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Everton Youth Teams Thread

catcherintherye said:
He seems very highly rated. Brands obviously fought off challenges for Brainthwaite and got the likes of Gordon and Gibson. Hopefully we can get this lad signed down too. With him, Price, Dobbin and Onyango, plenty of talent there.
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We really need the european games to give Nkounkou exposure next season and to get Small on the bench (Digne a day off).

The defence may look quite different in a couple of seasons with:

LB: Nkounkou 20 / Small 16
LCB: Gibson 20 / Branthwaite 18
RCB: Holgate 24 / Godfrey 22
RB: New player(s) needed

All very positive really...

In summers 21 and 22 we'll see a large number of first teamers out of contract and moving on.

Having a group come through from the youth sides into the squad by/in 2022 will save us alot of money and enable us to focus on fewer players for less positions.

My guess is that we'll see a very different defence and team in 2022 than we are looking at now...big rebuild underway.
 
Zatara said:
We really need the european games to give Nkounkou exposure next season and to get Small on the bench (Digne a day off).

The defence may look quite different in a couple of seasons with:

LB: Nkounkou 20 / Small 16
LCB: Gibson 20 / Branthwaite 18
RCB: Holgate 24 / Godfrey 22
RB: New player(s) needed

All very positive really...

In summers 21 and 22 we'll see a large number of first teamers out of contract and moving on.

Having a group come through from the youth sides into the squad by/in 2022 will save us alot of money and enable us to focus on fewer players for less positions.

My guess is that we'll see a very different defence and team in 2022 than we are looking at now...big rebuild underway.
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I see things like this as a bit of an acid test for Brands (which he has done well with so far). Onyango was also linked away and we got him tied down.

I think Small could play left side midfield too, and could Nkonkou too
 
Table updated for u17s premier league cup after tonight's Burnley 2-1 win v Wigan

Dont forget top team from each of the 7 groups, plus one best placed 2nd team overall go through to final 8


Table
Everton 3 points from 2 games - GD plus 1 - [Scored 5 & con 4]
Man utd 3 points from 2 games - GD 0 - [Scored 5 & con 5]
Wigan 3 points from 2 game - GD 0 - [Scored 4 & con 4 ]
Burnley 3 points from 2 game - GD Minus 1 - [Scored 3 & con 4 ]

Round 1
Everton u17s beat Burnley u17s, 3-1
Wigan u17s Beat Man utd u17s, 3-2

Round 2
Man Utd u17s Beat Everton u17s, 3-2
Burnley u17s Beat Wigan u17s, 2-1

Final Group Game
Jan 19th
Everton v Wigan
Burnley v Man Utd
 

9th placed Everton u23s only 2 points/3 places off Relegation are once again playing Friday Night Football this week 7pm ko, this time away to 3rd placed Blackburn u23s who won 2-1 away to 10 men Brighton last week with a late pen and a last minute winner [fridays game is not due to be on TV]

Everton have lost their last 5 away Prem league 2 games v Man City/Chelsea/Liverpool/Man utd/Arsenal or in another way lost 8 from last 9 or 10 from last 14 away. Everton u23s only away win since they actually got that 2-0 win At Anfield in march 2019 came in september last year away to Brighton, a team who is actually the next away game after Friday, on 14th December
 

Zatara said:
We really need the european games to give Nkounkou exposure next season and to get Small on the bench (Digne a day off).

The defence may look quite different in a couple of seasons with:

LB: Nkounkou 20 / Small 16
LCB: Gibson 20 / Branthwaite 18
RCB: Holgate 24 / Godfrey 22
RB: New player(s) needed

All very positive really...

In summers 21 and 22 we'll see a large number of first teamers out of contract and moving on.

Having a group come through from the youth sides into the squad by/in 2022 will save us alot of money and enable us to focus on fewer players for less positions.

My guess is that we'll see a very different defence and team in 2022 than we are looking at now...big rebuild underway.
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got to say I reckon Small is the single biggest talent in our youth set up right now between u18 and u23... even the Dobbins et al I’m still in a holding pattern .. but Small is definitely causing a stir !
 
catcherintherye said:
I'd say Onyango mate, but Small is very good.
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Honestly I take that as very encouraging you feel that way. I’m keeping tabs on Onyango and he’s doing great but not there yet myself to build my expectations to the Liam Walsh level frenzy I succumbed too.
I haven’t seen a heck of a lot of Small.. but what I saw got me off my chair.... he’s a younger English version of Nkounkou to me. Has everything.. very strong.. very quick.. very skillful...
 

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