If we are in the Championship next year then some of these young players should be playing every week. Would be refreshing to see some players without the same fear and burden of pressure our current 11 have. Mills, Cannon, ISS and Simms should be starting games next year. Possibly Warrington as well.
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Raino85
Player Valuation: £40m
Ishe Samuels Smith is 16 mate!
I agree that the rest (bar Simms) should be in and around the match day squads getting minutes.
2 problems we have with that.
We go down we will probably disolve
Even if we dont desolve Dyche will look to utilise experience with a hard work mentality who can do the ugly things of the game and show a real way of playing (i.e Jeff Hendrick, Charlie Taylor)
Raino85
Player Valuation: £40m
The Leicester goalie on some of those goals!
It is interesting how we all see things differently, it makes this such a good thread with differing opinions. I’m closer to you re ISS, and see the things that you mentioned. I watched him closely last night , he was composed, showed good judgement knowing when to move forward to make an interception, his body shape was good when the guy was attacking him , his tackling and recovery were good too , indeed his tackle was the last touch of the match. I was impressed with his concentration for one so young, often youngsters switch off in the second half as they get tired but he didn’t. He has a mature reading of the play, even PL full backs will be beaten by speedy wingers at times and need help from other defenders, I thought he ensured that if he was beaten their player wasn’t offered a clear route to goal. There were of course mistakes and areas to work on, he’s still very much a work in progress, I certainly don’t see him as a regular first team squad member next season.
Where he ends up playing is the question. I’ve been impressed with him as the left centre back in a three when playing for England, he’s ideal there but that limits his options. He doesn’t have the physical build of a Branthwaite yet to be a CB in a four, or the pace of a Dixon as a full back. At 16 though he‘s got time to grow. Like @EFC_FRANCIS I was comparing him with Lewis Gibson who got shunted out of the England squad by more physically powerful defenders, but ISS is a player we really should be developing . Maybe we shouldn’t be stereotyping our players into “ full backs must have lots of pace, CBs must be huge”, look at what City do with the likes of Rico Lewis.
mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
Anyone know how arsenal made it to the fa youth cup final tonight?
Their u18 league team is very poor, assume it must be very young and they have u21 team players still eligible for the youth cup.
Their u18 league team is very poor, assume it must be very young and they have u21 team players still eligible for the youth cup.
Billy Dean
Player Valuation: £70m
I think I read they have some quite experienced players playing for them. Like Omari Hutchinson who seems too good for that level. But anyway Spammers won the game by the look ofnit
Thought he went to Chelsea?
Billy Dean
Player Valuation: £70m
Yes you’re right. I don’t know what I’m talking about. It must’ve been someone else. I’ll try to find what I read earlier
Couldn't remember if he was Arsenal gon to Chelsea or Chelsea gone to Arsenal
Billy Dean
Player Valuation: £70m
It was Omari Benjamin. So what I posted above can be completely disregarded. Like about 80% of my posts in fairness
EFC_FRANCIS
Player Valuation: £35m
From what I seen, by being extremely jammy. City went down to 10 men inside the first 5 mins in the semi and still shouldve won and Cambridge could've beat them the round earlier.
mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
Sounds about right, West ham much better from what I seen
Billy Dean
Player Valuation: £70m
I just checked Arsenal’s starting11 and some of their better players don’t seem to have racked up many appearances in yhe U18 PL. Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri, Cozier-Duberry, Sousa, Walters etc. They seem to be playing up a fair bit
mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
Meant to be class