Setford; Lewis, Campbell, Hughes, Sturge; Braybooke, Wells-Morrison; Thomas, Mather, Pennant, Emmerson
@Juni or any others can maybe correct me on 1 or 2 things or add insight into particular players but I would say this is how the group has been selected over recent years. Added some potential uncapped players but at this stage you probably have to start being a regular U23 and or pushing your first team to get consideration for 2nd year U18 years. Might be some first years that come into reckoning still in the next year or so.
Jamie Bynoe Gittens was touted as the most gifted player in the group by some but his absence has been more to do with Covid and injuries than quality.
1-0 to England after 55 minutes. Norway are giving live updates on their website & it sounds like we're the better side.
Norway (and Sweden) do this weird thing where are all their age groups are a year behind. So the current 2004s for us and everyone else are U18s but they call them U17s.
Even the FA don't know who scored https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2021/Oct/07/england-mens-under-18s-norway-report-20211007
Just FYI, Brighton's Eliot Jenks was involved in an England training camp at Loughborough in August 2018.
I wouldn't be surprised if Kaelan Casey (mentioned in that table above, hence the prompt) gets a call-up before very long, he's a really good CB.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CUzZcv1Ftkk/ Soonsup-Bell's goal from Norway game. Lovely ball from Sam Mather.
🇷🇺 🆚 🏴🔊🏴 @England pic.twitter.com/GW0rDV6MIb— Marbella Football Center (@MarbellaFCenter) October 11, 2021
Looks like the other XI who didn't start vs Norway bar 3rd GK Jack Hall. Max Thompson Josh Robinson James Clarridge Jadel Katongo Harvey Araujo Charlie Webster Lewis Hall Daniel Gore Michael Olakigbe Sonny Perkins Jude Soonsup-Bell
A convincing victory in Marbella for Ryan Garry's #YoungLions! 👏— England (@England) October 11, 2021
More mentioned names from the past: GOALKEEPERS: Josh Clarke (Bournemouth); Jay-Jay Bristol Thompson (Blackburn Rovers); Kieran Flavell (Barnsley); Sam Hellawell (Burnley) DEFENDARS: Issiaga Kaba (Portsmouth); Ernie Cheeseman (Millwall); Brandon Pursall (Plymouth); Albie Armin (Ipswich); Cuba Cline (Leeds); Seydil Toure (Charlton); Kyle Daniel (Reading); Finley Welch (Norwich); Josh Lett (Southampton) MIDFIELDERS: Fenton Heard (West Bromwich); Khalon Haysmann (Tottenham); Jay Kwaramba (Charlton); Sydie Peck (Sheffield Utd.); Alfie Bridgman (Portsmouth); Dylan Scicluna (Wolverhampton); Nathan Simpson (Middlesbrough) FORWARDS: Mohamed-Ali Cho (Angers SCO); Micah Anthony (QPR); Ben Andreucci (Leeds); Joe Duffy (Norwich); Oscar Massey (Plymouth); Harrison Jones (Sunderland); Carlos Borges (Manchester City); Reece Nicholas-Davies (Derby County); Shaqai Forde (Watford)
Interesting look at that. I was sort of going off the list of active Cat 1 players. But Clarke (N Ireland), Andreucci (Scotland), Cho (France), Borges (Portugal), Purcell (Wales) more attached to other countries now. The Scicluna's moved back to Australia.
Netherlands v England MU18s U18 International Match 5.30pm, Thursday 11 November Pinatar Arena, Spain Belgium v England MU18s U18 International Match 5.30pm, Saturday 13 November Pinatar Arena, Spain Portugal v England MU18s U18 International Match 5.30pm, Monday 15 November Pinatar Arena, Spain All games to be streamed via Pinatar Arena Squad named: 1pm, Friday 5 November