WBA / FAYC / Thu 27th 7pm / on YouTube & FA Player / FA Youth Cup QF.

[Bob Hope]

Gorman hattrick 6:0

 

[Delphinho]

Gorman is very promising. Only 16 and looks like a mix of Foden and Bernardo. Deadly from long range, great in small spaces and works so hard defensively

 

[MCFCFanTX]

Anyone have a brief scouting report on Gorman?

Edit: Just saw the post above

 

[cleavers]

Do we know who we play in the SF ?

 

[BeerIsTheBest]

Watched the game. Men against boys really. Gorman excellent

 

[oldius]

Great performance.

 

[Deepest Blue]

Do we know who we play in the SF ?

Watford through already
Arsenal/United tomorrow
Villa/Plymouth being played mid March.

No draw yet.

 

[cleavers]

Watford through already
Arsenal/United tomorrow
Villa/Plymouth being played mid March.

No draw yet.

Thanks, sometime the draw for later is already made for the later rounds.

 

[Marvin.]

I watched a little of this but it bored me because it was a non-contest. City were just strolling around. The U20s South American tournament was astonishingly physical and intense, dangerously so. This was like a toned down training game.

 

[Centurions]

I watched a little of this but it bored me because it was a non-contest. City were just strolling around. The U20s South American tournament was astonishingly physical and intense, dangerously so. This was like a toned down training game.

Agreed, which is why the jump from youth football in this country is so huge. South American players can come over and look like they fit into the PL from the off because of the higher physicality over there. Any player who makes it from our academy into our 1st team has to be exceptional, it's also the reason people get so disappointed when someone doesn't make it with us and has to go out on loan or outright sold.

 

[bluemanc16]

Finley Gorman reminds of a young Jack Wilshire, very clever footballer in finding the space around the edge of the box

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Jack Wilshere was one of the most over rated, hyped up players of his generation.

 

['alifax Blue]

Watford away in semi-final

 

[90s blue brother]

Man United final at old Trafford would be class experience for the lads, big win in front of 50k plus crowd.

Watford won’t have wanted that draw after same draw in 3rd round last year put them out with a brilliant performance. Can’t see outcome being much different this year

 

[WallyA]

Isnt the Youth Cup an U18 tournament, so your gonna get mainly 17 year olds, maybe some 16.

The U20 South American tournament probably has mostly 19 year olds.

2 years can make a big difference in terms of what intensity a kid can bring in over 90 mins.

I think a more fair comparison to the U20 tournament is the U21 League at the very least, which is also mostly 19 year olds.

That being said, I partially agree that there is more "fight" in south america so the kids develop some steel.

English academy players can look a little bit like they are just out there to play a game for fun.

 

[citydad]

Aston Villa v man utd on YouTube now 7pm kick off. Should we overcome Watford next Thursday away 10th April we play the winners of this in the Final and we would be away in that match. Current score 15 mins in 1-0 to villa.

 

[hfc]

Aston Villa v man utd on YouTube now 7pm kick off. Should we overcome Watford next Thursday away 10th April we play the winners of this in the Final and we would be away in that match. Current score 15 mins in 1-0 to villa.

Villa won on pens.

 

[citydad]

Villa won on pens.

Yes just saw it. Think utd team that played tonight would beat their first team!
Looking forward to going Watford next week will be a good night and hopefully a trip to villa for final.

 

[Deepest Blue]

From the bit I saw on YouTube the Rag away fans made far more noise than the Villa lot.
Respect to those Rags. Still hate the fuckers though.