cheers mate
cheers mate
rochdaleblue
Player Valuation: £50m
Obviously highly rated by the club as well. Saw him at Bolton in that cup competition, he was the stand out player. Bolton tried to get him on loan the next day and we refused the deal. Then he's signed a new contract with us, let's hope he keeps progressing under unsworth's guidance.
....I can imagine Steve Walsh in a very interested spectator.
rochdaleblue
Player Valuation: £50m
There is a lot of talent in the under 23 set up. I'd like to see the likes of dowell, Walsh, Davies getting more opportunities from the bench in the first team, when the opportunity arises. Just like Davies was given time against Sunderland when the game was over.
An impressive win , must admit I didn't recognise any of the Arsenal players , they've loaned out quite a few u23s , but 5-0 is a great result away against anybody . That's us back on top of PL 2 , having scored the most goals , 13 , and conceded the fewest , 2. You've got to think there'll be Championship /League 1 scouts at these games with a view to getting some of these players on loan come January.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
http://www.evertonfc.com/fixtures/2...ier-league-2/arsenal-u23-vs-everton-u23/match
Everton Under-23s climbed to top spot in Premier League 2 with an excellent 5-0 away victory against Arsenal.
Having seen their five-match winning run ended by Sunderland last week, David Unsworth’s team produced the perfect response by thrashing the Gunners at Boreham Wood’s Meadow Park ground.
Everton were in control as early as the fourth minute when Kieran Dowell netted from just inside the penalty area.
The Young Blues struck four more times after the break to put the seal on a comprehensive win.
Liam Walsh’s superb free-kick made it 2-0 at the start of the second half and Oumar Niasse tapped in to make the advantage even more convincing.
Calum Dyson, who was celebrating his 20th birthday, then impressed with a clinical cameo from the substitutes’ bench, scoring twice to round off a brilliant night’s work.
Coach Unsworth fielded a strong starting line-up, with six members of the side having played competitively for the first team, one of those being Dowell who gave the Young Blues the perfect start.
The ball was played inside from the left channel and the winger managed to squeeze a low shot from 15 yards under goalkeeper Hugo Keto and into the net.
Everton played some excellent, free-flowing football in the first half and were unlucky not to have gone into the break holding a greater advantage.
Niasse - selected to lead Everton’s forward line alongside new signing Dominic Calvert-Lewin - went close three times. The Senegal striker nodded straight at Keto, saw a powerful shot from distance fly narrowly over the crossbar and then glanced another header fractionally past the far post.
There were also a couple of opportunities for defender and captain Jonjoe Kenny, the best of which was a crisp half-volley that was well saved by Gunners keeper Keto.
Arsenal were restricted to very little in the opening 45. Aside from a couple of dangerous crosses and a brave Callum Connolly block, Everton comfortably dealt with the hosts’ attacking threat.
The Young Blues doubled their advantage two minutes after the restart through a brilliantly-executed free-kick from Walsh.
After David Henen had been upended outside the box, the midfielder stepped up to whip a precise finish over the wall and into the corner, leaving stopper Keto rooted to the spot.
Everton were rampant in the second period and two became three when Niasse got the goal his hard-working performance deserved in the 68th minute - a close-range tap-in, following great combination play involving Dowell and Gethin Jones down the right flank.
Dyson entered the action with a little over 20 minutes remaining - and he struck a quick-fire brace to complete the scoring.
The forward netted with his first-touch - a glancing near-post header - and after Calvert-Lewin had been denied by the woodwork, he hit the target again, this time hammering home a left-footed effort into the bottom corner.
It was a dominant 90-minute display from Everton, highlighting once again the amount of talent and potential locked within the Club’s flourishing youth setup.
Everton: Hewelt, Jones, Robinson, Walsh (Dyson 68), Connolly, Kenny (c), Dowell, Davies, Calvert-Lewin, Niasse (Duffus 75), Henen (Charsley 58) (Subs not used: Renshaw, Duffus, Sambou)
Everton Under-23s climbed to top spot in Premier League 2 with an excellent 5-0 away victory against Arsenal.
Having seen their five-match winning run ended by Sunderland last week, David Unsworth’s team produced the perfect response by thrashing the Gunners at Boreham Wood’s Meadow Park ground.
Everton were in control as early as the fourth minute when Kieran Dowell netted from just inside the penalty area.
The Young Blues struck four more times after the break to put the seal on a comprehensive win.
Liam Walsh’s superb free-kick made it 2-0 at the start of the second half and Oumar Niasse tapped in to make the advantage even more convincing.
Calum Dyson, who was celebrating his 20th birthday, then impressed with a clinical cameo from the substitutes’ bench, scoring twice to round off a brilliant night’s work.
Coach Unsworth fielded a strong starting line-up, with six members of the side having played competitively for the first team, one of those being Dowell who gave the Young Blues the perfect start.
The ball was played inside from the left channel and the winger managed to squeeze a low shot from 15 yards under goalkeeper Hugo Keto and into the net.
Everton played some excellent, free-flowing football in the first half and were unlucky not to have gone into the break holding a greater advantage.
Niasse - selected to lead Everton’s forward line alongside new signing Dominic Calvert-Lewin - went close three times. The Senegal striker nodded straight at Keto, saw a powerful shot from distance fly narrowly over the crossbar and then glanced another header fractionally past the far post.
There were also a couple of opportunities for defender and captain Jonjoe Kenny, the best of which was a crisp half-volley that was well saved by Gunners keeper Keto.
Arsenal were restricted to very little in the opening 45. Aside from a couple of dangerous crosses and a brave Callum Connolly block, Everton comfortably dealt with the hosts’ attacking threat.
The Young Blues doubled their advantage two minutes after the restart through a brilliantly-executed free-kick from Walsh.
After David Henen had been upended outside the box, the midfielder stepped up to whip a precise finish over the wall and into the corner, leaving stopper Keto rooted to the spot.
Everton were rampant in the second period and two became three when Niasse got the goal his hard-working performance deserved in the 68th minute - a close-range tap-in, following great combination play involving Dowell and Gethin Jones down the right flank.
Dyson entered the action with a little over 20 minutes remaining - and he struck a quick-fire brace to complete the scoring.
The forward netted with his first-touch - a glancing near-post header - and after Calvert-Lewin had been denied by the woodwork, he hit the target again, this time hammering home a left-footed effort into the bottom corner.
It was a dominant 90-minute display from Everton, highlighting once again the amount of talent and potential locked within the Club’s flourishing youth setup.
Everton: Hewelt, Jones, Robinson, Walsh (Dyson 68), Connolly, Kenny (c), Dowell, Davies, Calvert-Lewin, Niasse (Duffus 75), Henen (Charsley 58) (Subs not used: Renshaw, Duffus, Sambou)
Raino85
Player Valuation: £35m
Think that is the strogest xi possible they could of put out last night.
I like the idea of keeping the lads hear and building them in theu23 league and that cup thingy and going to win them both.
Experience is so, so out on loan but here you get the training facilitys and possibly a winning mentality if the kids can go far in the competitions.
If by January we look like we are going to dive in the u23 and cup then we can loan them out
I like the idea of keeping the lads hear and building them in theu23 league and that cup thingy and going to win them both.
Experience is so, so out on loan but here you get the training facilitys and possibly a winning mentality if the kids can go far in the competitions.
If by January we look like we are going to dive in the u23 and cup then we can loan them out
mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
i like the idea of putting the strongest sides out for u23s and u18s so we can win every competition going this season
dano195
Player Valuation: £2.5m
Lads seem to be doing well in the u23 league. However I have heard that the standard in that league is pretty poor, first team players who are coming back from injury from many clubs have said that. So playing in that league, does it benefit the youngsters? Do they need to put out on loan from around the age of 18? By the age of 22/23 if they haven't broken into the first team and are still playing in what is almost reserve league are they really good enough...
Certainly Arsenal had a young side out last night, apparently a number of their u23 squad are in their cup squad tonight. We shouldn't be beating a team like Arsenal 5-0 away so there's an element of devaluing the competition , equally you can only play what's in front of you and 5-0 is still 5-0.
Last Saturday we played our strongest u18s, with at least 3 players playing who feature regularly in the U23s, and last night of the starting team and bench we had all our best u23s with probabably only Foulds missing, and both results speak of our strength in depth. It can take a few months for 1st year scholars to step up to U18s , so having an older and stronger u18s and strong u23s works out well . It also makes sense that both Walsh and Koeman have a good look at the likes of Kenny, Connolly and Walsh before they decide on any future loans , in January they may have a different perspective.
The other interesting focus is on our whole Academy/u23 system. Our stated aim is to have one of the best Academy's in Europe. Well we've got the players, the majority of whom are local, can we convert these players into PL or Championship players? Statistically very few of them will make it to PL regulars , but this is an exciting time to prove we have a system that can produce the finished product .
Last Saturday we played our strongest u18s, with at least 3 players playing who feature regularly in the U23s, and last night of the starting team and bench we had all our best u23s with probabably only Foulds missing, and both results speak of our strength in depth. It can take a few months for 1st year scholars to step up to U18s , so having an older and stronger u18s and strong u23s works out well . It also makes sense that both Walsh and Koeman have a good look at the likes of Kenny, Connolly and Walsh before they decide on any future loans , in January they may have a different perspective.
The other interesting focus is on our whole Academy/u23 system. Our stated aim is to have one of the best Academy's in Europe. Well we've got the players, the majority of whom are local, can we convert these players into PL or Championship players? Statistically very few of them will make it to PL regulars , but this is an exciting time to prove we have a system that can produce the finished product .
That's a lovely dip at the end, very impressive. Plus the fact that Davies and Dowell , arguably the more "senior" players are the closest to the kick but obviously letting Walsh take it.
