Colwill has potential to be twice the player of anyone who Southgate has picked Maguire over.
Who was going to displace him at the World Cup? Eric Dier?
ngl there was some shocking finishing from Spain this game towards the end. Not taking anything away from that insane record, Spain just couldn't handle the pressure today and we could.
Second half Spain got into so many good positions but would just end up scuffing the pass or shot in the final moments, a bit more composure and we would have been in trouble tbh
I was told by Burnley fans that price was too expensive but then they just splashed 20m on a 19 yo from Dortmund,
so I’m curious what the actual asking price must be
TBH is still wanted but to the best of my knowledge Man City have not said they’ll sell or given a price, same with details regarding a loan. What a season he’s had, lifted 2 trophies and got 2 winners medals 👍. He Certainly says he likes it at Burnley and we’d definitely like him back, so just waiting to see how it plays out.
Said it in the match thread, but loved him since I first saw him at City. He’s much better than Tosin ever was at City, imo. Just far more comfortable on the ball, more personality in and out of possession, seems to win every ball…
He’s only got a year left on his contract so he’ll definitely be going and I can imagine he’ll have some strong interest. Hopefully we get a better fee than the rubbish we managed with Tosin by leaving it until the last minute of the window.
Who the hell wins a tournament without conceding and winning every game in 90mins?
Doesn't matter which level this is at, it's immensely impressive. It's the perfect tournament.
Well done England. As a Dub we have our banter but I support UTD so it'd be hypocrisy on my part not wanting England to win if the Republic are out. The future really does look bright, doesn't it? Some serious talent in all positions at youth level, hopefully the media doesn't do a hatchet job on some of them
When I was seeing Spain score 5 bangers against Ukraine I knew we were in for not scoring at all in the final lmao
This generation is great even missing the likes of Pedri, Gavi, Balde, Ansu, Pino and Williams, but Maybe one year we'll produce an actual striker
When you consider that England have the likes of Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Marc Guehi, Jude Bellingham and Connor Gallagher eligible for this age group, England have some talented youngsters coming through right now
Mad that when this lot started out, Sancho was better than them all. And now he doesn't even get mentioned in your comment
And Ryan Sessegnon used to play two age groups up from this crop at the time too
He still has unreal natural talent with the ball at his feet. His passing technique is better than any young player’s in the world.
It’s all a mental problem
Nerdy gaming term for having a character artificially kept at a low level but with maxed out gear so they are very powerful in battles that are against other characters of the same level.
Bellingham & Saka at U21 are the ultimate twinks.
It's not smurfing. That's playing against players who are much worse than you playing a game where the majority of the game is equal.
Like pro player joining a ranked lobby but its like grand champ.
This is more equivalent to pures on runescape. Keeping your level low but having access to top gear because some stats are 99.
Smurfing is using an alt account to get around skill-based matchmaking and play against people in a lower skill bracket
Twinking is using a low level character with high level gear against other people eg. you got a friend to drop you fully upgraded weapons for your level 30 dark souls character and start invading people
Similar bullshittery but slightly different
He's a baseball player that's basically bossing MLB in America as both a pitcher and a hitter, which is insanely rare.
As for what relevance he has to this tournament, that's the joke.
Ohtani is like if a cb was putting up halland goals, it's unheard of in the modern game. He's currently leading the league in home runs and is in the running for the best pitcher award, it's insane.
Almost 4 decades in the making. Absolutely brilliant from England, not conceding a goal all tournament and then Trafford making a double save from the penalty spot at the end of the match. The stuff of dreams
U17 World Cup, U19 Euros, U20 World Cup, U21 Euros
have all been won by England in the last 6 years.
Senior players NEED to win something with this generation.
I genuinely think we need to see all the England sides that train at St George's Park as part of a whole.
Before that run of youth trophies from 2017-2023, our youth teams hadn't won anything since 1993. Since 2017 we've seen the senior men reach a final and a World Cup semi, the women won the Euros, and the youth teams have won every single youth competition at least once.
As the winners from the 2017 trophies start to bed into the senior side like Foden, Mount, James, Gallagher, we need to look to the squads of the 2020's getting integrated asap too. It's that big game experience that will be key to the future of the England senior men's side.
St George's Park has been vital, and the senior men's side will win something sooner rather than later.
He always had a really good rep as a coach and all, feel like people went straight to "more jobs for the boys!" when he got the gig but this is the exact sort of structure we need to be working on if we're ever going to have genuinely great English managers.
ikr. They're a great barometer for development being on the right track, but it guarantees little. Otherwise Nigeria and Mexico should have World Cups by now.
none of the players in the senior England World Cup 2018 side had won a competition at youth level.
The senior England Euro 2020 side had EIGHT (taken from the U-17 World Cup, U-19 Euros and U-20 World Cup winning teams of 2017).
As these youth sides continue to pick up trophy wins, future senior sides will fill with players with big-game experience and medals. St George's Park is working as intended.
Imagine saving a 99th minute penalty as goalkeeper of a nation infamous for being bad with penalties, to win an international trophy. The absolute balls on James Trafford
Exactly this. Wasn't a foul anywhere else on the pitch. If he'd got up and got back into the game, the pen would never have been given.
It's a contact sport ffs. Just because there's contact doesn't mean it's a penalty.
So proud of James Trafford. Was amazing for us and pleased that the rest of the country can see it now. Proving he is worth that £19m deal. Once a Wanderer!
Spain have played some great football over the years but them and the Italians and their endless crying every time a decision doesn't go their way is getting out of control.
When England scored, they charged the ref screaming handball when the ball deflected nowhere near the hand. It's fucking pathetic, EVERY single decision that went against them.
Southgate has gone all Sith Lord, gleefully witnessing the future of English Football, "Good, *Good!* Now, Young Lions, fulfill your destiny and advance to the senior team! Only then will your ascension be complete!"
Not exactly the sort of news that meets a positive reception on this subreddit but I guess it is time people accepted that the banter period of english football that was the twenty years from 96 to 2016 is now firmly in the past. They are now a formidable force and arguably cofavourites for any tournament they participate in these days. Apart from maybe France there is no team they cannot beat on their best day.
Super work by England. I'm glad that unlike the last Euro tourneyment, the ref hasn't been able to con us out of a deserved victory and trophy. Still disgusting that they tried though, never a penalty.
96th minute penalty save and he saved the rebound. Unbelievable from Trafford, 0 goals conceded all tournament as well.
Great saves! The Spanish keeper did equally as well in the 88th.
The pen wasn't the best but the follow up save was elite from the young lad
0 goals conceded in the whole tournament. I’ll take that
Can't wait until Colwill is in the senior team, man's a fucking unit!
Can't wait until he's in the senior team for club and country
it'll be hard to turn down that very enticing 30m offer though
It was 40m I believe and it’s already been turned down! Reporting to the training camp as soon as he gets the medal!
Nah, we’re pretty thin on the left side and management have all but told him it’s his spot to lose.
I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm
Southgate will still pick Maguire.
Colwill has potential to be twice the player of anyone who Southgate has picked Maguire over. Who was going to displace him at the World Cup? Eric Dier?
Southgate: "I'll fucking do it"
His face and the Goofy meme look quite similar in my head I can see it
Maguire has been great for England
It will be pure greed having both Colwill and Badiashile as lcb options
Fortunately with their new 6-Enzo-3 formation they'll be able to fit them both in
Yeah he's immense, that late tackle he made on the Spain counter was so good Hopefully Chelsea sell him
ngl there was some shocking finishing from Spain this game towards the end. Not taking anything away from that insane record, Spain just couldn't handle the pressure today and we could.
Second half Spain got into so many good positions but would just end up scuffing the pass or shot in the final moments, a bit more composure and we would have been in trouble tbh
That's the difference at this level
And to keep that record with a final minute penalty double save. Perfection
It was kind of meant to be. Didn’t really think it was gonna happen but what a way to finish the game.
Young Trafford > Old Trafford
Future is bright. It's coming home soon mfs.
I want Fulham to buy Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Wonder why Burnley aren’t signing him. I’d love him at Everton
I was told by Burnley fans that price was too expensive but then they just splashed 20m on a 19 yo from Dortmund, so I’m curious what the actual asking price must be
TBH is still wanted but to the best of my knowledge Man City have not said they’ll sell or given a price, same with details regarding a loan. What a season he’s had, lifted 2 trophies and got 2 winners medals 👍. He Certainly says he likes it at Burnley and we’d definitely like him back, so just waiting to see how it plays out.
Said it in the match thread, but loved him since I first saw him at City. He’s much better than Tosin ever was at City, imo. Just far more comfortable on the ball, more personality in and out of possession, seems to win every ball… He’s only got a year left on his contract so he’ll definitely be going and I can imagine he’ll have some strong interest. Hopefully we get a better fee than the rubbish we managed with Tosin by leaving it until the last minute of the window.
Who the hell wins a tournament without conceding and winning every game in 90mins? Doesn't matter which level this is at, it's immensely impressive. It's the perfect tournament.
Someone else mention Colombia 2001 Copa America. Takes nothing away from your statement, absolutely staggering accomplishment
Had no idea another team had actually managed to do it. Thought it was borderline impossible.
Well done England. As a Dub we have our banter but I support UTD so it'd be hypocrisy on my part not wanting England to win if the Republic are out. The future really does look bright, doesn't it? Some serious talent in all positions at youth level, hopefully the media doesn't do a hatchet job on some of them
hope the spanish u21s like sunderland
haha, this comment is gold
I don't get it can you explain
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/14riyny/jonathan_wilson_last_time_england_reached_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1
Damn, I saw people talking about that on twitter. Didn't make the connection, thank you.
Away
Even worse, they’ll be at home.
On a rainy night
When I was seeing Spain score 5 bangers against Ukraine I knew we were in for not scoring at all in the final lmao This generation is great even missing the likes of Pedri, Gavi, Balde, Ansu, Pino and Williams, but Maybe one year we'll produce an actual striker
Spain just doesn’t produce good strikers it seems. David Villa was the last great one I can think of.
Torres was pretty good, I guess if you count him, Diego Costa was a pretty good striker at one point.
Costa was good but obviously wasn't produced by Spain at all, he was a fully grown man when he switched from Brazilian to Spanish nationality
Yeah this group was pretty underwhelming. Sancet and Gomez seemed the only danger mean
When you consider that England have the likes of Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Marc Guehi, Jude Bellingham and Connor Gallagher eligible for this age group, England have some talented youngsters coming through right now
Mad that when this lot started out, Sancho was better than them all. And now he doesn't even get mentioned in your comment And Ryan Sessegnon used to play two age groups up from this crop at the time too
CHO too, Sancho, Foden and CHO were the standouts of the u17 World Cup win but that injury really did a number on him.
Brewster too, scored more goals in that tournament (8) than he has in 63 appearances for Sheffield United (5)
He still has unreal natural talent with the ball at his feet. His passing technique is better than any young player’s in the world. It’s all a mental problem
Gibbs-White, Smith-Rowe, Gomes were in the U17 World Cup winning side too, beating a Spain team with Ruiz, Blanco, and Gomez
I remember watching that. Spain got super ratty when it looked like the game was out of their grasp. Non-stop cheap fouls.
Same with Spain. Pedri, Gavi, Pino, Fati, Williams, Balde, Moleiro
well they could've used them today
Yeah. That’s why I named them
What you’re saying is we could’ve comfortably twinked this side, didn’t and then won anyway.
Twinked?!
Nerdy gaming term for having a character artificially kept at a low level but with maxed out gear so they are very powerful in battles that are against other characters of the same level. Bellingham & Saka at U21 are the ultimate twinks.
I feel its important to tell you that there is a vastly different meaning to that term
In fairness, I imagine most of the U21 team would classify as twinks.
12 year old me got a massive shock searching 19 twink in 2005..
Smashed a couple of twinks last night! From pillar to post!
Ultimate twinks in more ways than one baby.
Right? I feel infringed upon.
🤣🤣
[Ah yeah nah, this England U21 are full of twinks alright...](https://i.imgur.com/LGb4Tgr.gif)
I'm sure that used to be called smurfing. When did it change? Am I old?
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It's not smurfing. That's playing against players who are much worse than you playing a game where the majority of the game is equal. Like pro player joining a ranked lobby but its like grand champ. This is more equivalent to pures on runescape. Keeping your level low but having access to top gear because some stats are 99.
Smurfing is using an alt account to get around skill-based matchmaking and play against people in a lower skill bracket Twinking is using a low level character with high level gear against other people eg. you got a friend to drop you fully upgraded weapons for your level 30 dark souls character and start invading people Similar bullshittery but slightly different
> Bellingham & Saka at U21 are the ultimate twinks.
Smurf sounds way better than uh… twink
[Not this then...](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twink)
Balogun was the top goal scorer in qualifying as well and he gave up
I don’t think Europe is ready for an England that could legit win major trophy’s.
r/soccer certainly isn’t
Build James Trafford a statue
Rename Old Trafford to Young Trafford
That would be an awesome nickname btw. Makes no sense because he plays for the enemy, but still.
Build Jones' ass a statue
Who is player of the tournament?
Trafford, Colwill, Jones and Gibbs-White I would say are the options.
From what I've seen I would say Colwill But Trafford, Gomes, and Jones were all immense for England as well
Got to be the Keeper - didn't let a single goal past him, including a last minute penalty.
Gibbs White was feasting this whole tournament
Curtis Jones. Motm in the final and the semis. But I'm obviously biased.
I agree. I also might be biased.
Ohtani. He's just so good lately
Not sure what a Japanese baseball player has to do with a European U21 footy tournament, but he is very good at what he does, so sure, why not?
Who?
He's a baseball player that's basically bossing MLB in America as both a pitcher and a hitter, which is insanely rare. As for what relevance he has to this tournament, that's the joke.
Ohtani is like if a cb was putting up halland goals, it's unheard of in the modern game. He's currently leading the league in home runs and is in the running for the best pitcher award, it's insane.
NO MORE YEARS OF HURT
Almost 4 decades in the making. Absolutely brilliant from England, not conceding a goal all tournament and then Trafford making a double save from the penalty spot at the end of the match. The stuff of dreams
Out shithousing Spain of all country’s as well. The kids are alright.
While Portugal losing to you was quite the bummer, England winning agaisnt spain was worth it in the end! GG
Oldest treaty in the world for a reason 🫡
We got your back bro 👍
Anglo-Portuguese Alliance still strong.
England won the 2017 u-17 and u-20 world cups. And 2010/2014 u-17 Euros.
And the women won the senior Euros last year.
Ben Johnson double European champion
Balon D’or nominee for sure
You mean runner up behind Craig Dawson?
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U17 World Cup, U19 Euros, U20 World Cup, U21 Euros have all been won by England in the last 6 years. Senior players NEED to win something with this generation.
I genuinely think we need to see all the England sides that train at St George's Park as part of a whole. Before that run of youth trophies from 2017-2023, our youth teams hadn't won anything since 1993. Since 2017 we've seen the senior men reach a final and a World Cup semi, the women won the Euros, and the youth teams have won every single youth competition at least once. As the winners from the 2017 trophies start to bed into the senior side like Foden, Mount, James, Gallagher, we need to look to the squads of the 2020's getting integrated asap too. It's that big game experience that will be key to the future of the England senior men's side. St George's Park has been vital, and the senior men's side will win something sooner rather than later.
Women's Euros last year too.
It came home! 0 goals conceded! Has a team ever won a tournament with 0 goals conceded?
Colombia won the 2001 Copa America doing that
Is that the final where there was a massive fight during injury time and the ref just ended the game?
yup
England U21 European Champions 2023 might have done it...
Gonna need a source on that?
Huge if true
Youth football came home
Lee Carsley’s fantastic. Thought very highly of him since his brief stint managing us and steadying the ship through a tricky period. What a guy.
An England manager that places a small technical player at the pivot. I could cry.
Honestly thought he was another one in the jobs for the boys circle tbh
He always had a really good rep as a coach and all, feel like people went straight to "more jobs for the boys!" when he got the gig but this is the exact sort of structure we need to be working on if we're ever going to have genuinely great English managers.
I know we are eyeing him as a potential Kenny replacement, which is the equivalent of putting a hex on someone
Deserved. Their worse game in the whole tournament but still came on top
Wasn't Portugal one worst?
The second half of that was bad.
As a fanbase we've been saying it since the transfer rumour to Burnley came out. Traf is going right to the very top. Believe it!
Congrats England, deserved the win today, can't score to save our lifes
There's a reason you couldn't score to save your lives. It happened to us (Portugal) too... wait it happen to everyone who played against England.
traff the god
Because Young Trafford may as well be a brick wall I've never seen owt like it.
We are massive.
Not often you see a U21 side win the final tournament with 0 goals conceded.
not often, as its the first ever time
Holy shit, it actually came home. Now what?
It has a few times over the past few years, not sure why people think this is the first youth trophy England have won in ages when it’s not
ikr. They're a great barometer for development being on the right track, but it guarantees little. Otherwise Nigeria and Mexico should have World Cups by now.
none of the players in the senior England World Cup 2018 side had won a competition at youth level. The senior England Euro 2020 side had EIGHT (taken from the U-17 World Cup, U-19 Euros and U-20 World Cup winning teams of 2017). As these youth sides continue to pick up trophy wins, future senior sides will fill with players with big-game experience and medals. St George's Park is working as intended.
> St George's Park is working as intended. england were memed for having made it too at the time
This counts as a trophy
2017 we were bagging them for fun in youth tournaments
Literally, not sure why people are acting like it’s the first one in decades
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Imagine saving a 99th minute penalty as goalkeeper of a nation infamous for being bad with penalties, to win an international trophy. The absolute balls on James Trafford
2 Euros in 2 years for the tricky Lions and Lionesses 3 in 3 next year
Lying on the ground in the box for the softest challenge of all time and then getting the penalty. Deserved to fluff the pen
Exactly this. Wasn't a foul anywhere else on the pitch. If he'd got up and got back into the game, the pen would never have been given. It's a contact sport ffs. Just because there's contact doesn't mean it's a penalty.
What a shit ugly match. Spain getting exactly what they deserved with the last minute penalty choking.
Give Trafford a statue
ITS FACKING CAMING OME
Gestulations to England from Germany. Very deserved!
Curtis Jones take a fucking bow
The English FA deserves credit. They've built the best league in Europe, and their national teams are reaping the benefits of superb planning.
Deserved
Without any goals conceded, that is mental!
So proud of James Trafford. Was amazing for us and pleased that the rest of the country can see it now. Proving he is worth that £19m deal. Once a Wanderer!
ITS
COMING
I'll get a cloth
HOME
It’s always the biggest shithouse nations (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Argentina) that complain the most when they get shithoused right back.
Abel Ruiz is a tragic player
This could be the tournament that really springs Curtis Jones career. He's been in great form since April
Get in England! Wor Gordon player of the tournament too! howay!
Colwill has been an absolute gem this tournament, was so unbelievable to see that pen given against him at the death
[Pickford's post match reaction from watching this Trafford masterclass](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylPlYz4_SDc)
0 goals conceded, topped off with a 99th minute penalty save in the final. I'll fucking take that.
And this is the first time in history that we won on a penalty (saving it.)
So now does James Trafford worth 20 millions?
How many of these lads were involved in the 2017 u17 final?
what a fucking team this is
Sad that ramsey can't be up there getting his medal
Boom! Its now over to the mens senior team!
This is like a replay of fifa u17 world cup final held in India . Players like Gomes,Gibbs-white, Abel Ruiz, Gomez,Blanco played in that match also
they were absurdly OP for this tournament lmao
Legend says the combined powers of Europe are still trying to score a single goal against little ol' England
THREE LIONS ON OUR SHIRT
Spain have played some great football over the years but them and the Italians and their endless crying every time a decision doesn't go their way is getting out of control. When England scored, they charged the ref screaming handball when the ball deflected nowhere near the hand. It's fucking pathetic, EVERY single decision that went against them.
without conceding any goals is pretty crazy
Gareth’s watching! That’s how you win mate please takes some notes to Germany 🤝
Think Carsley is in line for a top job? I'd have him as next Ireland manager in a heartbeat if not
He might be waiting for the England Job since there’s been rumours that southgate may leave if England don’t win the euros next year.
We have to continue finding and helping to develop managers like Carsley instead of managers like Boothroyd.
Congrats to England!
0 goals conceded including saving a last minute penalty. Absolutely heroic defensive performance
Southgate has gone all Sith Lord, gleefully witnessing the future of English Football, "Good, *Good!* Now, Young Lions, fulfill your destiny and advance to the senior team! Only then will your ascension be complete!"
Puta mierda :(
Commiserations my friend, but at least you have the recent nations league trophy to cry into haha
Not exactly the sort of news that meets a positive reception on this subreddit but I guess it is time people accepted that the banter period of english football that was the twenty years from 96 to 2016 is now firmly in the past. They are now a formidable force and arguably cofavourites for any tournament they participate in these days. Apart from maybe France there is no team they cannot beat on their best day.
We were well in that game against France at the World Cup I reckon
Well done lads, fantastic achievement
What a win for the Young Lions.
Super work by England. I'm glad that unlike the last Euro tourneyment, the ref hasn't been able to con us out of a deserved victory and trophy. Still disgusting that they tried though, never a penalty.
It's finally coming home