[lfc-news] Academy: Victory is the spur as derby thoughts put on hold - Post

Liverpool Daily Post, 19 Jan 2005
Victory is the spur as derby thoughts put on hold
By Chris Wright, Daily Post

AS a showcase for prospective first team talent the FA Youth Cup is all
about the future.

But when Liverpool take on Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in the fourth
round tonight (kick-off 7pm) coach John Owens will be making sure it the
present is all that his players are concerned with.

The vagaries of the Youth Cup means the draw for the next round has
already been made and victory for Liverpool-could mean they face a
Merseyside derby if Everton can beat Yeovil.

Owens said: "It is an old cliché of one game at a time, but the idea of
a fixture against Everton is not on our minds. I'm sure it the same for
Everton and it won't become an issue unless we get through.

"It is a strange thing with this cup that you get to know well in
advance who your next opponents will be should you win. The boys know
that and they understand the situation. There is no point thinking about
a possible game against Everton and not win against Tottenham."

Having only just won their first game in the Youth Cup for three years
with the 6-0 walloping of Wealdstone in the third round just before
Christmas, Liverpool know not to take anything for granted. That victory
will have given the side a lot of confidence after a difficult season
that sees them prop up the Group C north west region table of the FA
Premier Academy League.

Owens said: "The result in the last round has obviously boosted the
confidence, particularly the strikers who hadn't been hitting the net
too much - the likes of Conal Platt and Karl Noon. It was quite pleasing
and we would want to repeat that, but it is a different situation with
it being an Academy game."

Liverpool are also without goalkeeper Paul Lancaster with a tendon
injury in his finger and defenders Lee Peltier and Francis Smith.

Admission tonight is £3 for adults and £1 concessions.


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