[lfc-news] Academy: Mannix return is bright spot - Post

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Liverpool Daily Post, 24 Aug 2004
Mannix return is bright spot
Academy Football With Chris Wright, Daily Post

IT was a disappointing start to the new FA Premier Academy League season
for Liverpool under-18s as they lost 3-1 to Crystal Palace at the Kirkby
Academy on Saturday.

John Owens's side paid the price for missing a number of chances as the
visitors took all three points.

Palace's opening goal came after goalkeeper Paul Lancaster failed to deal
with a corner and the visitors' striker had a simple tap-in. And just
before half-time midfielder David Mannix was dispossessed just out-side his
own area and Palace added a second to leave them 2-0 ahead at the break.

Republic of Ireland youth international midfielder John-Paul Kelly pulled a
goal back in the second half after a free-kick from Mannix on the right.
Karl Noon and Conal Platt had chances as did substitute Adam Hammill but
all failed to take them. Palace restored their two-goal advantage late on
with a deflected shot off Kelly.

It was not the start Liverpool had been hoping for as the new one-league
Academy format got under way. But at least England youth international
midfielder Mannix did manage to play a full 90 minutes, his first at
Academy level for almost two years after knee ligament damage and a heel
injury.

U18s coach Owens was naturally disappointed by his side's start, but he
said: "It was an even game real-ly, but obviously the score doesn't
indicate that. But we didn't take any of the chances we created - we
created quite a few. We are lacking any real goalscorers this year, but it
is something I knew before the season started. We don't have someone who is
going to score like say (Steven) Gillespie did last year. We need 10
chances to score one really."

He added: "The scoreline was disappointing and at this level it is never
fully right for 90 minutes. There are always gaps where certain things
could have been better. But there were good signs of the ability of the squad.

"Lee Peltier played particularly well at right-back and it was good to see
David Mannix play his first full game."

LIVERPOOL UNDER-18s: Lancaster, Peltier, D Smith, J Smith, O'Donnell,
Barrett, Guthrie, Kelly, Noon (Hammill), C Platt (Frayne), Mannix. Subs:
Townley, Willis, Holmes.


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