FA Youth Cup - 5th Round - United vs. Everton

United was fantastic in attack today, especially Gore, Mainoo, Mather, and Garnacho. Good game overall and very entertaining. I wish the first team could be like this.
 
Good performance and an enjoyable game to watch.

Enjoying watching the development of Garnacho and Mainoo, especially. And they were very good again today.
 
Just back from Old Trafford...a really entertaining game. Fairly even in the first half but in the second period I lost count of how many chances we had. An excellent team performance.
 
Mr. MUJAC said:
Just back from Old Trafford...a really entertaining game. Fairly even in the first half but in the second period I lost count of how many chances we had. An excellent team performance.
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Are we in with a good chance of winning it this year? Also, what was the crowd?
 
Moriarty said:
Are we in with a good chance of winning it this year? Also, what was the crowd?
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When you you get to this stage all the teams are in with a shout.

The QF are:

Wolves/Spurs v Brighton
Blackburn v Nottingham Forest
Manchester United v Leicester City
Chelsea v Blackpool

I have no idea on most of those teams except we have a good record against Wolves in the last two seasons, are capable of beating Blackburn and Chelsea are still strong.

The other teams I have no idea about.

The crowd was maybe 1,500+ which was really poor. Having said that, no other ties reached 1000 and Liverpool v Chelsea only drew 250 fans which is totally crap.
 
Mr. MUJAC said:
When you you get to this stage all the teams are in with a shout.

The QF are:

Wolves/Spurs v Brighton
Blackburn v Nottingham Forest
Manchester United v Leicester City
Chelsea v Blackpool

I have no idea on most of those teams except we have a good record against Wolves in the last two seasons, are capable of beating Blackburn and Chelsea are still strong.

The other teams I have no idea about.

The crowd was maybe 1,500+ which was really poor. Having said that, no other ties reached 1000 and Liverpool v Chelsea only drew 250 fans which is totally crap.
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People are fed up with United, and it, unfortunately, affect the youth teams. Too bad because they are almost everytime a great watch.
 
Mickson said:
People are fed up with United, and it, unfortunately, affect the youth teams. Too bad because they are almost everytime a great watch.
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I have noticed a general apathy towards our youth sides on here recently too- often no thread appears. A shame as there are still some really promising players to keep an eye on!
 
Thiagoal said:
I have noticed a general apathy towards our youth sides on here recently too- often no thread appears. A shame as there are still some really promising players to keep an eye on!
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Think popularity peaked with the Gomes, Greenwood, Laird, Garner and Chong teams.
 
Fell asleep at half-time then woke up for the last 10 mins, but I was struck by the lack of quality in the game. So many poor passes and touches.
 
United players are the most over hyped due to popularity of the club. We all know the best players are generally at City and Chelsea
 
Mr. MUJAC said:
When you you get to this stage all the teams are in with a shout.

The QF are:

Wolves/Spurs v Brighton
Blackburn v Nottingham Forest
Manchester United v Leicester City
Chelsea v Blackpool

I have no idea on most of those teams except we have a good record against Wolves in the last two seasons, are capable of beating Blackburn and Chelsea are still strong.

The other teams I have no idea about.

The crowd was maybe 1,500+ which was really poor. Having said that, no other ties reached 1000 and Liverpool v Chelsea only drew 250 fans which is totally crap.
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My dad used to take me to Youth Cup games in the 60s when the crowds were always big.
 
Moriarty said:
My dad used to take me to Youth Cup games in the 60s when the crowds were always big.
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My dad used to take me to Youth Cup games from it's inception in 1953. They were always at OT, as were the reserves, and always pulled a good crowd. Because it was cheap we usually went in the stands rather than the terraces. Watched the first final against Wolves (9-3) and in '56 we played Chesterfield and I was amazed by their young keeper, Gordon Banks.
 
Slept early so missed the game. Is there any highlight available? Cant seem to find it on Mutv
 
Mainoo edges it for MOTM for me.

Did a bit of everything really well. Good link up, got about the pitch and isnt afraid to get stuck in...

Goal was the icing. Showed good determination and timing for the header.
 
OldRed1 said:
My dad used to take me to Youth Cup games from it's inception in 1953. They were always at OT, as were the reserves, and always pulled a good crowd. Because it was cheap we usually went in the stands rather than the terraces. Watched the first final against Wolves (9-3) and in '56 we played Chesterfield and I was amazed by their young keeper, Gordon Banks.
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Fantastic memories. Mine don't stretch back that far but my dad, God rest his soul, loved going to the youth games and would have been at those matches you mention.
 
OldRed1 said:
My dad used to take me to Youth Cup games from it's inception in 1953. They were always at OT, as were the reserves, and always pulled a good crowd. Because it was cheap we usually went in the stands rather than the terraces. Watched the first final against Wolves (9-3) and in '56 we played Chesterfield and I was amazed by their young keeper, Gordon Banks.
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A few were at the Cliff too!

A few of the crowds were over 35,000...two big crowds v Leeds in 1993 also.
 
themightyreds1983 said:
United players are the most over hyped due to popularity of the club. We all know the best players are generally at City and Chelsea
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Yeah, great point here mate. That's why there is almost no former United youth players in the world's top leagues. In fact, I can't think of one. Most of these current players should probably be looking at other careers.
 
AltiUn said:
It does but it's UK exclusive.
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Really don't know what they're thinking by making them UK exclusive, it's not like they sold the rights to other broadcasting companiea outside UK for academy and reserves matches.

Way to piss on foreign MUTV subscribers.
 
The attendance was 2,252 last night. Not great but over double what the next best game had.

Hopefully a bigger crowd at Old Trafford for the 6th Round game v Leicester City.
 
There are 2 things that really impress me about this United-side.

1) That they look really solid as a team - whereas many previous United sides in the FA Youth Cup had bigger names than the results they actually produced on the pitch. United have been poor in the FA Youth Cup for many seasons and often gone out against teams we really should have beaten. This side look capable of beating anyone and work together as a unit.

2) The age of the players - a lot of the players in the squad against Everton and Reading can still feature next year (Tom Wooster, Tyler Fredricson, Kobbie Mainoo, Sam Murray, Sam Mather, Dan Gore, Sonny Aljofree, Ethan Ennis, Maxi Oyedele, Louis Jackson and Manni Norkett)

So we really should have a strong team for next seasons Youth Cup as well
 
Mr. MUJAC said:
The attendance was 2,252 last night. Not great but over double what the next best game had.

Hopefully a bigger crowd at Old Trafford for the 6th Round game v Leicester City.
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How are Leicester kids? Who will be favourite?
 
The Man Himself said:
How are Leicester kids? Who will be favourite?
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I've not seen Leicester play this season so I don't know.

They are 4th in their U/18 league with two games in hand which if they win would take them top of the table.

They haven't lost in about 10-12 games.

Given that, they must be one of the best teams in the league and not to be under-estimated.

This will be a really tough game.
 
Mr. MUJAC said:
I've not seen Leicester play this season so I don't know.

They are 4th in their U/18 league with two games in hand which if they win would take them top of the table.

They haven't lost in about 10-12 games.

Given that, they must be one of the best teams in the league and not to be under-estimated.

This will be a really tough game.
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Ex Utd academy player Chris Popov is joint 3rd top scorer in the league.
 
Mr. MUJAC said:
I've not seen Leicester play this season so I don't know.

They are 4th in their U/18 league with two games in hand which if they win would take them top of the table.

They haven't lost in about 10-12 games.

Given that, they must be one of the best teams in the league and not to be under-estimated.

This will be a really tough game.
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I see. Thanks for the info!
 
Beaucoup said:
Ex Utd academy player Chris Popov is joint 3rd top scorer in the league.
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Hadn't noticed that. That's interesting / slightly frustrating.

I'd read a bit about him as he came through our youth system and played for Wales at youth levels. I was looking forward to getting to see him at U18 level for us so was disappointed to see him leave. It'll be interesting to maybe get to see him in a game, but a shame he'll be playing against us.
 
Bertie Wooster said:
Hadn't noticed that. That's interesting / slightly frustrating.

I'd read a bit about him as he came through our youth system and played for Wales at youth levels. I was looking forward to getting to see him at U18 level for us so was disappointed to see him leave. It'll be interesting to maybe get to see him in a game, but a shame he'll be playing against us.
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It's one of those things I've seen happen for 40+ years now. With wingers it's even more difficult because of the role they play. More than any other position you tend to get incredibly inconsistent performances. On their day they are brilliant...on others they are rarely in the game...and decision making (consistency) is a real problem.

With the likes of Berry, Mather, Sharpe and others coming through, I guess the coaches saw things that fans won't know about.

I hope he has a great career, but it's incredibly rare that we let a player go and he turns out to be exceptional. I can't think of any player since David Platt that we allowed to leave before reaching the first team who turned out to be good enough.
 
Mr. MUJAC said:
It's one of those things I've seen happen for 40+ years now. With wingers it's even more difficult because of the role they play. More than any other position you tend to get incredibly inconsistent performances. On their day they are brilliant...on others they are rarely in the game...and decision making (consistency) is a real problem.

With the likes of Berry, Mather, Sharpe and others coming through, I guess the coaches saw things that fans won't know about.

I hope he has a great career, but it's incredibly rare that we let a player go and he turns out to be exceptional. I can't think of any player since David Platt that we allowed to leave before reaching the first team who turned out to be good enough.
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Very true. Maybe Michael Keane, Ryan Shawcross, and Dwight McNeil could've played a part but I can't remember any obvious mistake. That's great cred to the coaching staff.
 
Mr. MUJAC said:
It's one of those things I've seen happen for 40+ years now. With wingers it's even more difficult because of the role they play. More than any other position you tend to get incredibly inconsistent performances. On their day they are brilliant...on others they are rarely in the game...and decision making (consistency) is a real problem.

With the likes of Berry, Mather, Sharpe and others coming through, I guess the coaches saw things that fans won't know about.

I hope he has a great career, but it's incredibly rare that we let a player go and he turns out to be exceptional. I can't think of any player since David Platt that we allowed to leave before reaching the first team who turned out to be good enough.
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Yeah, that's all true.

I hadn't realised we'd let him go though. From what I read, I thought we'd offered him a new youth deal but he'd opted to join Leicester instead. Which seemed a shame at the time as he seemed to be one of those being talked about at his age group.
 
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