[lfc-news] Academy: Owens pleased at players' progress - Post

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Liverpool Daily Post, 29 April 2005
Owens pleased at players' progress
Academy Football with Chris Wright, Daily Post

LIVERPOOL under-18s completed their FA Premier Academy League regular
season, but they have until May 19 for their campaign to finish.

Although they finished bottom of the Group C table, coach John Owens has
been happy with the individual progress of many of his squad. The
reserves also completed their fixtures on Tuesday when the majority of
the team was made up of U18s players.

Owens is glad, that after a physically demanding season, that there is a
chance to ease down and take stock.

He said: "It has been a tough season in the sense that the Academy lads
have struggled in their own Saturday league games plus they have had to
play in midweek in the reserves. So it has been quite a season of
fatigue for them."

While there will be no more competitive matches John Owens is looking to
either play full-scale practice matches between all the Academy players
or arranging a couple of friendly fixtures with outside opposition.

This will keep the squad fit and also give several of next year's intake
the chance of vital preparation for when the school-boys go full-time.

One game definitely to be played is at Anfield on May 19, when the
Academy players get the chance of a practice match at the club's home
stadium, before the pitch is dug up for summer renovation.

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