Development/Youth Squads 2024/2025 Thread - U18/U21

[UniFox21]

14 hours ago, moore_94 said:

Under 21s kick off at 7 at home against Stoke City

 

1	H. French
5	H. Godsmark-Ford
4	B. Grist
3	J. Lindsay
6	H. Cartwright
2	J. Joseph
10	M. Golding
7	L. Briggs
8	T. Onanaye
11	J. Evans
9	K. Pennant

 

 

13	S. Bausor
16	L. McAlinney
12	J. King
15	D. Hill
14	B. Amartey

Still the fact we've spent £5m on Golding for him not to have a sniff of first team action baffles me 

[moore_94]

 

[scinnell]

On 28/09/2024 at 09:37, UniFox21 said:

Still the fact we've spent £5m on Golding for him not to have a sniff of first team action baffles me 

I think that was more of a PSR con deal. Overspend on one of your players, and you overspend on one of ours to balance to books.

[Foxes1]

6 hours ago, moore_94 said:

 

Jordan Ayew should be watching this after the attempt he made at controlling the ball on Saturday when he put the ball out for a goal kick

[davieG]

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-keen-give-hotshot-9593976

 

Leicester City keen to give 'hotshot' exposure 
Jordan Blackwell's Leicester City notebook looks at the under-21s' winning run, a scouting trip to Porto alongside Manchester United and Tottenham, and plans to go big on recruitment

ByJordan Blackwell
05:00, 1 OCT 2024
Leicester City Under-21s won twice at Seagrave last week with an aggregate scoreline of 7-1

While Leicester City’s senior team are struggling for victories, their under-21s can’t stop winning. Two home successes last week means it’s three wins on the spin for the development squad. While that may not sound significant, it’s their longest winning run for two-and-a-half years, since April 2022.

They scored seven goals in the process too, beating Middlesbrough 3-1 and then Stoke 4-0. Against Boro, 17-year-old striker Josh King scored a brace for his first goals for City at under-21 level in just his second start, and interim boss Leon McSweeney is keen to give him more opportunities to impress.

McSweeney told the club: “In front of goal he’s a hotshot and we want to maximise that as much as we can, give him as much exposure to 21s football because he can do that on a regular basis. It’s important to get him minutes, and when he responds like that, it’s only going to get him more time on the pitch.”

 

In the thrashing of Stoke, in which City were 4-0 up before half-time, hot prospect Jake Evans was at the double for his first Premier League 2 goals, the 16-year-old adding to the winner he scored in the Premier League Cup victory at Hull that kicked off this winning run.

Last week’s two victories mean City are now eighth of 26 in the Premier League 2 standings. They’ll hope to rise even higher this Friday when they head to bottom-of-the-table Blackburn, who have lost all of their fixtures so far.

There were no appearances for another of City’s leading prospects, 2009-born Jeremy Monga, last week though, as he was away representing England Under-16s. He scored one and set up another in a 3-0 win over Ukraine.

[lcfcell]

19 hours ago, moore_94 said:

 

Be rather handy if the academy can produce a Vardy regen. Superb bit of a play. 

[Ric Flair]

Josh King has had a few injuries in the last year or so, so hopefully he's over those. Looks to be very very promising.

[Ryy]

 

[moore_94]

Just now, Ryy said:

 

He really does remind me of Vardy

[Ric Flair]

I'm still trying to work out where his best position is going to be. Looks class doesn't he.

[lcfcell]

32 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

He really does remind me of Vardy

That feels like such a Vardy goal. Be great if we can bring through another academy forward 

[AjcW]

1 hour ago, Ryy said:

 

Off topic but linked to a discussion on a previous page....

 

They're paying for cameras to be there

They have someone commentating

 

All that for 30 second twitter clips?

 

Why on earth are they not streaming live?  

[Ric Flair]

1 hour ago, AjcW said:

Off topic but linked to a discussion on a previous page....

 

They're paying for cameras to be there

They have someone commentating

 

All that for 30 second twitter clips?

 

Why on earth are they not streaming live?  

Yeah it's very odd

[lcfc sheff]

3 hours ago, moore_94 said:

He really does remind me of Vardy

I was thinking a smaller version of barnes, the way he runs.

[Lambert09]

3 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said:

I was thinking a smaller version of barnes, the way he runs.

he’s a modern winger for sure 

[orangecity23]

2 hours ago, AjcW said:

Off topic but linked to a discussion on a previous page....

 

They're paying for cameras to be there

They have someone commentating

 

All that for 30 second twitter clips?

 

Why on earth are they not streaming live?  

Training the match day teams of the future. Work experience kids on the cameras, 4ft 8,  12 year old lad in a sheepskin motty coat doing commentary.

[goose2010]

3 hours ago, AjcW said:

Off topic but linked to a discussion on a previous page....

 

They're paying for cameras to be there

They have someone commentating

 

All that for 30 second twitter clips?

 

Why on earth are they not streaming live?  

Likely to be filmed for their reference, Ai will pull the highlight package together and the commentating is probably put on after for the clips ( could even be ai too.) 

[Kilworthfox]

8 hours ago, AjcW said:

Off topic but linked to a discussion on a previous page....

 

They're paying for cameras to be there

They have someone commentating

 

All that for 30 second twitter clips?

 

Why on earth are they not streaming live?  

Every game you can imagine that the club play in, is recorded. It's what analysts are for. 

[AjcW]

15 hours ago, goose2010 said:

Likely to be filmed for their reference, Ai will pull the highlight package together and the commentating is probably put on after for the clips ( could even be ai too.) 

 

10 hours ago, Kilworthfox said:

Every game you can imagine that the club play in, is recorded. It's what analysts are for. 

Whether you're right or not, there's no defending a Premier League club not covering their developement side, when League One teams have dedicated channels for theirs.

 

They're scared of criticism, they're constantly monitoring this site, not for great insight or fan feedback... but for any criticism or information leaks. 

 

Backwards. Simple as.

[goose2010]

4 minutes ago, AjcW said:

 

Whether you're right or not, there's no defending a Premier League club not covering their developement side, when League One teams have dedicated channels for theirs.

 

They're scared of criticism, they're constantly monitoring this site, not for great insight or fan feedback... but for any criticism or information leaks. 

 

Backwards. Simple as.

Oh i totally agree, there is no reason not to show the games live. It's ridiculous that they don't but it doesnt surprise me as it would involve effort - which the club just doesnt seem to be bothered about doing anything at the minute. 

[honeybradger]

20 hours ago, Ryy said:

 

Is it right that he's 15? He wins that physical duel with the defender quite comfortably who i assume is 18+ years old. Having two 15 year olds already competing at u21 level is very exciting.

[Saxondale]

The saviour of Leicester City. 
 

I’m sorry Chelsea, if you want him he’s going to cost you £450m. Spread it over nine years, it’ll be fine.

[ALC Fox]

So encouraging to see members of last season's U16s team flourishing at both U18 and U21 level.

 

This is what loaning out your good U21 players allows you to do.

[bobtickle]

What's happened with the Premier league 2  .....the league has massively expanded? They seem to be playing more games against lower quality opposition

[Ric Flair]

4 hours ago, honeybradger said:

Is it right that he's 15? He wins that physical duel with the defender quite comfortably who i assume is 18+ years old. Having two 15 year olds already competing at u21 level is very exciting.

Evans is 16, Monga is 15. King is 17. So much talent coming through that are already making an impact at U21 level.