Everton Youth Teams Thread

[Eggs]

Sessegnon has been picked so will be interesting if he's LM with Gibson behind...or alongside Gibson in defence.

One player we really should sign...

...good point, he looks a very bright prospect. As you say, it'll be interesting who plays at LB although Sessignon is a real threat going forward.

 

[Timak]

Sessegnon has been picked so will be interesting if he's LM with Gibson behind...or alongside Gibson in defence.

One player we really should sign...

That is Stephen rather than Ryan Sessegnon.

Ryan left back (who we really should sign) and Stephen is a right back or centre back, and we have been heavily linked with him in the past.

 

[mightymoyes]

..is Gibson a definite LB, I've seen him discussed as a CB? I didn't see him as particularly tall, but as you say he looks a strong lad.

played LB for england but has played CB since joining us.

 

[blueloon]

..is Gibson a definite LB, I've seen him discussed as a CB? I didn't see him as particularly tall, but as you say he looks a strong lad.

First I saw of him was as LB for England, so my comparisons with Kenny/Connolly came from that and as a LB playing against other U17s he stood out.
For us , I remember him coming on as LB against Chelsea and helping to make a goal, this was before Connolly went on loan and after that Unsy moved him to play CB alongside Feeney - one advantage of loans is that it also provides opportunities for younger players coming through. So the last three U23s games, Spurs, Derby and Arsenal he's played alongside Feeney as a CB and on the live bits streamed and highlight he's looked very comfortable , a 17 year old playing against people 4 or 5 years older. So I would say yes going down the route of being a CB but may have to take opportunities at LB for England and hopefully for us eventually , maybe that initial breakthrough will be at LB.

Though as you say he's not particularly tall I'm sure he will grow taller, that's inevitable at 17, what he has compared to say Feeney , is a broadness and compactness in his body size which suggests he'll be big and strong as opposed to wiry, but who knows .

It will be exciting this season to see the Gibson/Feeney partnership develop and in front of them I've got high hopes for the Beni Baningime/ Dennis Adeniran partnership , a combined average age of 18 for the four of them. Apologies for repitition from some earlier posts, I know people sometimes dip in here so may be new to them.

 

[Eggs]

First I saw of him was as LB for England, so my comparisons with Kenny/Connolly came from that and as a LB playing against other U17s he stood out.
For us , I remember him coming on as LB against Chelsea and helping to make a goal, this was before Connolly went on loan and after that Unsy moved him to play CB alongside Feeney - one advantage of loans is that it also provides opportunities for younger players coming through. So the last three U23s games, Spurs, Derby and Arsenal he's played alongside Feeney as a CB and on the live bits streamed and highlight he's looked very comfortable , a 17 year old playing against people 4 or 5 years older. So I would say yes going down the route of being a CB but may have to take opportunities at LB for England and hopefully for us eventually , maybe that initial breakthrough will be at LB.

Though as you say he's not particularly tall I'm sure he will grow taller, that's inevitable at 17, what he has compared to say Feeney , is a broadness and compactness in his body size which suggests he'll be big and strong as opposed to wiry, but who knows .

It will be exciting this season to see the Gibson/Feeney partnership develop and in front of them I've got high hopes for the Beni Baningime/ Dennis Adeniran partnership , a combined average age of 18 for the four of them. Apologies for repitition from some earlier posts, I know people sometimes dip in here so may be new to them.

...and I don't think it's a bad thing to play youngsters in various positions to aide their development and get a feel for the responsibilities of other roles. I watched a school team coached by Neil Dewsnip and he switched CBs to wingers etc during a game. That local team went on to contain schoolboy and full international footballers, Dewsnip was picked up by Everton and is now part of the England youth set up.

 

[Nymzee]

Sessegnon has been picked so will be interesting if he's LM with Gibson behind...or alongside Gibson in defence.

One player we really should sign...

Not the same Sessegnon brother.

 

[Zatara]

That is Stephen rather than Ryan Sessegnon.

Ryan left back (who we really should sign) and Stephen is a right back or centre back, and we have been heavily linked with him in the past.

Yep, youre right...didn't check the first name.

 

[Goat]

So in theory Gibson has been picked ahead of this Ryan Sessegnon fella, who everybody says is utterly amazing, what does that make the boy Gibson?

 

[johnnydawg68]

...and I don't think it's a bad thing to play youngsters in various positions to aide their development and get a feel for the responsibilities of other roles. I watched a school team coached by Neil Dewsnip and he switched CBs to wingers etc during a game. That local team went on to contain schoolboy and full international footballers, Dewsnip was picked up by Everton and is now part of the England youth set up.

I think it's actually a very smart idea actually. Increases their football IQ from many different perspectives. For a CB to know what goes through a LBs mind and vice versa in various situations seems fairly critical to developing partnerships. Unlike FIFA, this is the kind of thing that matters at this level (i.e. Baines/Pienaar's telepathic understanding).

 

[Barnfred 55]

...and I don't think it's a bad thing to play youngsters in various positions to aide their development and get a feel for the responsibilities of other roles. I watched a school team coached by Neil Dewsnip and he switched CBs to wingers etc during a game. That local team went on to contain schoolboy and full international footballers, Dewsnip was picked up by Everton and is now part of the England youth set up.

So Zat may have had a point when he suggested trying Lookman at LB for the U23s.?

 

[Nymzee]

So in theory Gibson has been picked ahead of this Ryan Sessegnon fella, who everybody says is utterly amazing, what does that make the boy Gibson?

Potentially going to be in a higher age group? U23's don't play Dele Alli for example.

 

[Nymzee]

So Zat may have had a point when he suggested trying Lookman at LB for the U23s.?

Horrendous idea.

 

[Barnfred 55]

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Not the same Sessegnon brother.

Thought it strange he'd be demoted from the U19s.

 

[Goat]

Potentially going to be in a higher age group? U23's don't play Dele Alli for example.

Hes already playing for the U19s.

 

[Nymzee]

Pics show Feeney training with first team today (can't play tomorrow) so seems he might at least be known to Koeman. Looks taller than I remember now, like over 6ft.