4-0 FT. We qualify. Bosnia won so could still top the group if they beat us. So something to play for in the final game.
#YoungLions head coach Steve Cooper has named his team for the final #U17EURO qualifier, against Bosnia. pic.twitter.com/iledj0qvCt— England (@England) March 28, 2017
Hi folks, I've been away from the youth scene for a while, but I came across the video for the full match of first of these U17 qualifiers v the Czechs and thought I'd put it up here.
I watched most of the game, as I feared with the line up it was a bit disjointed. Gibbs-White not bad but not at the level of the others and Hudson-Odoi more of a striker than a number 10 IMO. Kirby came on later in the game and oozed class even if he didn't play in his natural deep position. very exciting talent. Strangely, Oakley Boothe came on as a second striker, so couldn't touch the ball. Sancho was impressive as usual, Foden didn't see enough of the ball for my liking, mainly bc of the midfield behind him. And finally, Panzo was very impressive again, great to find players between the lines and break lines from deep.
So we now have the full set of teams for the finals. Hosts: Croatia Group winners: Germany, Hungary, Spain, Scotland, Netherlands, France, England, Ireland Best runners-up: Italy, Norway, Turkey, Serbia, Ukraine, Faroe Islands, Bosnia Portugal missed out as the worst of the runners-up.
Quality goal by Morgan Gibbs-White. The level of the opposition was questionable all they did was play long ball[emoji848]. Panzo had a good game [emoji1491]
I expect Croatia to be decent as they keep on producing talented midfielders. Holland should be pretty good. I remember we drew with them in the 2015 Nike Tournament and they were tough to break down. Germany and Spain will be tough as always and so will France I suppose. We should be flat out favorites IMO.