....Is doing in developing the kid....... 'I've been studying Ronaldo' 11th Apr 2013 - Latest News Jordon Ibe has revealed how he has been studying clips of Cristiano Ronaldo's goals to help bolster his prospects of making a first-team breakthrough at Anfield. The 17-year-old winger was named on the bench for Liverpool's trip to Southampton last month having impressed for both the U18s and U21s so far this season. Ibe admits news that he'd be making the trip to St Mary's with the likes of Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard came as a surprise - so much so, he thought it was a wind-up. "It was just a normal training day and just as I was ready to go home, I had a missed call from Alex Inglethorpe the reserve manager," he explained to the Liverpool Echo. "And he told me that I was travelling to Southampton with the first team. I didn't believe it at first, I thought it was just a little bit of banter. "But I travelled with them and only half an hour before the match kicked-off I found out that I was on the bench. "I was made up. My mum and dad flew down to watch as well. "It was lovely and everything a 17-year-old boy could dream of. I was just trying to gain as much experience from it as I could and even though I didn't get on, it was just brilliant being there and warming up with them." He admits upping sticks from home at the age of 15 wasn't an easy decision - but it was an opportunity he simply could not turn down. "I was my first big move and it meant moving away from my friends," explained Ibe. "Fortunately, my family have moved up with me and whenever I get time off I usually go down and spend time with my friends. "I had to think hard about the decision to move. I wasn't stalling but moving to Liverpool is a big move. "I was still 15, soon to be 16, and so was caught in two minds about whether I should stay or go. The manager at Wycombe was asking if I was staying or going and I didn't know what to say." Ibe will again be in action for Liverpool's U18s in Friday night's FA Youth Cup semi-final, first-leg clash with Chelsea at Anfield. He's fired three goals en-route to the last four, underlining his importance to Steve Cooper's starlets, though he admits it took some adjusting to get used to the Reds' training methods after arriving at the club. "At first, it was the training that was hardest to adapt to," he said. "At Wycombe I would usually get the ball and run with it. But here, there is not a lot of time on the ball. It is one and two touch football, passing it around. But I have got used to it and enjoyed it. "I had to get used to all the other stuff that comes with being at a big club as well but the football was so different. "At Wycombe it was just a case of kicking it long but we are trying to play football here." Ibe added: "Going forward, Alex Inglethorpe has helped me by showing me clips of Cristiano Ronaldo. "20 of Ronaldo's goals last season were one touch finishes at the back post. He's been helping me to get within the frame of the goal and in the six-yard box. "I haven't scored a lot of goals this season, I have plenty of assists, but with what Alex is showing me I hope I can score a few more goals towards the end of the season." ........................................................................... Finally someone teaching players where to get to in the box. "Get in there and tap the phooking thing home" Pity v west ham nobody thought to get in there on the end of the THREE balls i say whizz across the face of goals hard and low. The mark of inglethrope will be can he improve on borell's kids and get them in into the the firsts. You can see how regional it was easy for us but now we moved to national premier league we are up against it and how in next gen we were put to the sword..... hopefully we can keep improving year on year in terms of development.
Just say no to marmite Ibe! You can be good without falling over... learn the right bits from Winker not the wrong bits.
