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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, March 25, 2023: Liverpool's Sami Hyypiä during the LFC Foundation match between Liverpool FC Legends and Glasgow Celtic FC Legends at Anfield. (Pic by Jessica Hornby/Propaganda)
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Liverpool FC announce 18-man squad for Legends match vs. Ajax
March 5, 2024
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The Liverpool FC Legends squad for the upcoming LFC Foundation charity match against AFC Ajax Legends at Anfield is now complete, with five more players confirmed.
Over 54,000 tickets have already been sold for the game, which kicks off at 3pm GMT on Saturday March 23, presented by AXA, and all funds raised from the game will support the life-changing work of the LFC Foundation across the Liverpool City Region and beyond.
This will be the eighth annual legends game, with the previous seven raising more than £6.4 million in vital funds, benefitting people both in the Liverpool City Region and internationally.
The latest additions to the squad see Sami Hyypia and Bjorn Tore Kvarme join the likes of Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel as defensive options for the Reds against Ajax, while Jay Spearing, Momo Sissoko and Maxi Rodriguez will be up for selection further up the pitch.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, September 24, 2022: Liverpool's Fabio Aurelio, Luis Garcia and Maxi Rodriguez wave to supporters after the LFC Foundation friendly 'Legends of the North' match between Liverpool FC Legends and Manchester United FC Legends at Anfield. Liverpool won 2-1. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
With 18 players confirmed, the squad is now complete, providing plenty of options for this year’s management team, which consists of former England manager and lifelong LFC fan Sven-Goran Eriksson alongside club legends Ian Rush, John Aldridge and John Barnes.
The charity match will see a number of fan favourites pull on the famous red shirt at Anfield once again, including modern-day hero Fernando Torres, who is set to take part in his first LFC Legends game.
Full LFC Legends squad list
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, February 23, 2008: Liverpool's Fernando Torres celebrates scoring his hat-trick goal against Middlesbrough during the Premiership match at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Goalkeepers: Jerzy Dudek, Sander Westerveld
Defenders: Bjorn Tore Kvarme, Daniel Agger, Fabio Aurelio, Gregory Vignal, Igor Biscan, Martin Skrtel, Sami Hyypia
Midfielders: Jay Spearing, Mark Gonzalez, Maxi Rodriguez, Momo Sissoko
Forwards: Dirk Kuyt, Djibril Cisse, Fernando Torres, Nabil El Zhar, Ryan Babel
Matt Parish, chief executive of LFC Foundation, said: “We are grateful to all of the players for taking part in what is sure to be a fantastic day for everyone at Anfield. These games help us to raise vital funds to continue the important work we are doing in the local area, and a large percentage of this year’s funds will go towards growing our education programmes even further, as well as supporting Forever Reds, the club’s official former players association.
“We currently work with over 120 schools across the Liverpool City Region through a variety of programmes which help keep more children in education, while teaching them vital life skills and tackling a number of social issues such as involvement in gangs and crime as well as support with their mental health.”
“We have a very strong squad this year and there may even be a late addition, you never know with these games, so we are hoping they can put on a show for our fantastic supporters and we look forward to another memorable occasion.”
Tickets for the game, which is also in association with Forever Reds, the club’s official former players charity, are priced at £28 for adults, £8 for juniors and £18 for over-65s, and are available to purchase online here. Disabled supporters can visit the Accessibility Hub for full details.
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Thursday, October 5, 2023: Liverpool's goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga during the UEFA Europa League Group E matchday 2 game between Liverpool FC and Union SG at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
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Manager rues “mistakes” as Liverpool goalkeeper suffers nightmare defeat
March 5, 2024
Jack Lusby
It has been a rough start to Marcelo Pitaluga‘s loan spell at St Patrick’s Athletic, which continued for the Liverpool goalkeeper in a 3-1 loss to Waterford.
Pitaluga is currently on his second loan away from Liverpool, having joined St Pat’s in January after a previous stint with non-league Macclesfield.
But while the Brazilian is preparing to spend the majority of the year in Ireland, his start to the season has been tougher than hoped.
He was culpable for at least one goal in the 3-1 loss to Shamrock Rovers in the final of the President’s Cup, before giving away and conceding a penalty in a 1-0 loss to Bohemians in the league.
Monday night brought the 21-year-old’s sixth start for the club, and he was at fault for at least one goal as St Pat’s lost 3-1 to Waterford.
The first came with a looping header from Padraig Amond which saw Pitaluga flat-footed and unable to dive far enough to keep it out.
Then came a big warning sign as the youngster was charged down by Amond after a loose touch with no one around him, with his clearance bouncing off the striker before going just wide.
Just before half-time, an attempted cross from Ryan Burke appeared to get caught in the wind and, despite attempting a simple catch, the ball slipped through Pitaluga’s gloves for Amond to make it 2-1.
And midway through the second half, he was then beaten at his near post by a powerful strike from Maleace Asamoah, sealing the win for Waterford.
LONDON, ENGLAND - Sunday, October 1, 2023: Liverpool's goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga walks out before the Premier League 2 Division 1 match between Crystal Palace’s Under-21’s and Liverpool FC Under-21's at the Crystal Palace Training Ground. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Per FotMob, Pitaluga completed just eight of his 26 attempted passes, or 31 percent, with manager Jon Daly left ruing his side’s mistakes in a post-match interview with LOITV.
“We seem to be getting punished for every mistake we make at the moment. That obviously then impacts the confidence levels,” he said.
“I thought the play was poor at times, when we got to 1-1 we looked like we were in the ascendency, then we obviously make a mistake and it kind of knocks us back a little bit.
“We didn’t respond in the right manner today.”
Daly added: “We’ve made a mistake, it got punished, then another mistake in the second half that got punished as well. We need to eliminate that and we need to be better going forwards.”
It has clearly been a tricky adaptation for Pitaluga, but those at Liverpool could see this as a formative experience for a player who, at 21, is the second-youngest No. 1 in the league.
Either way, the goalkeeper, his parent club and his loan club will all be hoping his fortunes improve in the weeks and months to come.
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