An analysis of Nathan Eccleston, the young Liverpool player who we might see much more of shortly. It features a pro-zone style analysis of his contribution in a recent reserve team game.

Liverpool reserves beat Burnley reserves 1-0 thanks to a Dani Pacheco free kick right at the end of the game. Liverpool played the better attacking football, particularly in the last 30 minutes but Burnley will be bitterly disappointed that their hardwork in midfield and defence wasn’t enough. The bizarre sight of Owen Coyle playing the first hour gave a comedy edge to an otherwise tight game.

Team selection David Ngog started up front and Alex Kacaniklic was rewarded with strong substitute performances by starting wide on the left. Daniel Pacheco missed out on this game – one of the biggest of the reserves’ season – due to a knee injury. Gerardo Bruna also missed out through injury which was disappointing as [...]

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