Louis Posted May 5, 2014 Report Posted May 5, 2014 http://www.thefa.com/news/england/development/2014/apr/england-u17-squad-named-by-john-peacock-for-european-championship-in-malta-230414 Two Everton players named in England squad: Ryan Ledson and JonJoe Kenny. England fixtures: 9 May 17:00 BST - Malta 12 May 10:15 BST - Turkey 15 May 10:00 BST - Netherlands All games will be shown on Eurosport. http://www.uefa.com/under17/index.html Something else I've noticed. Scot Gemmill is in charge of the Scottish U17s. Matt and Ant1979 2 Quote
efc1111 Posted May 5, 2014 Report Posted May 5, 2014 Great to see two of our youngsters involved, although it makes it unlikely that Ryan Ledson will be on the bench again at Hull. It would have been good to see him get 5-10 minutes, Ant1979 1 Quote
Ant1979 Posted May 5, 2014 Report Posted May 5, 2014 Great to see two of our youngsters involved, although it makes it unlikely that Ryan Ledson will be on the bench again at Hull. It would have been good to see him get 5-10 minutes, Although it could be a blessing in a way I guess, get a full pre-season with the first team squad and be better prepared when the time comes? Or do people think that's still premature and he'll mostly stay with the youngsters next season? Quote
Shukes Posted May 5, 2014 Report Posted May 5, 2014 Great to see a few players in the squad. Has anyone watched Ledson at all? What style of player is he and is he the real thing...or rather does he look like he could be? Quote
Louis Posted May 5, 2014 Author Report Posted May 5, 2014 Great to see two of our youngsters involved, although it makes it unlikely that Ryan Ledson will be on the bench again at Hull. It would have been good to see him get 5-10 minutes, Martinez rates him. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-starlet-ryan-ledson-7074931 “He has done really well and has deserved the opportunity to be in the first team squad,” said boss Roberto Martinez. “It was a very close call to him coming on to make his first team debut and it’s a shame now that he needs to join England under-17s. It’s an official tournament, England has priority and Ryan is the captain at that level. “But he has benefitted from the experience he has had with the first team and we have all been very impressed with Ryan’s development this season and his appearances for the under-21s. “He is a young man with a very bright future and we want to see that development continue and give him the opportunity he deserves. “He’s a player destined to be part of the School of Science.” Quote
thoward18 Posted May 5, 2014 Report Posted May 5, 2014 I really hope people keep in perspective that Barkley is the exception to the rule. Deulofeu was the best player in the U20 World Cup last year, Barcelona's best homegrown talent since Messi, and even still he's only a rotation player at Everton right now. Ledson's a tremendous talent but he's only 16. Especially if we're improving our ambitions in terms CL and such, it could be another 3-5 years before he's really a factor. Next year I could see him getting into a few cup games but I hope Everton loan him out to a great League One side or a solid Championship side. Quote
Louis Posted May 9, 2014 Author Report Posted May 9, 2014 Ledson named as captain, Kenny starts. http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2014/matches/live/index.html?day=38&session=1&match=2014112 Quote
Lowensda Posted May 9, 2014 Report Posted May 9, 2014 Patrick Roberts puts them 1-0 up. I want Everton to buy him. Now. Loan him back for a season (Fulham) Quote
Steve_E Posted May 9, 2014 Report Posted May 9, 2014 Great play from Ledson here. Cooke misses. Quote
Steve_E Posted May 9, 2014 Report Posted May 9, 2014 Hard to tell too much about Ledson and Kenny from this game. Ledson played as the holding midfielder, but defensively he wasn't really challenged. England always had enough people back to deal with Malta's sporadic counters, they were always low on numbers as well. I can't even say whether he's quick or not, cause I don't think he's had to full on sprint once this game. He flashed some of his on-ball ability though. Played a couple of long diagonal balls that were spot on and he played some lovely one touch football through the middle a couple of times. One of the best segments of the game was when he ran with the ball towards goal, passed it forward and immediately received the ball back, and in one touch played a third man through on goal. Kenny played right back and was hardly noticeable. Barely had any defending to do and didn't offer much going forward. Mostly just stayed out of the final third as well. Doesn't look like a Premier League talent to me. Apart from Ledson and Roberts, I also liked Joshua Onomah (plays for Spurs), Joshua Sims (plays for Southampton) and Joseph Gomez (plays for Charlton apparently, perhaps he could be interesting to us as well). Quote
Louis Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Posted May 12, 2014 http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2014/matches/live/index.html?day=39&session=1&match=2014117 Kenny and Ledson start vs. Turkey. It's currently 1-1. Quote
Lowensda Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 Solanke, i like the look of. Reminds me of Diego Costa! Quote
Lowensda Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 This has become common place - Assist by Roberts (England) Quote
Louis Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Posted May 12, 2014 Solanke, i like the look of. Reminds me of Diego Costa! hmm.. Quote
Steve_E Posted May 14, 2014 Report Posted May 14, 2014 this baffles me regarding kenny have you ever seen him play other than that comp on the telly. He's 17 yrs old He can play midfield and centre back you won't notice him at right back if he has nothing to do. The lad has a great engine on him you can't say he doesn't look like a premier player at his age. It's just being realistic. 80% or more of these players you'll never hear of again. Have a look at the England squads for this tournament in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and tell me how many you know for reasons other than "he played for Everton". Only the very best, the ones that combine talent and attitude, make it and Kenny didn't have any standout attributes I could see. Quote
Steve_E Posted May 14, 2014 Report Posted May 14, 2014 so that's a no then you haven't seen him play. He's 17 so let's wait and see. Of course I haven't seen him play other than these two games. That doesn't mean you can't immediately tell that he doesn't have any outstanding qualities. If he were of possible PL quality, you'd have noticed pretty easily. Quote
Matt Posted May 14, 2014 Report Posted May 14, 2014 Of course I haven't seen him play other than these two games. That doesn't mean you can't immediately tell that he doesn't have any outstanding qualities. If he were of possible PL quality, you'd have noticed pretty easily. PL quality.... That's a very difficult thing to quantify. I mean, Titus Bramble. Quote
Guest blueboy122 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Posted May 14, 2014 PL quality.... That's a very difficult thing to quantify. I mean, Titus Bramble. Tom Cleverly Quote
Louis Posted May 15, 2014 Author Report Posted May 15, 2014 Lost 0-2 to Netherlands today. Ledson © and Kenny both played the whole game. Will play Portugal in the semi final on 18th. Scotland will play Netherlands in the other semi final. Quote
Louis Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Posted May 18, 2014 At 16:30 BST, England will play Portugal in teh semi finals. It'll be shown on Eurosport. Gemmill's Scotland have also reached the semis and will play the Dutch. Steve_E 1 Quote
Louis Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Posted May 18, 2014 Ledson and Kenny start. Portugal have won 9 consecutive competitive games. Quote
MikeO Posted May 18, 2014 Report Posted May 18, 2014 Ledson and Kenny start. Portugal have won 9 consecutive competitive games. 1-0 England! Completely under the cosh in the first half but we take the lead. Quote
GoodisonRoad Posted May 18, 2014 Report Posted May 18, 2014 Great goal from solanki to put England 1-0 up Quote
GoodisonRoad Posted May 18, 2014 Report Posted May 18, 2014 Another immense goal from Roberts. Bit fortunate with the finish but great run. Hope bobbys sniffing round him, looks a top prospect. Quote
Louis Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Posted May 18, 2014 It surpised me that it was 0-0 at half time, the final score was 2-0 to England.. although it was a pretty close game. England will meet Scotland or Netherlands in the final. Quote
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