The Spurs Youth Thread - 2017/2018

[coys200]

Amazing that’s kane at 15. Couldn’t for one second imagine he would turn into the beast he is now.

 

[coys200]

Pritchard looks about 8 ??

 

[Blake Griffin]

already posted the goals but a couple more clips worth watching -

20:55 parrott hits the post
38:40 parrott has shot saved after a brilliant piece of play by chay cooper
54:50 parrott hits the bar

we were much better than juve again and could easily have blown them away. markanday(who was very good) also hit the post as well as missing a great chance(both headers) and bennett missed at the end from a parrott cross but it looked like the ball bounced up on him a little bit.

 

[kmk]

Can someone post the results from this tournament with the Spurs scorers please?

 

[Luka Van der Bale]

Early days I know, and anything can happen, but fuck me Parrott looks good.

 

[thefierycamel]

He doesn't really look like kane, just a kid who has an excellent finish on him - like most strikers at decent clubs do. His dribbling and first touch actually look more natural than harry's. Might as well call him the next suarez or lewandowski.

 

[Hakkz]

He doesn't really look like kane, just a kid who has an excellent finish on him - like most strikers at decent clubs do. His dribbling and first touch actually look more natural than harry's. Might as well call him the next suarez or lewandowski.

 

[coys200]

He doesn't really look like kane, just a kid who has an excellent finish on him - like most strikers at decent clubs do. His dribbling and first touch actually look more natural than harry's. Might as well call him the next suarez or lewandowski.

There will obviously be comparisons to Kane as there will be for any striker of decent size we produce in the next 30 years. But the classic No 9 who has size touch and goal scoring ability in the modern game is indeed a rare thing. In the PL there’s only really kane Lukaku morata(when on form). Anway as said long way to go but still pretty exciting.

 

[Spurzinho]

Kane's game has changed quite a bit, when he was 16 he wasn't using his brute physicality to bully players like he does now. He was mostly using his movement off the ball, dropping deep, linking things together.etc He was very much a false 9 type like Totti. Kane relied on the pace of the likes of Fredericks on the right, McBride on the left and Oyenuga up front to provide the penetration.

Parrott looks a lot more like Kane does now than Kane did at a similar age. Don't know what one can deduce from that but there you go.

 

[guru]

There will obviously be comparisons to Kane as there will be for any striker of decent size we produce in the next 30 years. But the classic No 9 who has size touch and goal scoring ability in the modern game is indeed a rare thing. In the PL there’s only really kane Lukaku morata(when on form). Anway as said long way to go but still pretty exciting.

Agree but such a long way to go , physically dominating at the moment , we had this with kudus , shaq coulthirst , Ryan Loft , Harrison , kaziah sterling, Reo Griffiths , all bigger and stronger then their team mates at a young early age (16) . The fact he has been brought in means he will be given more chances , but don’t think we should get carried away and Expect too much from him . But good luck to the lad

 

[coys200]

Agree but such a long way to go , physically dominating at the moment , we had this with kudus , shaq coulthirst , Ryan Loft , Harrison , kaziah sterling, Reo Griffiths , all bigger and stronger then their team mates at a young early age (16) . The fact he has been brought in means he will be given more chances , but don’t think we should get carried away and Expect too much from him . But good luck to the lad

But I don’t think he is exactly a monster physicality like Griffiths. A good size but not that big that he can really bully. Personally think there’s a lot more to it than size. As said before if he gets a chance early with Ireland and carries on this scoring ratio he will be hard for Poch to ignore.

 

[JamieSpursCommunityUser]

Agree but such a long way to go , physically dominating at the moment , we had this with kudus , shaq coulthirst , Ryan Loft , Harrison , kaziah sterling, Reo Griffiths , all bigger and stronger then their team mates at a young early age (16) . The fact he has been brought in means he will be given more chances , but don’t think we should get carried away and Expect too much from him . But good luck to the lad

Based on the Ireland U17 matches, I'd say his touch, technique, finishing, mentality and confidence are ahead of all of the above, and he plays with real fire, instinct, and personality which Poch will love.

I can see him being fast tracked to the U23s during next season.

He'll need that challenge, as you say, to test himself without the physical advantage.

 

[WindyCOYS]

Based on the Ireland U17 matches, I'd say his touch, technique, finishing, mentality and confidence are ahead of all of the above, and he plays with real fire, instinct, and personality which Poch will love.

I can see him being fast tracked to the U23s during next season.

He'll need that challenge, as you say, to test himself without the physical advantage.

Even from the little I've seen he looks miles ahead of Loft, Oyenyga, Griffiths and Coulthirst technically at a similar age, and much more of an all-rounder than Harrison. Sterling looked really impressive at that age; he and Edwards looked similarly talented IMO.

Of course, it's too early to tell how Parrott will translate this to Under-18 and then Under-23 football.

 

[EQP]

Really happy for him!! Been following his coaching career and i'm sure he'll do great for the U15's.

http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/apr/05/justin-cochrane-joins-as-england-u15-head-coach-050418

NEW ENGLAND U15S HEAD COACH JUSTIN COCHRANE EXPLAINS HIS COACHING JOURNEY SO FAR
Following his appointment as England men's U15s head coach this week, Justin Cochrane writes about his coaching inspiration and what he hopes to bring to his new role with the Young Lions.
Thursday 05 Apr 2018


I still remember it now, my first day at Tottenham Hotspur and working with Chris Ramsey in the academy.
That was the key moment for me, when I knew that coaching was the path I wanted to go down.
I’d always been interested in coaching, right back to when I was 17-years-old and an apprentice at QPR and I started an U10s grassroots team in my local area of Edmonton, north London.
Justin Cochrane

• Role: England Men's U15s head coach
• Born: Hackney, 26/02/82
• Clubs: QPR, Hayes, Crewe Alexandra, Rotherham United, Yeovil Town, Millwall, Rushden & Diamonds, Aldershot, Hayes & Yeading, Boreham Wood
• Coaching: Tottenham Hotspur Academy (2009-2018)

We started that team from scratch after putting an advert in the local paper for people who wanted to join. It was a mixed team in terms of ability, but they stayed together for four or five years after that.
It was a really good time and it gave me my first grounding in coaching young players and I just retained an interest from there.
A few years later after I’d left QPR and had been playing in non-League with Hayes, I signed for Crewe Alexandra, a club who has a reputation for developing young players.
We were in the Championship at the time, but looking back at it now, everything was run in a development type of way and I remember my first training session was taken by Steve Holland, who is now the England assistant coach.
I was only 21 myself and there were only a couple of players older than me in the squad but the methods that were applied there, I used in my career when I started coaching so I’ve always had that development mind and wanted to help young players fulfill their potential.
Now, I’m very excited to be taking on the role as head coach for England U15s.

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I've learnt so much during my years working with the young players at Spurs

It’s a new challenge and one that I’m ready for. Over the last nine years with Spurs, I’ve been fortunate to work with some very talented players and now I’m looking forward to coaching the best from across the country and learning more from the staff.
I’ve been very lucky to work at Tottenham under some great staff, people such as John McDermott and Chris Ramsey and they’ve all helped me on my coaching journey so far.
Going back to that first day with Chris, he made it clear that it’s about developing an individual who can play within a team. What happens in a match in terms of results wasn’t necessarily the key or what we were looking for.
He wanted Tottenham to produce the best young players who could play in a certain style and felt if we played with that style and developed young players, the result would be winning games.
We always played an attacking game and tried to out-score the opponents, so as a coach there was no pressure to go and win the games – it was all about producing young players.

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In action for Aldershot back in 2009

As a coach, I’m very passionate and enthusiastic and I like to build good relationships with the players so that they want to listen, learn and understand.
I'd like to play an attacking style of football and give the players freedom to make their own decisions. As a coach you have to be flexible and adapt to the type of players that you work with.
The style with which we played at Tottenham mirrors some of the England DNA too, so I’d like to think there’s some crossover there.
At Tottenham, I worked with players at U12, U14, U16 and then U23 level, so I experienced the different stages of the developmental cycle and a number of those players have gone on to represent the national team in a variety of age groups.
My first trip with the U15s comes later this month, when I’m joining the staff and squad for a trip to Italy. It’ll just be in an observational capacity, seeing how Kevin Betsy and Tom Curtis and the other staff on the trip work together and with the players.
And then, I just can’t wait to hopefully continue the good work that’s been already been done.
Are you interested in coaching and developing young players? Find out more about which course could set you on your coaching pathway.

By Justin CochraneEngland U15s head coachat St. George's Park

 

[taidgh]

Really happy for him!! Been following his coaching career and i'm sure he'll do great for the U15's.

http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/apr/05/justin-cochrane-joins-as-england-u15-head-coach-050418

Ramsey seems to have been a great appointment for our academy. Every piece that mentions him sings his praises.

 

[JRSG]

Seems like Ramsey is putting some decent foundations in at QPR that will serve them well in the long term too.

 

[Westmorlandspur]

Ben Wilmot withdrawn from Stevenage squad for the weekend as club say a transfer is close to being agreed for when the window opens. Both ourselves and Arsenal have been after him . No doubt we will find out shortly.

 

[coys200]

That’s his dad best mate apparantly.

 

[coys200]

Sorry appears he’s a hammer wum ?

 

[danielneeds]

Kane's game has changed quite a bit, when he was 16 he wasn't using his brute physicality to bully players like he does now. He was mostly using his movement off the ball, dropping deep, linking things together.etc He was very much a false 9 type like Totti. Kane relied on the pace of the likes of Fredericks on the right, McBride on the left and Oyenuga up front to provide the penetration.

Parrott looks a lot more like Kane does now than Kane did at a similar age. Don't know what one can deduce from that but there you go.

You tend to get a crazy physicality with Irish kids, or those with Irish parentage, who played the Gaelic sports as well as football growing up. Makes them incredibly tough and able to use their body. Don't know if this is the case with Parrott, but wouldn't surprise me.