Arsenal’s Under 18’s finished third in this weekends Toomey Tournament after a 1-0 defeat to Southend ended their chances of winning the title. However, they made up for their lackluster performance on day one by thrashing Fulham 4-0 to secure a third place finish.
Day One – Arsenal 0-1 Southend
After Everton edged out Fulham in the early kick off, both Arsenal and Southend knew their potential final opponents. Steve Bould anticipated his side would reach the final so selected an under strength XI for the first fixture of the competition. There was a debut for Sean McDermott between the sticks while Roarie Deacon, Chuks Aneke and Benik Afobe made up a very young lineup.
Arsenal began well and nearly had the lead in the opening minutes. Conor Henderson forced former Gunner Daniel Bentley into a terrific one handed save before Luke Ayling should have scored after a lovely passing move by Bould’s boys. Luke Freeman then had an effort poked off the line, and as the visitors stepped things up, Roarie Deacon nearly opened his pre-season account. But the goal eluded Arsenal.
Benik Afobe and Ayling had further chances, but after the barrage of attacks, Southend sprung into action and snatched a surprise lead. Kyle Asante stormed his way through Ayling and Miquel to round McDermott and slip the ball into the net. It was the final action of the first-half.
The second period saw a quiet affair with Deacon having the only meaningful chance, but the day was always Southend’s.
Day Two – Arsenal 4-0 Fulham
Day two and game two brought an opportunity to put things right. Six changes saw Bould bring in James Shea in goal along with newly signed scholars George Brislen-Hall, Jernade Meade and Jordan Wynter. It was their first chance to impose themselves ahead of the new campaign and they did.
Conor Henderson and Luke Freeman had early chances before Meade should have scored from Brislen-Hall’s perfect pull back. At half time it seemed a similar story to game one may repeat itself but four unanswered goals proved otherwise.
Jamaican midfielder Wynter got things going when he turned home Meade’s delicate cross, and despite a brief rally from Fulham, Freeman pounced to make it 2-0. With 20 minutes left Cedric Evina rifled home from just inside the box for number three, and the rout was completed in the closing stages when Deacon’s pull back was met with force by Aneke’s right foot.
Everton clinched the Toomey Tournament trophy after beating Southend on penalties.
Article By – J.Sanderson
good work boiz keep it up
Did we get beat by Southend or Southend U18’s ?
Was Marsh-Brown playing?
How is Freeman progressing?
Who are all the guys in the pictures?
Picture One – Henderson – Wynter – Freeman
Picture Two – Evina
Picture Three – Deacon
Has afobe’s form dropped recently?
Did we get beat by Southend or Southend U18’s ? U-18s
Southend under 18’s beat us. Apparently we dominated the game but didn’t take our chances and obviously got punished.
ARSENAL BOARD SHOULD CONSIDER RIGHTS ISSUE
Kroenke and Fiszman are killing the club. These two guys are only interested in making money but not helping the club. Where is AST? Have they been bought by Kroenke and Fiszman? Wenger is a great coach but being frustrated by Kroenke and Fiszman. It is only the current board members (Kroenke and Fiszman) that have become big stumbling block towards the progress of the club. For heaven shake, why did they refuse the proposal of Usmanov to reduce the current choking debt? This board needs to rethink again and come up with a viable means of reducing this choking debt!!! Why in this modern world do you reject such offers with even a rider of underwriting the issues is not fully taken. I would like all sensible Arsenal fans globally to look at the scenario below:
Suppose the new rights of 500 million rights are issued at an issue price of 20 pounds!!! What will be the results of the issue?
Utilization of Funds Raised from Rights Issue Pounds (Mns)
New Funds 10,000
Less Emirate Stadium Loan 450
Less Apartment developments 200
Net Balance 350 mn
The club will raise a total of 10 billion pounds or 10,000 million pounds. This will definitely be raised due to underwriting of the entire rights issue. How will this amount be utilized?
Arsene will enjoy pounds 350 million in developing the club further with 50 million pounds can be used to buy new players, 100 million pounds can be used for youth and academy development that will continue to develop young talented players, 50 million pounds can be used for building the club global brand name and developing global merchandise network outlets that will continue to bring new funds through sales of arsenal merchandise in the global market.
In the net analysis, the club will still have pounds 150 for any other use with a clean book without debts at all.
Please the board members look at this and come forward with a working formula that will ensure that no single shareholder should own more than 30%. The shares can be sold to all Arsenal fans in the whole world to only Arsenal fans.
I appeal once again to the board to relook at the proposal.
J is the maidenhead game on tv.
Wynter is classed as an English player I take it. Rather than Jamacan? He’ll still be an u16 lad next season is what I understand?
wait a jamaican playing at Arsenal? i heard watt , JET are also part jamaican..is this tru?