kaloo20

There is logic, and the distinction is obvious for even the most casual follower of footballer who understands tactics https://global.espn.com/football/lineups?gameId=558874 https://global.espn.com/football/lineups?gameId=560372 Based on the link I posted above, there is a clear disparity in the quality of the resources used for the Liverpool game vs Aston Villa in the Caribou Cup and the resources used in Liverpool game vs Everton. Neil Critchey (Under-23 Liverpool coach) was in charge Adrian was in goal for the Everton game, and Gomez organized the Liverpool defence; added to the fact that Minamino (established professional), Lallana (established professional) and Origi (established professional) started for Liverpool). The distinction between the Caribou Cup game and Liverpool game is quite clear and obvious. Who were the established professionals that started for the Aston Villa game? Also, have you forgotten that Ox came on as a substitute for Liverpool? To help you, if Liverpool had put out the same lineup that it had for the Aston Villa game, there would have been a strong likelihood that Everton would have advanced. Again, it would be expected that a full team with professionals would EASILY dispense with academy kids. As for the game last Sunday, if Everton were more clinical in the first half, the game could have been different, with Klopp being forced to make changes to prevent the tie from getting away from Liverpool.

Nope, logic, which seems to be missing from your posts on the topic of the Caribou Cup game. I mean Liverpool could have forfeited the Caribou Cup game, but didn't. Did you expect Liverpool FC to field a strong team in two locations at once? How on earth an academy team of novice teenagers can be expected to beat a Premier League team and to be derided for it is beyond me.

As Villa should have destroyed them. Many of Liverpool's reserves are not even even full professionals, so Aston Villa was SUPPOSED to destroy them. Mane indeed did not play, BUT was preparing to come on in the event that the game continued at 0-0. As fate would have it, Jones had his moment Ox came on as a substitute; that option was not available versus Villa... To sum up, all things being equal, Liverpool most likely would have put out a similar team against Villa in the Caribou Cup to the one that beat Everton yesterday, but since they were in Qatar for the FIFA Club World Cup, that was not possible.

Liverpool literally played their reserves, a weaker team than the one that beat Everton yesterday. There was no Adrian, Gomez, or Milner, or Mane. May I also remind you that Liverpool had no choice but to put out the reserve team for the Villa game. To somehow mock the Liverpool under-23s for losing to a professional Premier League side is somewhat unfair. Everton should have put away their chances yesterday, but didn't...That's football sometimes