Blueclouds
Player Valuation: £35m
How does the youth teams work these days. Does the manager Rafael have any say such on the youth teams such as play a type pf formation etc.
messymascot
Player Valuation: £35m
For me given the number of games they are playing Branthwaite, Gordon and Simms should be in the u23s squad. They should still train with 1st team but they should be getting game time as well. Gordon is the only one anywhere near squad at the minute and even then he hasn't had many minutes. They are 19, 20 and 20 so it's not like the Connolly Pennington days. They would also bring a little bit of relative experience to the team.
Whilst it’s good to get them minutes it shouldn’t be there; they’ve all outgrown it. Playing them there takes minutes away from the even younger lads which has been an issue for as long as I can remember till around halfway through last season. These lads have to be playing an age up.
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
The 3 sheff utd u23s goals v Everton u23s last night
messymascot
Player Valuation: £35m
I'd put all 3 out on loan in January but I think whilst they are here they need some sort of football. I'd particularly use them in the EFL trophy. I know its a bit sentimental but it would be nice for Branthwaite to play against his old club. I agree young players should be getting minuted but we have a lot of fixtures on the next 3/4 weeks at both u23 and u18. The likes of Welch, Price, Mills would still get game time.
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
Everton u18s team v Burnley
Stewart, Wright, Jones, Tierney, Samuels-Smith, Jagne, Melcalfe, Baker, Heath, Kouyate, Lawrence,
Subs Graham, Sherif, Apter, Coughlan
Stewart, Wright, Jones, Tierney, Samuels-Smith, Jagne, Melcalfe, Baker, Heath, Kouyate, Lawrence,
Subs Graham, Sherif, Apter, Coughlan
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
Mills is a really interesting one. You obviously note he had a dad who played. We can quibble the ethics, but it does often make a difference, in terms of physique and attitude for a player.
In honesty he was nowhere near it. He couldn't get a game for the 18's and Mallon (a year older) seemed to be making progress. I don't know if Mallon is injured or Mills have jumped the cue but he looks the man in possession currently.
He has grown a fair bit over the last 6 months. He looks approaching 6 ft to me now, which makes a big difference. It sort of differentiates him from John and Kenny, who in their own way were both probably held back by size and athletic ability.
messymascot
Player Valuation: £35m
Nice to see Kouyate back. Hopefully he will be amongst the u23 squad again soon.
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
Kouyate has just hit a pen for us over the Bar on 9mins
mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
Think that's Lawrences first start for u18s, this season anyway
messymascot
Player Valuation: £35m
Maybe a bit rusty. Is he playing as the CF. I'm guessing Wright is playing RB even though on meet the scholars he said he was a LB.
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
He actually started last week v sunderland, when the mess up of the teams given was corrected in the end
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Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
1-0 Burnley on 19 Mins - Michael Mellon beats the onrushing keeper and scores
I did wonder who would be RB with Mallon playing last night, shows confidence in Samuels-Smith if he’s been given the LB position, though oddly there are no out and out defenders on the bench.
We‘ve played 4231 at times , so likely Kouyate is CF , Jagne and Metcalfe have been the 2 deeper mids , but im sure they’ll switch about.
messymascot
Player Valuation: £35m
I think that is good for Samuels-Smith to play as much u18s as possible this season so hopefully he can step up to u23s next season. Only 3 2nd year scholars in the team and 2 that must be u16s. We are definitely moving in the right direction age wise.
