EDS/Academy Games

[blues2win]

Brahim apparently running the show again. What a talent! How long before he gets in the first team squad? Two years or three?

[craigmcfc]

[craigmcfc]

Great strike by Rodney Kongolo makes it 2.

[nottsblue]

[craigmcfc]

Good play between Patching and Nmecha makes it 3, second for Nmecha.

[iwasthere2012]

I'd like to think Pep will give Brahim and Garcia a chance.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

I see Pablo Maffeo can't even get a start for Pep's brother's team.

Are we guilty of overstating how good these young lads are?

[Wonderwall]

Fa youth cup ticketsvon sale. £3 each. Just got mine.

Home leg on Friday 22nd and the away leg on weds 27th April.

[mr_nool]

[Douglas Higginbottom]

[Foreverinbluedreams]

[Wonderwall]

U16s and u18s both played against Liverpool today.

U18s Won 2-0 and are top of the tier 1 play offs and have a game in hand

U16s won 9-0 yes that is NINE

Jadon Sancho scored 2 and set one up, then went and made the Bench for the u18s and he came on in the a second half replacing Garcia. He is another hot prospect.

[Wonderwall]

[nottsblue]

Sounds decent. Funny how none of this success will be reported though

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Pleasure to watch the under 18's today at Liverpool and it was no walkover. Although we were clearly the better side Liverpool were strong and quite aggressive so we had plenty to deal with. Good energy throughout the team and the first goal came from pressing and forcing an error. Brahim Diaz got onto it and although he could have driven straight for goal himself he slipped Manu Garcia in in the inside left position and he scored well.

We could easily have scored 1 or 2 more but it was near misses while at the other end Grimshaw in goal had little to do. Some slightly worrying situations but we were solid in the middle with Humphreys and Tosin in control. We should have gone 2 up early in the 2nd half as Diaz wriggled though the left side and put the ball on a plate for Nemane who some how missed the ball two yards out.

Liverpool had a good spell then without really testing Grimshaw and then we broke away , Diaz again , and his perfectly weighted ball gave Nmecha a chance which he took with the keeper getting a hand on it but not enough. Ona better day we would have scored a few more but 2 nil it stayed. Excellent team performance all round with a special word for Davenport in the holding midfield role but really there were plenty out there deserving of a mention.

The under 16's after their 9 nil rout came over to watch the final 10 or 15 miniutes and any number of them I would expect are ready for the step up. Can't wait to watch them too.

[iwasthere2012]

It all makes for really good reading.
Really hope Pep sees enough in two or three of these youngsters to bring them through.
It would shut up another media stick that they beat us with.

[I Just Blue Myself]

Well, according to Pellers, 5 or 6 will make it in the first team squad one day.

[blues2win]

Another great little video of Brahim. Ridiculous to say he reminds me of a young Messi but he reminds me of a young Messi!

https://twitter.com/esteemedkompany/sta ... 1027207168

[Dubciteh]

[Tokyo Blue]