England Under 21 Discussions Thread (2004+ born) #8

Doubt Vuskovic would want to stay after the season he´s having. Will probably go on strike if they refuse to let him leave...

 

💬 "He’s a quality player, but he has to give us way more in his day-to-day commitment."

Marseille head coach Habib Beye sends a warning to Ethan Nwaneri (19); the Arsenal loanee has been benched for tonight's home game against Nice. (L1+)https://t.co/TvClEsfqIk

— Get French Football News (@GFFN) April 26, 2026

 

Could have have been recalled?. Transfer window had shut by the time De Zerbi was sacked from Marseille,

 

I'd rarely immediately take a manager's word at face value on an issue like this. They often weaponise the "attitude" line on players when the issue can very often be the manager's attitude.

I guess it's just worth keeping an eye on to see if it's something that comes up frequently in the near future.

 

Five Arsenal players have been touted for potential departures in order to fund the signing of Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez, including Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri - The Telegraph

 

Mikel Arteta has warned Ethan Nwaneri he must answer questions over his commitment at Marseille, suggesting it could be the making of the Arsenal teenager's career if he does so - The Standard

 

Jack Hinshelwood is a weird player. He's a good all-rounder but ultimately lacks things in possession to be elite, but his ability to come up with goals is really top. Seems to thrive in the opposition box and has a good arsenal of finishes with his feet and his head.

 

Didn´t Hürzeler play him as a striker for like 2 games last season?

 

I can't remember but it wouldn't surprise me. His ability in the box seems to be his best quality. Something we say a lot about English midfielders.

 

Will Lankshear comp, from this season with relegated Oxford United.

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BBC article on Tyler Dibling. FA sources are mentioned as saying he remains a key part of Lee Carsley’s plans. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn5pz1d5432o

 

Was thinking about the Dibling situation the other day. It is quite weird that he was so loved at Southampton yet Moyes clearly has major issues with him.

We know he got homesick when he left Southampton for Chelsea and that was much less of an excursion than the South Coast to the North West. Maybe that's part of it, or maybe he's just not committed enough.

The competition wasn't the best but I thought he looked really good for our U21s in our most recent game. Provided good quality width that was sorely missing in the Andorra game. Still wouldn't be surprised if it clicked for him at Everton next season, but it's hard to say when we don't know what's going on behind the scenes.

 

Lewis Miley will miss the remaining three matches of the season after fracturing his fibula.

The 20-year-old midfielder sustained the injury to his lower right leg during training on Tuesday.

He will travel to a specialist consultant on Wednesday before continuing his… pic.twitter.com/xDWGUzUzXl

— Newcastle United (@NUFC) May 5, 2026

 

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Howe on Miley...

'It was a really innocuous moment in training, nobody around him... he slipped and went down. We thought in that moment it was just a twist. He was unable to continue, and it was obviously more serious than we originally thought. He faces a few… https://t.co/hpqdC02LS1

— Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) May 8, 2026

 

What happened to Archie Gray? A few weeks ago looked like that finally things began to click, he was the best player of a totally disintegrated team, and there were games when he was the only Spurs player to get som credit. But since De Zerbi came in, Gray has been on the bench again.

 

De Zerbi simply doesn’t rate him enough to start him in his system. Which could be worrying for him next season as well.

 

Yeah was going to mention this last week but wasn’t sure if it was too soon to make any judgments about it but I’m glad you brought it up as I’m not the only one who noticed a bit of a change since De Zerbi came in.

 

Bentancur is back from injury, and has performed really well.

 

He said in a presser yesterday that he thinks Gray could be a future Spurs captain and is doing a lot of individual work with him so imagine he is in his plans. I think De Zerbi was always going to come in and have to change something if he was going to have a chance to save us from the drop and midfield is pretty much the only position we have depth in with injuries so it was an easy change plus not a bad thing to take that pressure off the young kids like Gray and Bergvall.

 

He seems a bit injury prone does Miley. He's in his third season as a pro and he's missed an average of 15 games a season. For a player of his age who isn't playing a great deal of minutes that's quite a lot.

 

Hinshelwood scores. .

 

Archie Gray has gone from one of Tottenham’s few bright sparks under Igor Tudor to largely unused by Roberto De Zerbi.

The Italian insists he can “become the future of this club” - so what needs to change?

The answer is all about his positioning.

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— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) May 9, 2026

 

Archie Gray is one of those players who you feel might benefit from having a very hands on, systematic coach. He does ultimately have a few things he needs to work on and he needs his role refining as much as anything else. He's halfway between a passer and carrier without being outstanding at either. Probably needs to pick a lane.

 

Arsenal are willing to sell English forward Ethan Nwaneri, 19, in the summer transfer window, with Chelsea one of the clubs interested. (Fabrizio Romano, on YouTube), external