The All New Spurs U21, U18 & Other Youth News Thread

[wiggo24]

We've beaten Lorient 1-0

 

[looklikemodric]

It's not. I've seen other pictures and it's the same kit. I'm pretty sure the kit has to be the same as the senior kit anyway.

This is why I stear clear of instagram. filtering photos upsetting my already fragile eyes!

Cheers for clearing it up though buddy.

 

[Spursidol]

We've beaten Lorient 1-0

Yes !

Understand Josh Onomah scored the only goal of the game

Match pictures on facebook here :

CTB Henri Guérin ‏@CTBHenriGuerin ·12 mins
#TNU21 Photos du match entre les @SpursOfficial et le @FCLorientOff sur le facebook du @CTBHenriGuerin : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Centre-Technique-Bretagne-Henri-Guerin/200522513316127 …

 

[looklikemodric]

Agreed - but Yahays has been playing with the Nigerian u20 team (after becoming well known with their u17 team) so I thought he might well play with Spurs u21's - but no rush if he starts with Spurs u19's or even the Spurs u18's and the coaches see how things go - as you say he's 16 so no rush. It may also be that he simply trains for a few weeks oplaying behind closed doors freindlies before going on loan to Celta Vigo.

he has definetely signed mate, he has been at the training ground and he is due as you say to go back on loan to celta Vigo. He is training with us until the end of august though.

I havent delved too deep but I think its a work permit criteria as to the reasoning of him returning to spain. Nothing to do with ability.

 

[looklikemodric]

Yes !

Understand Josh Onomah scored the only goal of the game

Get in there onomah! that will do nicely

 

[Spursidol]

he has definetely signed mate, he has been at the training ground and he is due as you say to go back on loan to celta Vigo. He is training with us until the end of august though.

I havent delved too deep but I think its a work permit criteria as to the reasoning of him returning to spain. Nothing to do with ability.

Thanks - agree with you on the work permit front. It maybe that he can only train with Spurs and cannot play in any competitive matches (although not sure about that outside the UK) which is why I'm hesitant to say he could definitely play in the u21 tournament or next week's u19 tournament (both outside UK), I just don't know the detailed rules !

 

[Spursidol]

Ayodele Amos ‏@AmosAyoalaka ·
#Spursu18 beat # QPR U18 4-2 at the training ground earlier today #preseason 12:55 PM - 26 Jul 2014 ·


Jayy ‏@_gloryboyjay (Jaden Brown - u16 left sided defender)
another full game & another good performance, beat qpr

Good result and work out for an u18 team - I understand one or two u16's played but don't know the full team.

 

[L-man]

Does anyone know when the fixture list for U21s is released and if any indication is given to the location?

I know sometimes the location of the game can change in youth games but I can easily get to Stevenage and would like to get to a couple of U21 games before I go back to Uni, if we actually play there.

 

[Spursidol]

@AmosAyoalakaUnmute @AmosAyoalakaB Spurs Idol ‏@SpursIdol,
Thanks for the update - did Luke play ? Do you know the rst of the team ?


Ayodele Amos ‏@AmosAyoalaka ·2 mins
@lillywhiterose @Spursidol @_gloryboyjay No, lots of changes at 70 mins point, Yaya Musa the Nigeria U17s also came in as a sub #COYS

 

[loaderspurs]

@AmosAyoalakaUnmute @AmosAyoalakaB Spurs Idol ‏@SpursIdol,
Thanks for the update - did Luke play ? Do you know the rst of the team ?


Ayodele Amos ‏@AmosAyoalaka ·2 mins
@lillywhiterose @Spursidol @_gloryboyjay No, lots of changes at 70 mins point, Yaya Musa the Nigeria U17s also came in as a sub #COYS

I may be being dense but luke....
This also confirms what LLM said about Yahaya having signed and training at club.

 

[Spursidol]

Does anyone know when the fixture list for U21s is released and if any indication is given to the location?

I know sometimes the location of the game can change in youth games but I can easily get to Stevenage and would like to get to a couple of U21 games before I go back to Uni, if we actually play there.

Fixtures released next week I heard. That may or may not show location, that info quite likely to be added later

 

[Spursidol]

I may be being dense but luke....
This also confirms what LLM said about Yahaya having signed and training at club.

Luke = Luke Amos - i was tweeting with his father.

LLM and his agent - posted the article a few pages back

 

[Spursidol]

@AmosAyoalakaUnmute @AmosAyoalakaB Spurs Idol ‏@SpursIdol,
Thanks for the update - did Luke play ? Do you know the rst of the team ?


Ayodele Amos ‏@AmosAyoalaka ·2 mins
@lillywhiterose @Spursidol @_gloryboyjay No, lots of changes at 70 mins point, Yaya Musa the Nigeria U17s also came in as a sub #COYS

Ayodele Amos ‏@AmosAyoalaka ·@SpursIdol
yes Luke play 70 mins, all the scholars both first and second year are all involved apart from Kyle, Cameron and Anton with u21s 1:56 PM - 26 Jul 2014 · Details


All good practice for Eurofoot next weekend - where the tournament mnatches are (I think) 70 minutes as the team plays twice a day

 

[loaderspurs]

Luke = Luke Amos - i was tweeting with his father.

LLM and his agent - posted the article a few pages back

I know there had been quotes from his agent etc, but what I meant was there have been no official confirmations, or larger news agencies picking up on the story. It was all the smaller/less reliable sites that had reported on it so I was unsure until I hear he had played for a youth team or I saw pics of him in a spurs short for example. A comparison is it was quite widely reported when we signed Coulibaly/ceballos.

 

[Spursidol]

I know there had been quotes from his agent etc, but what I meant was there have been no official confirmations, or larger news agencies picking up on the sorry. It was all the smaller/less reliable sites that had reported on it so I was unsure until I hear he had played for a youth team or I saw pics of him in a spurs short for example. A comparison is it was quite widely reported when we signed Coulibaly/ceballos.

Agree with all that - its comfortimg to know that' Musa Yahaya has actually beeen seen by a credible source playing for Spurs.

 

[L-man]

At London Road.

McEvoy starts for Peterborough, will provide updates in his thread in the Loan sub-forum

 

[nidge]

At London Road.

McEvoy starts for Peterborough, will provide updates in his thread in the Loan sub-forum

Cheers. It will be interesting to see how he gets on at that level.

For everyone else the loan thread is http://www.spurscommunity.co.uk/index.php?threads/kenneth-mcevoy-peterborough.110771/

 

[spursfan77]

Matthew Wellls, our new u21 coach, also worked att Mike Academy. A few vids of his coaching :some basic to the kids

Nike Academy Tactics: Playing from the back

Nike Academy Tactics: Defensive midfielder on the ball .

Nike Academy Tactics: Wingers' Movement Off the Ball .

Nike Academy Tactics: Attacking the channels .


For those suffering from insomnia - or a desire to understand the basics of football coaching - there are another few videos and articles by Matt Wells on this link http://performance.fourfourtwo.com/experts/matt-wells

That defensive midfielder video shows why Pochettino doesn't want Sandro as his DM. His passing isn't good enough. I think he will play Capoue there as this video kind of sounds how I imagine Pochettino will want him DM to play

 

[Spursidol]

The u16's also had success against QPR in a preseason match

jack roles ‏@JRoles8 ·21 mins
Beat QPR 3-1, scored a banging half volley #COYS

 

[Spursidol]

That defensive midfielder video shows why Pochettino doesn't want Sandro as his DM. His passing isn't good enough. I think he will play Capoue there as this video kind of sounds how I imagine Pochettino will want him DM to play

Agree, and its also probably why we are linked with Morgan who can pass well as well as play a DM role. Of our ex-Academy players Ryan Mason has shown he can tackle as well as pass, I'd really like to see if Poch will take him on as a project as he appears to be keeping fit now after a torid few years.

This video (and the others I posted) are also very encouraging about the appointment of Matt wells as u21 coach - he's good at explaing the basics of how the players should be playing, and is very much showing his Spurs pedigree of play. He's looking a better appointment than I first thought