany’s U17 European Championship victory, Christopher Buchtmann was named on a UEFA list of the top 10 stars of the future. The left sided defender/midfielder has already forced his way into reserve team reckoning and a bright future beckons.

David Amoo(Winger 18 years old)

A quick winger with an unerring ability to score goals, Amoo began his career in football at Millwall but was snapped up by the academy as a youngster where he has progressed well since, scoring 12 goals in the U18’s progress to the FA Youth cup final.

Dean Bouzanis(Goalkeeper, 19 years old)

The Aussie shot stopper played a key role in guiding Liverpool to the FA Youth cup final last season. He has caught the eye of Liverpool Goalkeeping coaches Xavi Valero and John Achterburg with his command of the penalty box and his excellent distribution skills.

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