Everton Youth Teams Thread

Nymzee · May 25, 2021

mightymoyes said:
Chukwuemeka has been on the bench last few games and they also have a couple of 19 year olds playing for the 1sts that are obviously too old for the youth cup team.
seem to have a good set up at villa for giving young players a chance, unlike us.

Already linked to big German sides.

EFC_FRANCIS · May 25, 2021

Nymzee said:
Already linked to big German sides.

Easy clicks for the papers. Same as when Gordon and Astley broke through

Cameron Manning · May 25, 2021

blueloon said:
Ah yes, the “ Once a Blue always a Blue” goal he scored in that Youth Cup final. Always kept half an eye on Luke and Stefan Moore , never really reached the heights they once promised.
Nice to see Villa winning it ...... after of course we knocked out the two other favourites, probably the highlights of the Club’s season after the 2-0 win at Mordor.

Liverpool knocked WBA out after they had beat us in the1/4 final, I only watched the last twenty five minutes of the Villa vLiverpool game but Villa looked like the better team with some classy looking players, although Liverpool never gave up and went close near the end, Liverpool being Liverpool I expected them to eventually get the equaliser, maybe they used their luck up with the OG, the shot looked like it was going wide before the Villa player guided it in to his own net.

Was this a one off final, they are usually two legged affairs, and did the clubs toss for choice of venue?

mightymoyes · May 25, 2021

Cameron Manning said:
Liverpool knocked WBA out after they had beat us in the1/4 final, I only watched the last twenty five minutes of the Villa vLiverpool game but Villa looked like the better team with some classy looking players, although Liverpool never gave up and went close near the end, Liverpool being Liverpool I expected them to eventually get the equaliser, maybe they used their luck up with the OG, the shot looked like it was going wide before the Villa player guided it in to his own net.

Was this a one off final, they are usually two legged affairs, and did the clubs toss for choice of venue?

changed to 1 leg 3 years ago

Zatara · May 25, 2021

What type of CB is Reece Welch?

More of a Godfrey or a Mina --- or any similarities playing wise with anyone else?

blueblue · May 25, 2021

Zatara said:
What type of CB is Reece Welch?

More of a Godfrey or a Mina --- or any similarities playing wise with anyone else?

From the little I have seen he looks more like a Michael Keane physically.

Tall, powerful, strongly built

mightymoyes · May 25, 2021

blueblue said:
From the little I have seen he looks more like a Michael Keane physically.

Tall, powerful, strongly built

He's more athletic than Keane thankfully

Zatara · May 25, 2021

blueblue said:
From the little I have seen he looks more like a Michael Keane physically.

Tall, powerful, strongly built

That sends shivers down my spine...

But i know youre just talking about his size

mightymoyes said:
He's more athletic than Keane thankfully

Thank goodness!

Who does he have a similar playing style to?

blueblue · May 25, 2021

Zatara said:
That sends shivers down my spine...

But i know youre just talking about his size

Thank goodness!

Who does he have a similar playing style to?

Again, from the little I have seen....Michael Keane.

Seems to me to be a straight forward central defender.... nothing wrong with that.

mightymoyes · May 25, 2021

Zatara said:
That sends shivers down my spine...

But i know youre just talking about his size

Thank goodness!

Who does he have a similar playing style to?

I don't like to make a comparison for someone at 17 but I definitely wouldn't have said Keane.
At this age he looks a leader and is composed but maybe Keane was like that at the same age.

Nymzee · May 25, 2021

mightymoyes said:
I don't like to make a comparison for someone at 17 but I definitely wouldn't have said Keane.
At this age he looks a leader and is composed but maybe Keane was like that at the same age.

He's quite similar to Rhys Williams across the park to me; tall, gangly, quite basic playstyle.

Billy Dean · May 25, 2021

EFC_FRANCIS said:
Easy clicks for the papers. Same as when Gordon and Astley broke through

Might be because he's Austrian also.

Bkk Andy · May 26, 2021

23yo Nathan Broadhead is being offered a new 2 year deal according to the echo. If true it leads to only one question; why?!?!

Just get rid of those who'll never make it. We're not a retirement home for kids.

Zatara · May 26, 2021

blueblue said:
Again, from the little I have seen....Michael Keane.

Seems to me to be a straight forward central defender.... nothing wrong with that.

mightymoyes said:
I don't like to make a comparison for someone at 17 but I definitely wouldn't have said Keane.
At this age he looks a leader and is composed but maybe Keane was like that at the same age.

Ideally he has a stronger mentality and more athleticism than Keane.

Hopefully he does well next season and we see more of him

Eggs · May 26, 2021

blueblue said:
From the little I have seen he looks more like a Michael Keane physically.

Tall, powerful, strongly built

...i have hopes for Walsh & the last CB I’d compare him with is Keane.

Keane is immobile, faces up to strikers like his boots are nailed to the floor. From what I saw of Welsh in this years Youth Cup, he’s mobile, pacy and has a touch of class. The victories over City & Chelsea were built on a committed defence & Welsh was at the heart of it. He was terrific keeping that opposition at bay.

I hope your comparison with Keane is as way off the mark as I think. Please no. Rio Ferdinand type for me.