6 is a Slovakian lad Martin Svidersky, I think 12 is Steven Walters
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6 is a Slovakian lad Martin Svidersky, I think 12 is Steven Walters
No he is welsh.
Impossible to say from this match alone as he didn't get much of the ball. His style reminds me a bit of Burkart.
Right decision.
The size of Pogba and Jesse 
Kid next to mcguiness not that skinny kid right of jesse(van velzen?)....i was pretty confident thats pogba
It's John CofieKid next to mcguiness not that skinny kid right of jesse(van velzen?)....i was pretty confident thats pogba
makes sense, totally forgot about him...
Dishon Bernard, a 16-year old defender from Chelsea, is going to sign a scolarship for United. Source: the boy himself and always brilliant @jb8521
What the feck is this,
again?
again?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=290&v=W_JHBVBNsdI
Stephen Howson who's in the know for youth affairs been fairly critical of United's academy in this video. Saying we are preferring physical players instead of technical players and have gone the City way when it comes to academies.
Stephen Howson who's in the know for youth affairs been fairly critical of United's academy in this video. Saying we are preferring physical players instead of technical players and have gone the City way when it comes to academies.
A lot of changes at the academy at the moment, but that video is absolute nonsense.
If Howson is right and the quotes are true, English football will continue to decline and decline, no matter how much more money they will make in coming years. Such stupid philosophies. As United fan it is frustrating sometimes that City, Chelsea beat everyone on every level, but thats more to their physical kids. Saying things like Angel Gomes and Paul Scholes wouldnt make it through the ranks, are absurd. They'd be superstars at Ajax and Barcelona.
I know @Mr. MUJAC has done some work with FTD and he seems to know his onions (understatement) @jb8521 and @khoazany may be able to shed further light on this.
From what I've heard the scouts have been told to look at physical and pacey players who they think can develop well technically as well in order to supplement the smaller players but they definitely haven't been told to stop looking at smaller players. A noticeable gap in a lot of the underage squads at the moment are number 9s and CBs so looking at more players with the attributes to play in these positions wouldn't be any harm.
How many times are our young players constantly criticized for being weak. Nothing wrong with trying to get some more physical players.
Thanks, this seems very sensible tbf.
There are 3 type of players in the academy: the outstanding talents, the decent talents with some interesting attributes that might develop into good players and those players just to supplement the other talents to make up a good "squad". I'd say getting some physical and pacey players with some technical attributes to balance up for the smaller, more technical players is a smart strategy. For example 3 of our brightest U14s attackers are quite small but we have 2 big, quick strikers at that group which makes things easier for those small attackers.
Wonder if Greenwood will move to U18's next season. He'll still be 15 for the first couple of months of the season but that's pretty much the same situation as Gomes at the start of this current season (about a month difference).
If he's as good as the stories you'd think he could make the step up, especially as size won't be as much of an issue with him.
If he's as good as the stories you'd think he could make the step up, especially as size won't be as much of an issue with him.
I think he probably would've played for the U18s already if he didn't get injured.
We have been recruiting some bigger players recently but they are all good on the ball as well AFAIK and aren't there just to be big. We have some players that are deadwood, if we are to get some bigger players, I'd say it's probably to replace them. I don't think they'll come in to just be big either but rather as a new type of player to develop and not only small technical players anymore.
I think it depends on whether McKenna decides to play him ahead of McGhee and/or Mellor. If that happens probably it would just take 1-2 injuries for him to start games (from the look of it Barlow,Tanner and Chong/Baars will probably will first choices of the 3 behind the striker with Gomes promoted to the U23s. I don't think we will play Tanner as right back next season since we have Laird/Williams for that).
If anyone happens to be in the area with nothing to do:
http://www.mkdons.com/news/article/2016-17/preview-manchester-united-3696384.aspx
http://www.mkdons.com/news/article/2016-17/preview-manchester-united-3696384.aspx
Saw someone mention on Reddit that McTominay might be in the match day squad for the Swansea game?
Yeah, apparently he arrived at the Lowry with the rest of the squad for tomorrows match. So might be involved.
Don't know him personally but he's from my hometown of mighty Lancaster
I think it's a balance thing.
I can't see us stopping our culture of recruiting technical players...that's our way.
But we certainly are lacking the balance of more physicality in some positions.
The real issue I have is development v winning mentality. Maybe the new coaches feel that we are too development focused at the moment and are trying re-address that.
Stephen Howson's video is 98% right but the idiot coach who reckons Paul Scholes wouldn't come through in today's environment clearly never saw Scholes as an 18 year old. Like Jesse Lingard...although they were small and not muscular they were certainly physical. I think that is what triggered Howson to talk about it.
Stephen talks about the CO92 not winning the league in 1992...but they were all breaking through into the first team around that time and also won the league in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998....that's seven titles in nine years.
They were very physical teams with a strong winning mentality.
Nice hat trick for Harrop tonight in front of Mourinho and co. Good chance of playing in the Palace game I hope.
I genuinely believe he'd be an upgrade on Lingard
Highly-rated coach Lee Carsley has walked out one year into his spell as u18 coach at City....have a gut feeling he might have been offered the United u23 role.....
As in the former Everton midfielder?
Seeing Harrop in the first team would be amazing.
Adi Viveash has quit as Chelsea u23 manager as well so some decent candidates available
He played really well tonight, that hat trick was very good and plus Jose was in the stands so he might get the nod on wednesday.
No chance. The squad on Wed has already been decided that's why Mitchell and McTominay didn't play.
I just assumed it was because they were involved yesterday and asking them to travel back from London and then preparing for another game might be a bit much.
Willock and Olosunde had also travelled to London just did not make the 18.