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

[moore_94]

              

[Ryy]

Monga played the full 99 minutes, if he has enough Nesquik in the morning he could be on the bench 

[Lambert09]

With Monga, if he’s only allowed to train on one day, I kinda get why he wouldn’t make the squad.  You can’t really throw in someone who’s not been part of the prep work right? 
 

Especially if we don’t even have any form of assurance he will stay with us. 

[Ric Flair]

6 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

With Monga, if he’s only allowed to train on one day, I kinda get why he wouldn’t make the squad.  You can’t really throw in someone who’s not been part of the prep work right? 
 

Especially if we don’t even have any form of assurance he will stay with us. 

Playing him increases his value significantly. 

[StanSP]

58 minutes ago, Ryy said:

Monga played the full 99 minutes, if he has enough Nesquik in the morning he could be on the bench 

Or get on the Vardy diet...

[st albans fox]

Monga isn’t the messiah …….

[StanSP]

3 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

@StanSP Just paid £110 to watch this

I want a refund! 

[GingerrrFox]

33 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Monga isn’t the messiah …….

You might be right but at 15 he’s already better than Kasey McAteer. You don’t have every club in European football wishing they could have the lad unless he’s mustard.

[st albans fox]

Just now, GingerrrFox said:

You might be right but at 15 he’s already better than Kasey McAteer. You don’t have every club in European football wishing they could have the lad unless he’s mustard.

I was waiting for someone to post the Python line ……

 

and you make the most salient point - he’s 15 !!!

[GingerrrFox]

2 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

I was waiting for someone to post the Python line ……

 

and you make the most salient point - he’s 15 !!!

If you’re good enough you’re old enough. I’ve spoken to people in and around the club and they say we’ve never seen a player this good at his age in our academy, you don’t have the first team manager say what he said in a first team press conference for nothing, we either use him or lose him. Simple as that really. 

[coolhandfox]

14 minutes ago, GingerrrFox said:

You might be right but at 15 he’s already better than Kasey McAteer. You don’t have every club in European football wishing they could have the lad unless he’s mustard.

Barc wanted Hamza at one point. 

[st albans fox]

2 minutes ago, GingerrrFox said:

If you’re good enough you’re old enough. I’ve spoken to people in and around the club and they say we’ve never seen a player this good at his age in our academy, you don’t have the first team manager say what he said in a first team press conference for nothing, we either use him or lose him. Simple as that really. 

Word is that we’ve already lost him 

I cannot argue with your first sentence except 15 …….. I mean how many times has a 15 y o made more than a cameo appearance at the top level !   I could list the best youngsters we’ve ever seen in the game and how many times did they play top level at 15. Nwaneri at arsenal played 20 mins at brentord when 15..   Rooney was 16.  Nwaneri is going to be a star.  
RVN will play the kid if he thinks he’s ready. 

[GingerrrFox]

4 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Barc wanted Hamza at one point. 

You didn’t have Pearson saying publicly, please don’t leave to Hamza because that was agent bollocks to get a new deal. Monga could literally go anywhere to sign his first professional deal. 

Edited 10 January by GingerrrFox

[coolhandfox]

Just now, GingerrrFox said:

You didn’t have Pearson saying publicly, please don’t leave to Hamza because that was agent bollocks to get a new deal. 

He was to busy buffing his white trainers.

[1972 Fox]

3 hours ago, GingerrrFox said:

You didn’t have Pearson saying publicly, please don’t leave to Hamza because that was agent bollocks to get a new deal. Monga could literally go anywhere to sign his first professional deal. 

Unfortunately it worked!

[ALC Fox]

King and Onanaye were notable absences. They injured or potentially could we see them in the squad today?

 

Any others missing that anybody has noticed?

[AjcW]

2 minutes ago, ALC Fox said:

King and Onanaye were notable absences. They injured or potentially could we see them in the squad today?

 

Any others missing that anybody has noticed?

I genuinely think Ruud is taking this quite seriously. All the training videos were the usual squad. Also possibly sees it as a good chance to get some confidence for midweek and the weekend? 

[StanSP]

7 minutes ago, AjcW said:

I genuinely think Ruud is taking this quite seriously. All the training videos were the usual squad. Also possibly sees it as a good chance to get some confidence for midweek and the weekend? 

Incoming serious injuries to good players... 

[AjcW]

7 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Incoming serious injuries to good players... 

Who are these “good players” you speak of? 

[coolhandfox]

8 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Incoming serious injuries to good players... 

On that basis we will be fine.

[lcfc sheff]

Tbf he’s 15 playing u21s football, that’s not bad going. I’m sure towards the end of the season whether we’re already relegated or potentially stay up he’ll be on bench last game of season

[Lambert09]

Nyoni off the bench for Liverpool again with an assist. 
 

Surely we get a few mill for him? 

[Ryy]

Nice to see Jake Evans trained with the first team today 

[Ryy]

U21 team vs Brighton: French, Aluko, Wilson-Brown, Godsmark-Ford, Wormleighton, Braybrooke, Cartwright, Joseph, Alves, Monga, Evans

 

Subs: Ali, Briggs, Page, Frisken, Donohue

Edited 17 January by Ryy

[RowlattsFox]

2 minutes ago, Ryy said:

U21 team vs Brighton: French, Aluko, Wilson-Brown, Godsmark-Ford, Wormleighton, Braybrooke, Cartwright, Joseph, Alves, Monga, Evans

 

Subs: Ali, Briggs, Page, Frisken

Anyone feel this team would beat our first team