We have been playing very young teams . I think partly it's as a result of Brexit meaning all PL clubs are chasing the same players locally now that we can't sign any top EU talents until 18 so we have to push a lot of our big talents early enough for them to sign their scholars else they'll look for opportunities elsewhere. Also, I think it's a new policy that came with Per. The top players are increasingly playing above their age groups while they slow developers are maintained at their level.and given time.
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The Under-18s Thread
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U18s highlights | Middlesbrough 0-1 Arsenal
Highlights of yesterday's game. You can see one short glimpse of Dowman and he's play style jersey number 10. One can barely notice he's 13.
Highlights of yesterday's game. You can see one short glimpse of Dowman and he's play style jersey number 10. One can barely notice he's 13.
U18s highlights | Crystal Palace 3-3 Arsenal
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Funny old game this looked like. Bless Akolbire looks impressive once again though.
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Funny old game this looked like. Bless Akolbire looks impressive once again though.
NieThePiet
Loves Overhyping Our Rivals
Getting bantered by Liverpool everywhere we go
Rasmi
Negative Nancy
Country: England
not big shock tbh. The coaching level at our youth level is known to be amateurish
Paperino
It’s Timo Time
Country: Sweden
Jack Wilshere got the job because he is a friend to the academy chief. We need to recruit better managers on all levels.
Country: Iceland
Shameful result. Shows that most of these kids are not ready for first team football at all.
didn't even remember this was happening but not surprised. There's good talent here and there in the front 6 but playing a DM at right back, a CM at CB and a RB at LB isn't the best strategy.
KrptKid
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I'm telling you all as a psychologist, I'm not gonna be able to psychologize all of these boys at Hale End. Some of them are going to sleep, FOR GOOD!!!
Looks like we really took that Saka generation for granted. Saka, Willock, John Jules, Amaechi, Virginia, Balogun, Smith, Monlouis, Awe etc That group was special
Rasmi
Negative Nancy
Country: England
Surely it’s good to play kids all over the place for their development and results don’t matter as long as they have fun and learning new things
teamsoutheast
Well-Known Member
Country: USA
Player:Ødegaard
Ouch. Tough result there.
teamsoutheast
Well-Known Member
Country: USA
Player:Ødegaard
Not really no. He got the job because he's "been there, done that" at Hale End and won the youth cup at that level.
He's graduated through all levels of youth team football so knows what it takes and what is required to make it and will be highly influential for the younger players.
Double FA Cup Winner, PFA young player of the year winner, and he acheived runners up in last year's FA Youth Cup. Not bad for a "rookie" eh...
He understands the club ethos and standards that need to be set so as far as I'm concerned he certainly deserves the opportunity.
Rasmi
Negative Nancy
Country: England
Yes as a player. Not every player is good coachNot really no. He got the job because he's "been there, done that" at Hale End and won the youth cup at that level.
He's graduated through all levels of youth team football so knows what it takes and what is required to make it and will be highly influential for the younger players.
Double FA Cup Winner, PFA young player of the year winner, and he acheived runners up in last year's FA Youth Cup. Not bad for a "rookie" eh...
He understands the club ethos and standards that need to be set so as far as I'm concerned he certainly deserves the opportunity.
teamsoutheast
Well-Known Member
Country: USA
Player:Ødegaard
He reached runners up in the FA Youth Cup last season in his first ever season coaching which isn't bad to be fair. They'll improve and it will be a learning curve for them.
Slightly in Wilshere's defence for a second, going into this game he was on a decent unbeaten run despite having injuries in the squad and call ups to u21s.
GoonerJay24
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I heard he's having problems communicating with the players
It was a freak result to be fair. I remember in his documentary they were talking about how sometimes players dropping down (from u21 to u18)can be a double edged sword, i think that second half the team lacked cohesion.. Ethan and MLS dropping down meant Jack had to move around the likes of Rosiak and Nichols to fit in all his best players and they lacked a lot of cohesion. Funnily enough I think without Ethan and MLS they may have gotten a better result. You could see from the players that they were waiting for the two to produce some magic and with MLS playing as a 6 he couldn't make his trademark runs as Liverpool pressed really well and he had to remain disciplined.
Also he's in the quarter finals of the u18 pl cup and it'll be interesting to see how we play against high flying Man United who've only lost once this season , and it was against Swindon in the youth cup.
