[Maksimov]

I just noticed that Chelsea's youngsters are playing for a place in the Milk Cup(junior section) final today. They've played three matches so far and they've won all three of them. They've scored 11 goals and have yet to concede a goal.

http://www.nimilkcup...x=23&tabid=3575

[Maksimov]

Chelsea's youngsters won their semi final 4-0 and will face Cruz Azul's youngsters in the final. They've scored 15 goals in four matches and haven't conceded a single goal yet. Cruz Azul probably has had tougher matches. They haven't lost any matches, but they've played one draw and won one match on penalties and they've even conceded goals. I'm no expert on the youth teams that are playing in the competition, but I assume that Cruz Azul will be Chelsea's toughest opponent so far. It's a big Mexican club, so I assume they've got some pretty skillful players already in that age group.

This post has been edited by Maksimov: 29 July 2010 - 10:01 PM

[maddoo]

Maksimov, on 29 July 2010 - 10:00 PM, said:

Chelsea's youngsters won their semi final 4-0 and will face Cruz Azul's youngsters in the final. They've scored 15 goals in four matches and haven't conceded a single goal yet. Cruz Azul probably has had tougher matches. They haven't lost any matches, but they've played one draw and won one match on penalties and they've even conceded goals. I'm no expert on the youth teams that are playing in the competition, but I assume that Cruz Azul will be Chelsea's toughest opponent so far. It's a big Mexican club, so I assume they've got some pretty skillful players already in that age group.

Easy in the end Maksimov,Chelsea ran out 3-0 winners this afternoon,not bad 18 scored and none conceded.First trophy this season may there be lots more.

[Maksimov]

maddoo, on 30 July 2010 - 05:29 PM, said:

Easy in the end Maksimov,Chelsea ran out 3-0 winners this afternoon,not bad 18 scored and none conceded.First trophy this season may there be lots more.

Very impressive stats. I wonder why there's nothing about it on the official site...

[north stand]

Squad: 1. Mitchell Beeney, 2. Jonathan Muleba, 3. Alistair Gordon, 4. Jordan Houghton, 5. Samuel Bangura, 6. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 7. Ismail Serema, 8. John Swift, 9. Reece Mitchell, 10. Lewis Baker, 11. George Cole, 12. Walter Figueira, 13. Ben Killip, 14. Joel Tamina, 15. Jess Starkey, 16. Fankaty Dabo, 17. Ambrose Gnahore, 18. Reiss Awuah

Results:
3-0 vs South Coast Bayern (Loftus-Cheek x2, Seremba)
7-0 vs Co. Armagh (Baker ‘pen, Loftus-Cheek x2, Mitchell, Seremba, Figueira x2)
1-0 vs Co. Tyrone (Mitchell)
4-0 vs Dundalk 93 (Gordon, Cole x2, Mitchell)
3-0 vs Cruz Azul (Mitchell, Swift, Baker ‘pen)

[Planet Drogba]

Maksimov, on 30 July 2010 - 06:19 PM, said:

Very impressive stats. I wonder why there's nothing about it on the official site...

Maybe because it's U14? Not sure really, it's quite an achievement.

[dkw]

north stand, on 30 July 2010 - 07:14 PM, said:

Squad: 1. Mitchell Beeney, 2. Jonathan Muleba, 3. Alistair Gordon, 4. Jordan Houghton, 5. Samuel Bangura, 6. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 7. Ismail Serema, 8. John Swift, 9. Reece Mitchell, 10. Lewis Baker, 11. George Cole, 12. Walter Figueira, 13. Ben Killip, 14. Joel Tamina, 15. Jess Starkey, 16. Fankaty Dabo, 17. Ambrose Gnahore, 18. Reiss Awuah

Results:
3-0 vs South Coast Bayern (Loftus-Cheek x2, Seremba)
7-0 vs Co. Armagh (Baker ‘pen, Loftus-Cheek x2, Mitchell, Seremba, Figueira x2)
1-0 vs Co. Tyrone (Mitchell)
4-0 vs Dundalk 93 (Gordon, Cole x2, Mitchell)
3-0 vs Cruz Azul (Mitchell, Swift, Baker ‘pen)

Theres some awesome names in there...I hope these 2 end up in the first team. "Go on Cheeky"

[north stand]

Video of the final

http://news.bbc.co.u...all/8873974.stm

[J.C.B]

John Swift looks like he's got great potential, look forward to seeing more of him.

[Liam]

Maksimov, on 30 July 2010 - 06:19 PM, said:

Very impressive stats. I wonder why there's nothing about it on the official site...

You'd have to wonder about the quality of the opposition. I could probably have played for Dundalk 93 at that age.

[dkw]

Liam, on 31 July 2010 - 09:09 PM, said:

You'd have to wonder about the quality of the opposition. I could probably have played for Dundalk 93 at that age.

You can only beat whats in front of you. Im sure the players involved arent gonna feel it was a waste of time because they arent the best teams in the world they beat.

[Maksimov]

Liam, on 31 July 2010 - 09:09 PM, said:

You'd have to wonder about the quality of the opposition.

I did wonder about it, but I also thought that 18 goals scored and none conceded is still an impressive record no matter how you look at it. Especially for U-14 boys because it shows they're disciplined enough to defend well all through the match. If you're better than your opponent, young boys like that can easily lose concentration and you can easily concede a goal if you start being sloppy.

[MKBlue]

Maksimov, on 30 July 2010 - 06:19 PM, said:

Very impressive stats. I wonder why there's nothing about it on the official site...

Call me cynical if you will, but perhaps it's because there's no money to be made from it.