Spurs under 21, under 18 Leagues and other youth news

[Romulus]

bit weird that carter-vickers hasn't had any international recognition.

 

[TottenhamLegend]

OS match report: http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/fulham-u18s-report-080214/

Daniel Akindayini struck twice from close range as we fought out a 2-2 draw in the Barclays Under-18 Premier League, just nine days after the Cottagers’ 3-2 triumph in the FA Youth Cup.

The result mirrored that of our first league meeting with the Cottagers back in November – although both sides had chances to win the game in the second period, with goalkeeper Luke McGee making a match-saving stop in added time.

We fell behind four minutes in when McGee brought down Dean O’Halloran in the area and Patrick Roberts – who scored a hat-trick in the FA Youth Cup last week – converted from the spot.

We went on to give away a couple of cheap free-kicks 20 yards out, neither of which really troubled our defence, while in between, Akindayini scooped an effort against the post at the other end after Josh Onomah’s deflected cross.

Kyle Walker-Peters got to the byline on the right side in the 36th minute and looped a high ball into the box, with Fulham goalkeeper Marek Rodak climbing just above the prowling Anthony Georgiou to grab it.

Two minutes later, though, we found a leveller. Onomah cut into the box from the right and, after Rodak parried his low ball into the six-yard box, Georgiou saw a shot blocked with Akindayini scoring from the rebound.

Akindayini’s second goal arrived in the 43rd minute, the striker smashing into the roof of the net after Rodak failed to deal with Nathan Oduwa’s low ball in from the right.

But any hopes we had of going in at half-time in front were dashed when Roberts got away from his marker at the other end and crossed for O’Halloran to tap home just 60 seconds later.

Defender Connor Ogilvie emerged as an influential figure going forward after the break. He got on the end of Harry Winks’ corner on 55 minutes and pulled the trigger with his right foot, only to see his shot crash off the bar.

Walker-Peters’ right wing cross zipped marginally over the head of Akindayini, while McGee had to be alert to keep out a Roberts snap-shot from a tight angle.

With 20 minutes remaining, the lively Ogilvie gathered possession inside our territory and embarked on a marvellous solo run to the byline. Cottagers right-back Ryheem Sheckleford appeared to bring him down in the area, but the referee waved away impassioned appeals for a penalty.

Fulham substitute Aaron Redford fired past McGee six minutes later, but the linesman’s flag was raised before he took the shot and his effort was ruled out.

The Cottagers then did well to deal with a penetrative attack led by Ogilvie and Onomah, while McGee dived low to his left to keep out Roberts’ stoppage time free kick after Luke Amos was adjudged to have fouled O’Halloran 20 yards out.

There was still time for us to venture forward once more – substitute Emmanuel Sonupe led a break and, after he ran into trouble, Winks took over and tried a shot, only for Sheckleford to come across and cover.

Spurs: McGee, Walker-Peters, Amos, Lesniak, Carter-Vickers, Ogilvie, Oduwa (Miller 75), Winks, Akindayini (Harrison 75), Onomah, Georgiou (Sonupe 64). Sub (not used): Voss (GK).

 

[TottenhamLegend]

Alex Pritchard equaliser for Swindon - another free-kick!

Edit: And Nathan Byrne has just given them the lead! Though he's been sold now anyway.

 

[Romulus]

Alex Pritchard equaliser for Swindon - another free-kick!

Edit: And Nathan Byrne has just given them the lead! Though he's been sold now anyway.

Pritchard is just too good for league 1

 

[razzmaster]

Pritchard is just too good for league 1

Would love to see how he got on with better, more intelligent players around him. Really think he is good enough to be in and around the first team squad next season

 

[Mouse!]

Would love to see how he got on with better, more intelligent players around him. Really think he is good enough to be in and around the first team squad next season

I want to see him replace Gylfi and Chadli in the squad. I'll give those two until the end of the season to show something, but at the moment he could offer us just as much as either of those guys.

 

[Spursidol]

Tottenham H 3 - 0 Skonto Academy

We play Dynamo Minsk in the final tomorrow (Sunday) morning - its the final (12 noon kick off - local time, 10 am UK time)

 

[Mouse!]

Tottenham H
C1 Game B 3 - 0 Skonto Academy

We play Dynamo Minsk in the final tomorrow (Sunday) morning - its the final (12 noon kick off - local time, 10 am UK time)

Wow. Fantastic performance so far. 13 scored and 0 conceded? Brilliant.

 

[TottenhamLegend]

Photos of Riga Cup here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/114587340@N03/12387049313/in/set-72157640681040785/

 

[Spursidol]

http://www.spursodyssey.com/1314/u18fu080214.html#.UvaUmulEKmY.twitter
Match report on Spurs draw with Fulham today by Ray Lo

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/fulham-u18s-report-080214/
OS report on the u18 match

 

[Spursidol]

Videos of the Riga Cup u15's will be up later.......plus maybe squad info !

Riga Cup ‏@Riga_Cup · See some Riga Cup - 2014 U-15 videos from Olimpic hall and also games schedule and results so far. http://www.rigacup.lv/winter/eng/?p=1101

Spurs Idol ‏@SpursIdol ·@Riga_Cup Thanks, will there be videos of Tottenham u 15's with squad announced on commentary on site later ? Plus video of final ?

Riga Cup ‏@Riga_Cup ·@SpursIdol Yes, we will publish those too.

 

[Romulus]

Photos of Riga Cup here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/114587340@N03/12387049313/in/set-72157640681040785/

looks like they promoted Nya Kirby(afro) and the number 8 who i thought was the best player from the U14 riga squad

 

[Hitch]

Just got in from this morning's game against Fulham. Finished 2-2, which overall is a fair result. We played a very fluid formation, with Filip Lesniak in midfield, but filling in regularly for each CB, who both enjoy moving forward on the ball.

Luke McGee - really like the fact he tries absolutely every time to find a short ball, rather than hoofing it. Sometimes it puts the receiver under pressure, but it's good to see we are playing the right way.

Kyle Walker-Peters - very good on the ball, but seemed a bit reluctant to overlap the winger too much. Did well defensively considering their 2 wingers were both very good players.

Cameron Carter-Vickers - Every time I watch this kid my opinion of him grows. The build and strength of Kaboul, the ability on the ball of Vertonghen, and the pace of King. If this guy develops as well as he could do, he's a future Premier League player. Amazing he's still only 15 (maybe just turned 16). Not only does he not look out of place against guys 2/3 years older than him, but he is one of the best players on the pitch every game. As excited about him as I am Oduwa and Onomah.

Connor Ogilvie - Played CB today (his natural position) as opposed to LB where he has been playing recently. He is also very composed on the ball and loves carrying it forward. He should have won a penalty in the second half after picking the ball up as our last man, running 60 yards, and got brought down. Fulham brought the ref (meant to be their home game) and he didn't give much throughout. Also hit the bar from a corner. He's good at LB, but I can certainly see he's more at home in the middle.

Luke Amos - Didn't do much wrong, but looked a bit nervous throughout. Didn't really show for the ball as much as the others. Was up against a very tricky and pacey right winger, and did OK at shutting him out.

Filip Lesniak - As I said above, he played in the CDM role today, but regularly filled in at CB. Very composed on the ball, and did the simple stuff well. Broke up play well on the whole too, as you'd expect from someone who's regularly been at CB.

Harry Winks - Not really a lot to say about him! Just did his job and did it well.

Josh Onomah - I love this kid (no homo / no paedo). Such a good player, and only 16. He isn't just a ball retainer in the Bentaleb mould. He always looks for the killer ball. His pass completion would probably be a bit lower, but that's because of how he plays, rather than ability. In terms of dribbling, he is so hard to tackle. I reckon it won't be long until he gets a shot in the U21 team. Next season maybe.

Nathan Oduwa - Was thinking to myself he wasn't his normal self today, but then he came up with a piece of magic to set up our second goal. He is so good at taking on his man, and the encouraging thing is he is no longer way bigger than everyone else on the pitch, so we can put to bed the worry that he would come unstuck when the others caught up with his build!

Anthony Georgiou - Did well. Tracked back well to help Amos deal with their good right winger. Got absolutely ruined by the winger for Fulham's 2nd goal, but that was more because of the guy's skill rather than Georgiou making a mistake.

Daniel Akindayini - Did well for his two goals, though both were fairly simple finishes. Was great to see how much he enjoyed scoring. Linked up play well, with his back to goal, and always looked involved in the game.

Thankyou. When it comes to youth level these are exactly the kinds of reports, focussing on individual performances and development, that I'm always hoping to find...as opposed to those telling me that z crossed to d who chested down to b whose shot was saved by f. How the individual players are coming along is what I want to hear about.

 

[Romulus]

Thankyou. When it comes to youth level these are exactly the kinds of reports, focussing on individual performances and development, that I'm always hoping to find...as opposed to those telling me that z crossed to d who chested down to b whose shot was saved by f. How the individual players are coming along is what I want to hear about.

completely agree.

 

[IGSpur]

looks like they promoted Nya Kirby(afro) and the number 8 who i thought was the best player from the U14 riga squad

Thought the same reckon the no 8 is third from right. Also is that the number 4 at the end on the right from the u14 riga games cos he looked good too

 

[TottenhamLegend]

Thankyou. When it comes to youth level these are exactly the kinds of reports, focussing on individual performances and development, that I'm always hoping to find...as opposed to those telling me that z crossed to d who chested down to b whose shot was saved by f. How the individual players are coming along is what I want to hear about.

I completely agree with you, which is why I write them like that myself!

 

[Romulus]

Thought the same reckon the no 8 is third from right. Also is that the number 4 at the end on the right from the u14 riga games cos he looked good too

i dont think the number 4 is there. i agree he looked good aswell and apparently got player of the tournament.

 

[Bofbro]

looks like they promoted Nya Kirby(afro) and the number 8 who i thought was the best player from the U14 riga squad

Was Edwards there?

 

[Spursidol]

Was Edwards there?

We do not know the squad - but think Edwards maybe too old for an u15 age tournament (born after 01.01.1999)

 

[Bofbro]

We do not know the squad - but think Edwards maybe too old for an u15 age tournament (born after 01.01.1999)

Cheers. I think he's with the England squad that play Spain Today.