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Ben Amos, Matt James, Danny Drinkwater and Danny Welbeck are all included in England's 19 man squad for U-19 finals in Ukraine.

Good news to see such a good representation plus I'm sure Ljajic will be involved as well.

The only downside is this starts on 21 July and runs until early August so it will take Welbeck out of a big part of our pre season preparations.
 
Decotron said:
I presume eurosport will have this??????
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A lad i know from another site emailed Fifa about the UK rights to this...

Hello!
With a reference of your request we'd like to inform you that all matches of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship will be shown by local TV conpany "Football", and eight of them by "EUROSPORT".
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Helpfull from FIFA.... who the hell are Football?
 
And Fifa have again confirmed to the lad I know that it is indeed the local channel "Football" which can, maybe, be found via Satellite.
 
Welbeck well up for Euros

By Ian Donabie - Friday, 17 July, 2009

Danny Welbeck believes the U19s can make an impact in Ukraine.
To watch the full interview, click on the play button in the top right corner.

Manchester United starlet Danny Welbeck is looking forward to taking on Europe’s best young talent, as England's U19s head to Ukraine for the UEFA European Championship.

The England forward – who was ruled out of the Under-21 squad that competed at the recent Euros in Sweden due to injury – is keen to make the most of his opportunity with Brian Eastick’s U19 squad and believes The Young Lions have a great opportunity to do well in Ukraine.

“I think everyone’s in a good mood and the team spirit is well, so we’re just looking forward to tournament now,” Welbeck told TheFA.com before flying out to the Championship today.

England will face Switzerland, Slovenia and the hosts in Group A of the competition but Welbeck believes they have no cause to fear any of their opposition.

“We’ve got great ability throughout the whole squad and we shouldn’t be bothering too much about the other teams because they’ll all be good,” he said.

“But I think our team is really well prepared, with great talent throughout, and other teams should be looking out for us.”

Eastick’s U19s boast a wealth of talent, with players like Dan Gosling (Everton), Nathan Delfouneso (Aston Villa) and Henri Lansbury (Arsenal) all currently striving to establish themselves at their respective clubs.

Welbeck, however, has already been thrown into the spotlight since breaking into the Manchester United first-team last season, and he is relishing the opportunity of gaining further top flight experience, including learning from a player who also set the international stage alight at a young age.

“[Michael Owen coming in] will benefit me as a player on and off the pitch,” said Welbeck of Sir Alex Ferguson’s recent signing. “Seeing how he’s coped with growing up being a massive superstar and how he is today, still down to earth, I’m just looking to learn from him as best I can.

“I’m looking forward to improving as a player and training with world class players every single day because it’s only going to help me.

"At the moment, though, I’m only looking at the U19s tournament, getting through that and doing our best to win it."

England's first game is against Switzerland on Tuesday 21 July.
 
This looks like this weeks televised games:

Tuesday 21st July
17:00 England v Switzerland British Eurosport 2 (17:00-19:00)
18:15 Spain v Turkey British Eurosport (18:15-19:00, 19:15-20:15)

Friday 24th July
16:30 Spain v Serbia British Eurosport (16:30-18:30)
18:30 Ukraine v England British Eurosport (18:30-19:30)
 
Welbeck and James both in the side. Started at 15:00 according to uefa web site, cannot find it on tv?
 
Can't find anything on Sky. Anyone else had any luck?
 
Wütrich strike spares Switzerland
Tuesday 21 July 2009

Sébastien Wütrich struck deep into added time to cancel out Joe Mattock's first-half free-kick and earn Switzerland a draw against England in the opening match in UEFA European Under-19 Championship Group A.

Late drama
Mattock – one of three members of the England team who played in these finals a year ago – scored what looked to be the only goal of the game ten minutes before the interval with a perfectly executed free-kick only for Wütrich to reply in kind in the closing seconds. The Swiss midfielder's powerful effort evaded the dive of Jason Steele to ensure both sides took a point from their first match in Donetsk.

Mattock decisive
England coach Brian Eastick had emphasised the importance of not losing the first game and, taking his words to heart, both sides began cautiously with the first clear chance not arriving until the 34th minute. A series of set-pieces at each end had produced little reward, but when England won a free-kick on the edge of the Swiss penalty area, left-back Mattock stepped up to curl a fine effort just inside Oliver Klaus's left-hand post. Switzerland almost replied within two minutes, Marco Schönbächler mis-hitting a shot that was deflected across the face of goal with the defence scrambling.

Welbeck denied
With the game played at a steady tempo in humid conditions, England reached half-time with their lead intact and set about increasing it as the second period kicked off, good work from Nathan Delfouneso down the left setting up Daniel Welbeck for a shot that was blocked. Wütrich then missed the target from distance, his second attempt wide in five minutes, as Switzerland sought a response yet they were fortunate not to fall further behind when Henri Lansbury's corner caused confusion in the goalmouth, with no England player able to apply the finishing touch.

Mehmedi threat
Lansbury was involved again moments later, his through pass setting Welbeck clear and the Manchester United FC forward's shot beat Klaus only for François Affolter to produce a brilliant clearance to keep his side in the contest. Substitute Admir Mehmedi flicked a header wide following a corner as Switzerland pressed for an equaliser, and Steele made brave stops from Wütrich and Mehmedi yet had no answer to Wütrich's thunderous free-kick two minutes into added time. Switzerland will therefore go into Friday's match against Slovenia in buoyant mood, while England must regroup for their game with tournament hosts Ukraine.



Aleksić ensures honours are shared

France and Serbia produced an entertaining 1-1 draw in their opening UEFA European Under-19 Championship encounter at Zapadniy Stadium in Mariupol.

First-half goals
French coach Jean Gallice – hoping to add another success at this level to the one he achieved in 2005 – saw his team take a 41st-minute lead when Stade Rennais FC attacker Yacine Brahimi fired in. Serbia responded quickly, however, and earned a Group B point thanks to Danijel Aleksić's effort on the stroke of half-time.

Fast start
Serbia started brightly and almost immediately took the lead when Nemanja Milić latched on to Slobodan Medojević's deep centre before finding the legs of Abdoulaye Keita in the French goal with a low shot. The goalkeeper produced another fine save from the subsequent corner, holding onto Aleksić's neat header. Aleksandar Stanojević's side continued to look the stronger of the teams in the opening ten minutes and after Saïd Mehamha gave possession away in a dangerous area, Milić pounced and fed team-mate Aleksić who shot wide.

Brahimi opener
France finally got going just before the half-hour with Damien Le Tallec's tester from distance sparking Les Petit Bleus into action. Just five minutes later they went close again when Emmanuel Rivière's downward header from a Tripy Makonda cross bounced just wide of the upright and drew the groans of the 1,100 supporters in attendance. The next foray forward by the French in the 41st minute produced the first goal. Le Tallec moved inside from the left and released Brahimi who had time to set himself before sending a delightful shot arcing away from Aleksandar Kirovski's despairing dive.

Equaliser
With half-time approaching, though, Serbia pulled level. Adem Ljajić – on a menacing run forward – poked the ball through for the waiting Aleksić and the striker got the slightest of touches to direct the ball into the far corner. Gallice's charges came out for the second half in an attacking mood. Makonda tried his luck from range shortly after the restart before substitute Frédéric Bulot had two attempts wide of the target.

Goalkeeping heroics
Bulot continued to cause problems for the opposition and he almost put his side in front after his left-footed drive from distance zipped wide. With time running out and France continuing to press, Kirovski produced a spectacular save from Le Tallec's well-directed header. Kirovski again saved his team in added time when he blocked Alfred N'Diaye's effort at his near post.
 
Welbeck has scored 2 in the first half today. England 5 - 0 up at half time.
 
Llajic with another assist as Serbia go through as group winners

Serbia secure semi-final spot
Monday 27 July 2009
Match report by Paul Bryan from Zapadniy Stadium
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Serbia advanced to the UEFA European Under-19 Championship semi-finals as Group B winners after Danijel Aleksić's first-half strike earned his team victory over Turkey in Mariupol.

Unbeaten run
The victory capped an undefeated group campaign for Aleksandar Stanojević's team who drew their opening game with France, the other qualifiers from their section, and beat Spain 2-1. Turkey responded positively following Aleksić's 17th-minute goal, but could not force an equaliser – let alone the victory they needed to progress – and ended the game with ten men after the dismissal of Rıdvan Şimşek midway through the second half.

Opening goal
Just as they had done in their previous encounter with France, Turkey began strongly and created an opportunity within the opening two minutes when Rıdvan lifted the ball in for Onur Ayık, who shot harmlessly wide when well placed. Özgür Çek then had an effort from distance saved by Aleksandar Kirovski. However, Serbia took the lead in the 17th minute when Aleksić struck his second goal of the tournament. Nemanja Milić found space on the left before teeing up Adem Ljajić who, in turn, spread a pass to his right where Aleksić was on hand to send his strike in off the upright.

Flowing game
Turkey continued to probe as the half progressed and were unlucky not to equalise just before the half-hour mark when Rıdvan's curling effort bounced off the crossbar. Ogün Temizkanoglu's men were then left feeling relieved after an unmarked Aleksić headed straight at Ergün Emirhan after connecting with Uroš Matić's free-kick from the right. Turkey suffered another blow not long afterwards when Serdar Aziz was carried off with an injury to his left knee. The game continued to flow from end to end after the break yet opportunities were at a premium until Ljajić found space to send a shot narrowly wide in the 61st minute.

Saving grace
The bottom side in Group B prior to kick-off, Turkey knew they had to go in search of goals and, despite the sending off of Rıdvan for a second bookable offence in the 68th minute, pressed hard in their attempts to find the equaliser. It almost came their way with 15 minute remaining when substitute Sercan Yıldırım squirmed free and fired in a close-range shot which Kirovski did superbly well to tip over. Kirovski was then on had to tip Sinan Osmanoğlu's drive past the upright, while at the other end Ljajić could have finished things off when he burst free with seconds remaining only to be thwarted by Ergün.
 
England Report

England ease into semi-finals
Monday 27 July 2009
Match report by Andrew Haslam from Metallurh Stadium
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England reached the semi-finals of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship for the first time since 2005 thanks to a record-breaking victory against ten-man Slovenia that secured first place in Group A in considerable style.

First-half flurry
Needing a win to make sure of progress, Brian Eastick's side never looked back after the exceptional Henri Lansbury opened the scoring in the tenth minute, the Arsenal FC midfielder setting up further goals for Matthew Briggs, Danny Welbeck and Nathan Delfouneso before half-time, with Welbeck adding another in a rampant first-half display. Slovenia played for almost an hour with ten men following Boban Jovič's 36th-minute red card but pulled a goal back through Dejan Dimitrov, only for Delfouneso and substitute Nile Ranger to add further strikes in the final 20 minutes and complete the biggest win in the finals of a European U19 Championship.

Perfect start
The first chance of the game actually fell to Slovenia, Jason Steele racing from his line to deny Armend Sprečo, but England quickly took a grip on the game they were never to loosen. Welbeck expertly flicked Delfouneso's cross from the left into the path of Lansbury, whose shot from the edge of the area found the top corner of the net. The scorer then delivered the corner from which Briggs headed England's second in the 19th minute.

Decisive spell
Although Slovenia's Anel Omerovič headed a golden opportunity wide, the game was effectively settled in the 25th minute and again Lansbury was at the heart of the move, playing the decisive pass for Welbeck to round off a rapid counterattack. It was a similar story for England's fourth seven minutes later, Andrew Tutte supplying the pass for Welbeck to calmly beat the exposed Matej Radan. Slovenia's night got even worse as Jovič – back in the team after a one-game ban following his Matchday 1 dismissal – was shown a red card for a high tackle on the inspirational Lansbury.

Delfouneso delight
Delfouneso promptly swept in England's fifth following another Lansbury corner, and the midfielder then presented Welbeck with the chance for a first-half hat-trick, the forward rounding Radan only to be denied by Alen Vučkič's goalline clearance. Dimitrov's angled finish five minutes after the interval gave Slovenia supporters something to cheer, yet England remained the likelier scorers and restored the five-goal margin when Delfouneso tapped in substitute Andros Townsend's low cross, Ranger racing clear to add a seventh. England will now place France in Thursday's semi-finals, a match Townsend misses through suspension following his late caution, while Slovenia finish fourth.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
Don't like the sound of this Lansbury bloke. How many great young midfielders do Arsenal have? Wilshere? Ramsey? Merida? And now this bloke. It's getting annoying.
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"great young midfielders"? Surely that has yet to be proved in each case? Don't drink the kool-aid just yet.
 
charleysurf said:
"great young midfielders"? Surely that has yet to be proved in each case? Don't drink the kool-aid just yet.
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Obviously, that needs to be put in context. This is the reserve/youth forum after all.

I haven't seen much of Lansbury but Merida, Wilshere and Ramsey all have enormous potential and have stood out as head and shoulders above their peers in every game I've watched them in.

So yeah, I would say they are great young midfielders.
 
Merida's potential was huge a couple years ago, as he was named the "new Fabregas" but he has since been quite disappointing, and I've seen several Arsenal fans who doubt he'll ever make it there.
 
Merida's never impressed me, certainly not to the extent of being called 'great'. Lansbury I'm not convinced by either, seems to be having a good tournament though.

Wilshere and Ramsey are the only one I'd really call great young midfielders.
 
Merida looked amazing a few years back. I remember him almost single-handedly tearing our youth team apart in a cup game before he was subbed off and we got back on top (apparently he had played another game the day before).

By all accounts he's gone of the boil for a while but I thought he was Spain's best player when I watched their U-19 game against Serbia (Spain were much the better side too, very unlucky to lose IMO)
 
Pogue Mahone said:
Don't like the sound of this Lansbury bloke. How many great young midfielders do Arsenal have? Wilshere? Ramsey? Merida? And now this bloke. It's getting annoying.
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Well, some of them aren't THAT young - Merida was 19 in march - Lansbury turns 19 in a few months

I guess you could turn it around and say that we have Fabio, Rafael, Evans, Cathcart, James, Welbeck, Macheda, Morrison, Tunnicliffe, Brady etc etc

I don't think Arsenal would mind a few of those either
 
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