Everton Youth Teams Thread

maccavennie · March 19, 2017

Ring master said:
I would hope so,as that could be the game we win the league if man city fail to win the previous friday,but city really should win there game that night

then hopefully the Derby is moved as well so they can parade the title on home soil which is a nice touch for the lads I reckon.

Also just moving the last 2 home matches to Goodison ensure a well better crowd. The Southampton game worked a treat and I'm sure the players appreciated it.

Ring master · March 19, 2017

maccavennie said:
then hopefully the Derby is moved as well so they can parade the title on home soil which is a nice touch for the lads I reckon.

Also just moving the last 2 home matches to Goodison ensure a well better crowd. The Southampton game worked a treat and I'm sure the players appreciated it.

yeah i am half expecting it to be moved and them do the game on everton tv again,thats just me saying that though

toffeejack · March 19, 2017

Ring master said:
Everton u18s remain in 2nd place after going down 3-0 at Derby,the leaders Norwich who were 2 -0 behind at ht somehow scored 3 goals in injury time to win 3-2 at boro,fulham who go 3rd took a 90th min lead in there game to then have stoke go right down the other end to end 2-2,THERE 2ND 2-2 GAME IN 2

Everton u18s next game is fulham home this wednesday at 2pm

TOP OF TABLE-TOP 3 ONLY-not many games played

NORWICH 6 POINTS FROM 2 GAMES
EVERTON 3 POINTS FROM 2 GAMES
FULHAM 2 POINTS FROM 2 GAMES

At least we're not Boro! Better comeback than barca that

Billy Dean · March 20, 2017

I know he's not one of ours any more but good to see him doing well

Eggs · March 20, 2017

Billy Dean said:
I know he's not one of ours any more but good to see him doing well

..it certainly is Billy. He's got a fine footballing pedigree, he was a real leader at international level.

Nymzee · March 20, 2017

Billy Dean said:
I know he's not one of ours any more but good to see him doing well

Come back to us Leggo

Billy Dean · March 20, 2017

Eggs said:
..it certainly is Billy. He's got a fine footballing pedigree, he was a real leader at international level.

will be interesting to see how his career pans out. I think more academy kids will start taking his route over the next few years.

blueloon · March 20, 2017

Billy Dean said:
I know he's not one of ours any more but good to see him doing well

Yeah, well done to him, that's a good achievement given the number of young loan players playing in the EFL. He was articulate in his reasons for joining Oxford , so you can't fault him for that . Ironically as a 19 year old playing and standing out in the men's leagues and selected for England it's the type of criteria we would use to have a promising youngster on our radar , the only criteria missing is that there's no lack of of players with potential in his position. Good luck to him.

Eggs · March 20, 2017

Billy Dean said:
will be interesting to see how his career pans out. I think more academy kids will start taking his route over the next few years.

...yep, I suspect you're right. If we are bringing in young talent from around the globe then many of our youngsters will have to forge careers elsewhere as only the very best will breakthrough. Still, there's a very good living to be made at any professional level in this country.

Billy Dean · March 20, 2017

blueloon said:
Yeah, well done to him, that's a good achievement given the number of young loan players playing in the EFL. He was articulate in his reasons for joining Oxford , so you can't fault him for that . Ironically as a 19 year old playing and standing out in the men's leagues and selected for England it's the type of criteria we would use to have a promising youngster on our radar , the only criteria missing is that there's no lack of of players with potential in his position. Good luck to him.

Yeah I'm sure if he keeps it up there will be clubs higher up the pyramid looking at him.

marchy · March 20, 2017

He should use Forshaw as his inspriation, a great career choice to move to Brntford and then a couple of £2mil+ transfers and he is playing Premier League football.

For these kids now they either need to stay at lower league clubs a bit longer until they make the first team, Stones, Ali, lookmand for example or if they haven't made a breakthrough at a Premier Legaue club then be prepared to take an early step down. Hang around too long and you end up in your early to mid 20s with barely any football under your belt.

I wonder if the next step for Prmeier clubs is to look at multi year loans for young players? The current short term loan situation is too unstale in my opinion, if a player struggles ealry on then no real incentive for the host club to persevere with them. If you know you have someone for 2 full seasons then they are a much bigger part of your squad than if you have them for 6 months.

marchy · March 20, 2017

jceverton said:
Seriously if you are using what he does after his free kick has hit the post as an example of what he needs to do then you're talking rubbish!

constructive response. My point being that talent isn't enough, there are 100s if not 1000s of kids who are extremely talented who won't make the breakthrough. Application and luck play a huge part. My point regarding the free kick is that like any passage of play what you do in response to losing possession is vital.

marchy · March 20, 2017

Simon baker said:
He has something that perhaps 1% of players have 99% of players can track runners and be tactically astute they are learnt traits yet you complain. He isn't a water carrier & the brief cameos i have seen in the first team he worked his Socks off.

If he doesn't make it then Everton themSelves will have to take a large responsibility as I'd bet if he played in Spain he would make it.

Not sure I agree with this kind of thing, seems to be an overused statement. Geri for example has oodles of talent but was sold by Barca (no real shame in that) and failed at Seville in part due to his application. Dowell definately didn't dissapoint in his cameos at the end of last season, unfortunatly for him they weren't under the current manager. If he wants to break back into the first team picture he needs to prove that he can fit in to the team where his natural ability won't stand out as much as it does in youth football.

Raino85 · March 20, 2017

marchy said:
He should use Forshaw as his inspriation, a great career choice to move to Brntford and then a couple of £2mil+ transfers and he is playing Premier League football.

For these kids now they either need to stay at lower league clubs a bit longer until they make the first team, Stones, Ali, lookmand for example or if they haven't made a breakthrough at a Premier Legaue club then be prepared to take an early step down. Hang around too long and you end up in your early to mid 20s with barely any football under your belt.

I wonder if the next step for Prmeier clubs is to look at multi year loans for young players? The current short term loan situation is too unstale in my opinion, if a player struggles ealry on then no real incentive for the host club to persevere with them. If you know you have someone for 2 full seasons then they are a much bigger part of your squad than if you have them for 6 months.

I can see this being the next step in the whole, chelsea, city stockpiling players movement. Patrick Roberts is coming to the end of an 18 month loan at celtic, i think christiansen has been at gladbach for 2 years almost.

A 2/3 year loan is basicly the same as the 2 teams owning a player in italy.

Billy Dean · March 20, 2017

Raino85 said:
I can see this being the next step in the whole, chelsea, city stockpiling players movement. Patrick Roberts is coming to the end of an 18 month loan at celtic, i think christiansen has been at gladbach for 2 years almost.

A 2/3 year loan is basicly the same as the 2 teams owning a player in italy.

You can add Courtois' time at A. Madrid to that list too.