Everton Youth Teams Thread

[mightymoyes]

Yeh it's his defending at the top level you'd worry about, think he had some ropey games for Bolton but at 20 he's got plenty of time to improve.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Id like to see him given some game time at left midfield next season, see how does.

 

[blueblue]

A lot depends on the team that a young player is being brought into. If you look at the Liverpool right back this season I wonder how he would have done in a struggling Everton team ?
Equally, I wonder how he will do with England without the protective blanket of a confident Liverpool team around him. Some on here have been very harsh on our young players this season but in a confident team playing well they may look far superior players.

 

[PeregrineT]

The next 2 games for the USMNT are Ireland and France in about a week. Especially the France game will tell a lot about his defending, but much of the Ireland game he will go against Coleman.

 

[Eggs]

Any one know Robinson's contract situation? It was my impression from the knowledgeable people in this thread that he is not some one likely to make the senior team. Is that still true (if it ever was)?

...it’s a dim reflection on Steve Walsh and Ronald Koeman that the lad was sent on loan when there was no conventional LB cover for Baines, who we all know has suffered with injury as he’s got older. Had that decision not been made, Robinson would’ve got valuable game time and we’d have known the answer to the question.

Chuffed with him playing for the US.

 

[Osamabindiesel]

Big fan of Robinson. Raw but he has all the tools to be a solid lb

 

[Eggs]

Fraser Hornby just scored a towering header against Togo there..

Hornby has done well, it’s about two years ago that he was appearing in mid field for Scotland U17s in a tournament and looking useful but not spectacular. He looks like he’s filled out a wee bit more, and Scotland are following our lead and lumping high balls up to him to win, that was a well taken goal , though without any challenge to him.
You can see he’s still learning the striker role. When he got the ball he was often turning away from goal and laying off the ball in comparison to DCL who is more prepared to use his strength and pace to go one on one against a defender.

...decent header, I notice Scott Gemmill manages that Scotland team.

 

[Nymzee]

...it’s a dim reflection on Steve Walsh and Ronald Koeman that the lad was sent on loan when there was no conventional LB cover for Baines, who we all know has suffered with injury as he’s got older. Had that decision not been made, Robinson would’ve got valuable game time and we’d have known the answer to the question.

Chuffed with him playing for the US.

Martina then Baines would have played ahead oh him. Wouldn’t have got a single minute IMO.

 

[Eggs]

Martina then Baines would have played ahead oh him. Wouldn’t have got a single minute IMO.

..Baines would rightly have been ahead of him in the queue, but Robinson should’ve been back up.

 

[Nymzee]

..Baines would rightly have been ahead of him in the queue, but Robinson should’ve been back up.

Hindsight really. We could say we kept him but then Baines never got injured and he’d have never played.

 

[Barnfred 55]

A lot depends on the team that a young player is being brought into. If you look at the Liverpool right back this season I wonder how he would have done in a struggling Everton team ?
Equally, I wonder how he will do with England without the protective blanket of a confident Liverpool team around him. Some on here have been very harsh on our young players this season but in a confident team playing well they may look far superior players.

At times they seemed to be the only ones holding things together whilst the senior pros went missing. They'll all have learnt a lot this season. Even Davies.

 

[Barnfred 55]

..Baines would rightly have been ahead of him in the queue, but Robinson should’ve been back up.

Either him or Connolly should have been held back.

 

[Eggs]

Hindsight really. We could say we kept him but then Baines never got injured and he’d have never played.

..I recall we’ve had this chat but it’s not hindsight as I also recall posting 12 months ago that sending both Robinson and Connolly on loan was folly given Baines was bound to have injury problems.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Hindsight really. We could say we kept him but then Baines never got injured and he’d have never played.

Not with the Europa aswell Nymz. Baines was never gonna fit all those games in and was probably why he got injured.

 

[Nymzee]

..I recall we’ve had this chat but it’s not hindsight as I also recall posting 12 months ago that sending both Robinson and Connolly on loan was folly given Baines was bound to have injury problems.

Was with Dowell. But yes, however he could quite well have stayed fit all season is all I’m saying. Guaranteed minutes at Bolton trump a ‘maybe plays’ to me every day of the week.