England U-16 Discussions Thread [R]

Discussion in 'England' started by BarryfromEastenders, Oct 3, 2008.

  1. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    2-0 Wickham scores after a good run from the substitute who has just come on Andre Wisdom.
     
  2. Teso Dos Bichos

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    What are the conditions like now?
     
  3. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    Poor. Still very foggy especially at the end England are attacking towards.
    Actually it's just as bad at both ends but a bit worse at the end England are attacking.
     
  4. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    They have been at one end of the pitch for while and you can't see a bloody thing :D:eek::(

    Ross Barkley comes off for Jordan Cousins.
     
  5. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    George Thorn comes off for Matthias Fanimo
     
  6. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    England U16 2-0 Scotland U16

    Good professional performance in poor conditions.

    Played 3 Won 3 Scored 9 Conceded 0

    England win the Victory Shield.
     
  7. zXen

    zXen Member

    Oct 16, 2008
    England
    Good result, shame about the conditions. Do you reckon that Afobe may be being monitored by an African country that would try to persuade him to play for them, like they are doing with Danny Welbeck?
     
  8. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    I guess it's possible but I doubt he would want to change to another nation as he is one of the most important players in this team and a regular starter.
    I don't know much about his background though so it's hard to comment completely on the issue.
     
  9. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    http://www.thefa.com/England/U16s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/11/U16vScotland_match_REPORT.htm
     
  10. Slater582

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    Jul 21, 2008
    Shrewsbury, England
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    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    8 years on the spin, impressive stuff.

    So what's next for these guys, the Nordic cup?
     
  11. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    The Montaigu tournament is next as far as I know.
     
  12. zXen

    zXen Member

    Oct 16, 2008
    England
    Yes the Montaigu tournement is next IIRC, for which we are the current championis. Hopefully we can retain that title. Do you think our current crop is as good as last years though? Last time round we had players like Jonjo Shelvey, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Luke Freeman, Jack Rodwell and Jose Baxter.
     
  13. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    It's hard to say but there seems to be more depth to the squads this year.
    I think the team hasn't been tested enough to judge though so we'll have to wait until next years tournament and friendlies.
     
  14. cr7torossi

    cr7torossi Member+

    May 10, 2007
    A bit surprised that Ravel Morrison didn't get a look-in after the first game. Does anyone know more about it?
     
  15. zXen

    zXen Member

    Oct 16, 2008
    England
    The manager said that he wants to look at all of the players that are at his disposable, a lot of different players got rotated.
     
  16. cr7torossi

    cr7torossi Member+

    May 10, 2007
    Thanks for the info, many ITKs have been rating him very highly.
     
  17. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    Rav'el Morrison pulled out of the squad, I assume with an injury and was replaced by Matthias Fanimo of West Ham United.
     
  18. zXen

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    Oct 16, 2008
    England
    It might have been because he was playing Chelsea in the FA Youth Cup on Thursday.
     
  19. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    Yeah, I thought it might be fatigue because of that or a slight knock from that game.
     
  20. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    http://www.thefa.com/England/U16s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/12/U16vGermany.htm
     
  21. zXen

    zXen Member

    Oct 16, 2008
    England
    I wonder what kind of team be will taken to Germany. If it would be roughly the same that won in the final. The FA Youth Cup is going on atm, so some might get a call from there if there are any outstanding performances.
    Benik Afobe will definatly IMO be starting, that should go without quetion. The other players I was impressed with from the Victory Shield was Joshua McEachran, Ross Barkley, Louis Laing and Ra'vel Morrison. Though on some matches I didn't see the full game, plus we were rarely threatened, so it's hard to judge some of our defenders. But I have heard a lot of good things about Luke Garbutt and when I saw Louis Laing on the ball he looked very good.
     
  22. Slater582

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    Jul 21, 2008
    Shrewsbury, England
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Squad named for German game.

    Chuks Aneke (Arsenal)

    Jack Butland (Birmingham City)

    Jordan Cousins (Charlton Athletic)

    Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea)

    Joshua McEachran (Chelsea)

    Ross Barkley (Everton)

    Connor Wickham (Ipswich Town)

    Luke Garbutt (Leeds United)

    Jack Robinson (Liverpool)

    Andrew Wisdom (Liverpool)

    John Cofie (Manchester United)

    William Keane (Manchester United)

    Ra'vel Morrison (Manchester United)

    Tom Thorpe (Manchester United)

    Bruno Pilatos (Middlesbrough)

    Jak Alnwick (Newcastle United)

    George Thorn (West Bromwich Albion)

    Robert Hall (West Ham United)

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    John Cofie is an interesting one.
     
  23. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    That is a shock :confused:
    A German-born Ghanaian. I don't think he's even been in England for that long at all :confused:
    I thought Wisdom's first name was Andre too and not Andrew.
    Maybe it's a typo on the FA's site.

    It will be interesting to see how they do against Germany.
    I think this squad will miss the promoted players but it will give a chance for others to play obviously.
     
  24. Slater582

    Slater582 Member

    Jul 21, 2008
    Shrewsbury, England
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Indeed. As we've seen with Welbeck, Ghana aren't adverse to trying their luck, so I hope the FA know what they're doing.

    Man United/Liverpool had a real fight for his services apparently. Googling it someone on another forum reckons Man United offered his stepfather financial incentives.

    Was at Burnley before...so not sure how long he's been living here...and born in Germany...did his parents decide to settle here instead...what an interesting fellow...

    Sort of reminds me of the Adu case...when a player spends a substantial part of his life in two different countries...is it ok to play for either?

    I know there's a goalie who moved to England from Canada when he was about 14 or so and he's around the England age teams. There was a guy from Portugal who moved here at a similar age as well...but he still plays for Portugal I think.

    He's supposed to be damn good according to other forums...and looking at the squad Man United still seem to be producing a fair few players from their academy.

    Another google search indicates Pilatos spent his first few years in Angola.
     
  25. BarryfromEastenders

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    Jul 6, 2008
    I read this in an article dated Friday, 9 November 2007 -

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7088232.stm

    I don't have a problem with players born in other countries but moved at an early age and they then learned their game in their new country and went on to represent them.

    When you are taking players from abroad though it becomes a bit farcical imo.
     

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