The benefit of the FA Youth Cup Final being a two-legged affair means that one can analyse both teams in the time between matches, and the first meeting typically throws up a lot of talking points ahead of the deciding ninety minutes. For both Chelsea and Aston Villa, this bank holiday weekend will have been [...]
Continue reading …And so, on the 34th and final matchday of the Dutch Eredivisie season, it came to be. FC Twente secured their first league title in over 80 years with a 2-0 win away to NAC Breda, with the crucial second, clinching goal scored by Miroslav Stoch. It’s been a season of ups and downs for [...]
Continue reading …A sensational effort from Jeffrey Bruma gave Chelsea’s youth team a deserved draw in the first leg of the 2009/10 FA Youth Cup Final and perhaps the nod in a tight battle ahead of next week’s second leg. Villa held a first half lead but the Blues were good value for the result and might [...]
Continue reading …The FA Youth Cup is widely revered as one of the most prestigious youth competitions in all of football. That’s not just an opinion held by the ego-centric English, but one proffered by a number of foreigners who have experienced it, be it at a playing, managerial, or administrative level. For the second time in [...]
Continue reading …With the FA Youth Cup Final edging ever closer, CFCnet takes a look inside the two teams and the match ahead. In the first part of our preview for the Final, we take a look at how both teams are set to line up, and how they compare to the Semi Final match-up of 2008.
Continue reading …With just two weeks left of the football season, late April often sees fates decided across England and indeed Europe. This weekend’s loan action sees relegation confirmed for one Chelsea youngster, which in turn ensures safety for another.
Continue reading …Chelsea returned to home weekend Under-18 action for the first time in a month to host Cardiff City in a rescheduled fixture which had been affected by the FA Youth Cup run. With the first leg of the Final looming large this week, a rotated squad allowed for Bobby Devyne to take the opportunity to [...]
Continue reading …Today, Brentford and Chelsea confirmed that the Blues’ reserve fixtures will no longer be played at Griffin Park following the expiration of their three year contract. Where the club plays its second string fixtures is still up in the air, but a more intriguing development could be at hand.
Continue reading …A much rotated Chelsea Under-18 team lost 3-2 to Leicester City on Saturday morning as the league campaign draws nearer to its conclusion, but with Arsenal comfortably clear at the top of Group A, attentions have understandably been turned towards the jewel in the crown of the Academy season – The FA Youth Cup Final.
Continue reading …It’s not been the greatest 2010 so far for Miroslav Stoch, and he’ll be amongst the first to tell you that himself. His domestic form has dried up – particularly in front of goal – and he’s struggled with injury, but all of that can firmly be put in the past after returning to the [...]
Continue reading …This week’s loan round-up sees the inclusion of the latest on the youth team, who returned to action this past weekend with a 2-0 victory at Portsmouth. On the loan front, Miroslav Stoch is a game closer to becoming a Dutch champion, whilst big games lie ahead for almost all of the club’s other youngsters [...]
Continue reading …Those are your headlines from a busy week of loan action as the season approaches the final weeks. In an up and down seven days, some have impressed, some have struggled, and some have returned to action after being sidelined.
Continue reading …To compliment Phil Rolfe’s excellent Youth reports, CFCnet reader “Beth in Texas” has provided an update to Phil’s coverage of the Dallas Cup. I am sad to report that the little boys did not get through, but not for lack of trying. They won yesterday 1-0 but needed to two to advance. And I have to [...]
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