Touching distance!
How?Our academy is poverty.
He's being sarcastic. Certain posters made that claim earlier in the season.How?
Ahhh I see. Not sure how any posters can come to that conclusion seeing as we are now U18 Southern Champions on the back of being U23 Champions last season!!!???He's being sarcastic. Certain posters made that claim earlier in the season.
We finished 2nd in the PL2 this season aswell. Unbeaten in 2019.Ahhh I see. Not sure how any posters can come to that conclusion seeing as we are now U18 Southern Champions on the back of being U23 Champions last season!!!???
Without Amaechi, Nketiah and ESR for most of the season.We finished 2nd in the PL2 this season aswell. Unbeaten in 2019.
Without Amaechi, Nketiah and ESR for most of the season.
This is bugging me... Who said this??????.... NAME & SHAME!Our academy is poverty.
IMO the academy couldnt be doing a better job. Now up to the coaches at seniors to decide how this can benefits us in the near future!
Congratz to the boys. Hope they smash the final too!
Without Amaechi, Nketiah and ESR for most of the season.
Ljungberg had an interesting season - in the middle, he had to use some of the lesser known 2nd years and we did suffer in a few games as the team had to adapt to his methods. Since then though, the team has been excellent defensively and offensively. I think Ljungberg's coaching will definitely benefit the upcoming 2nd years and young pros. They have the kind of intensity and technical quality needed to play the style of football Ljungberg has them playing, which should stand them in good stead for Emery's team. The make-up of the U23 team will be of huge interest. Amaechi is at a crossroads with a year left on his deal. Should he sign, he'll possibly go on loan. Saka will probably stay here so he'll be the default star man. John-Jules might go on loan too, but if not he'll either be the main #9 or play just behind the incoming Balogun. Midfield should see a change also. Gilmour will leave on loan I feel, as will Willock, and Matt Smith will definitely make the step-up if Burton is also loaned. Could be a very interesting U23 team next season.Willock, Sheaf and Nelson too.
I think it was actually a throwaway comment from Yousif, who doesn't watch the youth games - but I've seen more than one state that the academy doesn't produce talent, alluding to Akpom and co flattering to deceive. Which really IMO had more to do with them also not being given better opportunities and going on poor loans, but that's for another day!This is bugging me... Who said this??????.... NAME & SHAME!
Vontae doesn't even celebrate .
Really looks like he's going tbh. Big shame, I think he's the biggest prospect at RB in the ranks. Big strong guy, good 1v1 and excellent going forward. Like a right-footed Kola but better defensively. Fortunately RB is still a position we're quite well stocked in, but I don't like for us to lose our better prospects at all.
Well, the manager's confidence in them and to play them is the main thing. They'll have to learn to shut out the fans and do their stuff on the field. Hard I know, in this age of the Internet.I wish Emery was braver too, but it's not just that. If they are given chances, will the fans be as patient with them? I will, but I can't vouch for the rest of us. We already have fans writing them off - I see so many comments like "they'll be in League One in 2 years" and "They're not ready to play ahead of Mhki or Iwobi", and it's ridiculous IMO. We need to do better at supporting the younger players when they're given the trust of the manager. We need to trust them too. They're an unknown - they have not failed yet, and they may yet succeed for us.