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What I notice watching the team is that they play with no fear and they rely on a lot of individual talent, directly taking players on etc. Senior football is far more tactically restrictive. Also the physical gap is reduced, if you see England's U20s against Italy's for example, or how England...

Ingerland won the U17 World Cup as well, beat Spain 5-2 after being 2-0 down. Let's say the team is very "athletic", but players like Foden (the real diamond), Sessegnon and one or two others should be regular internationals. Sancho didn't even play as he got sent home. Only Brazil had won the...

They didn't really impress in the final but there was a bit of nerves second half. First half England had 3-4 great chances and should have made the game easier. Second Venezuela were all over them, England mostly with counters. England did well here because they play a direct and dynamic...

The kid Plizzari did well in goal today for Italy :tup:

I wonder if Venezuela consider this their next golden generation as well.

Chill out, talk about wires crossed lol.

Cerri used to look like more of a rounded striker at youth levels, although he was clearly still a tank. I think once they go into the pros they get pigeon-holed into certain roles, and obviously with Cerri being 6'3" they pump the ball up to him a lot, he's used as a foil. Favilli does get...

Youth tournament refs usually are garbage.

Italy's 3rd keeper for this tournament is a 17 year old from Milan called Andrea Plizzari, he's very good also. Italy must have a keeper factory going on right now. I'd even bet that he ends up being their next keeper if/when Donnarumma bails :D

Either team would be difficult, in different ways. - - - Updated - - - Dimarco is known as a set piece specialist.

I don't think I've ever seen a sub-Saharan African team at a youth tournament where that hasn't actually been the case :D

Dat tactical prowess versus outright athleticism.

Could be from berbers as well.

The Vikings did well.

LOL that French left back. Sign him up naoooo. Panico really is like Immobile's bro.

LOL, get good Germany.

Germany 3-2 Vanuatu wat

Whose son?

Yeah mostly defender but also the keeper's positioning shows inexperience.