there is a rumor that he went there to watch Watford's 16 years old boy Sonny Blu Lo-Everton
Oh wow that’s actually his name was totally confused ?
there is a rumor that he went there to watch Watford's 16 years old boy Sonny Blu Lo-Everton
"Youth players need to show they are better than first team players, not just equal to, if they want to get chances"
And this is exactly why most top England teams are crap at turning out international-level talent from their academies when compared to the Ajax's, Lyon's, mid-level German and French teams. Those teams have to budget, they have to lose players against their will all the time, and they can't drop 30-40m on every place in the squad just because. So when a youngster looks as good as, or nearly as good as, a senior player, the club immediately gives them opportunities, because shifting any senior player allows investment in extra strength elsewhere in the squad. But at Chelsea, that 30m is an afterthought. Worse, a youth player starting ahead of a senior player makes management look bad, like the players he starts in front of were just a waste of money. Playing youth who are any less than exceptional isn't seen as ambitious, it's seen as lack of depth. So chances get thinner and thinner, and the loan system abused more and more, and youth team wages rise and rise as its the only way to recruit them to be permanent youth-team players.
Unfortunate, but for a little perspective, our average age out there is 18.5, theirs is a little over 19.5, and their defense is 21. Not exactly men against boys, but a reasonably significant difference.
Not his time yet as good as he might be he is not ready for the big boys yet.
Roles should be with the big boys and I do hope he is not playing u23 football next year.
Have a look back a few pages we have talked about him before,he has played well in the second half of this game and had a good shot at goal.Anyone seen much of Cirkin? Seems like he's made some big steps this year as a 16 year old, U17 England debut and playing with the U19s in Europe and U23s a bit. Is he another possible fast-track to the first team? Or are we maybe just weak at that position at older age groups. How does he compare to KWP at a similar age?
Cheers!Have a look back a few pages we have talked about him before,he has played well in the second half of this game and had a good shot at goal.
arsenal have a nother pen... Missed
Anyone seen much of Cirkin? Seems like he's made some big steps this year as a 16 year old, U17 England debut and playing with the U19s in Europe and U23s a bit. Is he another possible fast-track to the first team? Or are we maybe just weak at that position at older age groups. How does he compare to KWP at a similar age?
I meant do you think he's missing this u23 game due to his involvement in and around the first team squad recently etc.
I'm surprised to see him not making the line up for this one. Unless he's been getting more games at u18 level I thought he'd be a cert to start tonight
I mean, we have a U23 Player of the Month striker that we just sent out on loan to get senior football...Nketiah and Willock up front are a class above what we had tonight. Both played a few europa league games this season.
ShilowTracy??? I think sometimes we just keep players so we can fulfil fixtures .