U18 & U23 news and info...

[clivewolves]

I believe the person on this Twitter account has also been a guest on the Whole Lotta Wolves podcast. It might be worth a follow if you are interested in this tournament.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1550319012919185409

https://twitter.com/x/status/1550313288440823810

https://twitter.com/x/status/1550320655685496833

 

[giantwolf]

Anyone got any info on the two lads who are with the u21's? They both won a place with the squad, for this tour and maybe more, in recent training competition in US.

Wolves give two American youngsters a 'Golden Chance' to shine in training camp

Phillie Villapudua and Gabriel Gonzalez have joined up with the Premier League side's U21s

www.cbssports.com

 

[clivewolves]

Can we have the goal and a penalty please?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1550399247253651459

 

[giantwolf]

James Collins happy but striving for more/better, as you might expect

https://twitter.com/x/status/1550434479457574912

 

[Hoganstolemywife]

Where did we get James Collins from? He's doing a ruddy good job

 

[Northampton_wolf]

Where did we get James Collins from? He's doing a ruddy good job

Crewe, where he played as well

 

[JadeWolf]

Where did we get James Collins from? He's doing a ruddy good job

He’s won me round for sure I wasn’t convinced the year before last, but now he’s had a regular group to work with he’s done really well, and he’s good to listen to on interviews.

 

[giantwolf]

He’s won me round for sure I wasn’t convinced the year before last, but now he’s had a regular group to work with he’s done really well, and he’s good to listen to on interviews.

I’ll concur with this, I was critical 18 months ago but hats off to him, he’s pulled the lads together and the results are starting to show

 

[WickedWolfie]

Wolves give two American youngsters a 'Golden Chance' to shine in training camp

Phillie Villapudua and Gabriel Gonzalez have joined up with the Premier League side's U21s

www.cbssports.com

Hmmm at least one of those causes a real challenge.... Namely singing "There's only one Phillie Villapudua"..... Sounds vaguely pornographic lol

 

[Boss Hogg]

Hmmm at least one of those causes a real challenge.... Namely singing "There's only one Phillie Villapudua"..... Sounds vaguely pornographic lol

Plus he’s got Villa in his name so must be crap.

 

[JOSWolf]

Thats a really good result for the u21's last night. Well done lads!

 

[clivewolves]

A bit late with this link but I came across it so I thought I'd share it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1549206489914519552

 

[Oldgold Wolfcub]

I’ll concur with this, I was critical 18 months ago but hats off to him, he’s pulled the lads together and the results are starting to show

I would agree with you BUT it would probably put the kiss of death on his success and as I dont want to do that I had better not.

 

[Wisdomwolf]

Where did we get James Collins from? He's doing a ruddy good job

Whisper it quietly Sellars brought him

 

[clivewolves]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1550505773733531649

https://twitter.com/x/status/1550510228592001025

 

[giantwolf]

Its a busy time for the youth sides, the u16s are currently playing in the Blitzer Cup (a competition we won in 2015 with the likes of Connor Ronan).

The lads face games against Hoffenheim, Hamburger SV, Freiburg, Ergenzingen & Eintracht Frankfurt today and over the weekend.

Unfortunately we lost the first game vs Hoffenheim, 1-0, but still plenty to play for in the league system based competition

 

[clivewolves]

Some more photos from America.

Gallery | Under-21s enjoy winning start in USA

Wolves under-21s enjoyed a winning start to their MLS NEXT Pro campaign on Thursday evening, beating Chelsea 2-1 at the Zions Bank Stadium.

www.wolves.co.uk

I like this one in particular. It's good to see some young fans in the crowd and the players taking time to engage with them.

 

[Bogota Wolf]

Whisper it quietly Sellars brought him

Links with Steve Davis who was at Crewe once upon a time too?

 

[giantwolf]

Its a busy time for the youth sides, the u16s are currently playing in the Blitzer Cup (a competition we won in 2015 with the likes of Connor Ronan).

The lads face games against Hoffenheim, Hamburger SV, Freiburg, Ergenzingen & Eintracht Frankfurt today and over the weekend.

Unfortunately we lost the first game vs Hoffenheim, 1-0, but still plenty to play for in the league system based competition

We drew the second game vs Hamburger SV, 0-0

 

[AndyWolves]

We drew the second game vs Hamburger SV, 0-0

Mmmmmmmm.......hamburger

 

[clivewolves]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1550787807601233920

 

[clivewolves]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1550836783692189697

 

[clivewolves]

Free stream if people want to watch it.

Live Streams | MLSNEXTPro.com

Official MLS NEXT Pro live matches, highlights, video series and features.

www.mlsnextpro.com

 

[Surrey Wolf]

Bore draw sums it up nicely… finished 0-0

didn't realise this was against their u21s according to SD

 

[CelebrityWolf]

Mmmmmmmm.......hamburger

Wait till we play KFC select

 

[giantwolf]

Its a busy time for the youth sides, the u16s are currently playing in the Blitzer Cup (a competition we won in 2015 with the likes of Connor Ronan).

The lads face games against Hoffenheim, Hamburger SV, Freiburg, Ergenzingen & Eintracht Frankfurt today and over the weekend.

Unfortunately we lost the first game vs Hoffenheim, 1-0, but still plenty to play for in the league system based competition

We drew the second game vs Hamburger SV, 0-0

Also drew the third game against Freiburg,1-1.

Two more games tomorrow

 

[Eastyorksyeltz]

U23's/21s? Lost 2-0 to Real Monarchs, struggled with the heat and altitude in Utah. As the local commentator said : " It's a great place to live....apart from the searing heat, altitude and the blisteringly cold winters." Did well to keep it down to 1-0 until the 88th minute, but offered nothing up front, against a mediocre U.S. team. It will have been good experience for a young team, but doubt they are happy at the moment.

 

[Surrey Wolf]

u18s lost a friendly against wrexham on friday 2-3 ... not sure who scored for us

 

[giantwolf]

U23's/21s? Lost 2-0 to Real Monarchs, struggled with the heat and altitude in Utah. As the local commentator said : " It's a great place to live....apart from the searing heat, altitude and the blisteringly cold winters." Did well to keep it down to 1-0 until the 88th minute, but offered nothing up front, against a mediocre U.S. team. It will have been good experience for a young team, but doubt they are happy at the moment.

They may be a ‘mediocre’ US Team, however they are a US team that is mid season so fully fit, a team playing in their familiar conditions, a team that had at least 3 over 21s in their starting line up (two of them are 25), a team that also beat Chelsea u21s and had two additional days rest.

Clearly they won’t be happy with losing (not sure any pro will be) however the result isn’t as bad as it looks

 

[Eastyorksyeltz]

They may be a ‘mediocre’ US Team, however they are a US team that is mid season so fully fit, a team playing in their familiar conditions, a team that had at least 3 over 21s in their starting line up (two of them are 25), a team that also beat Chelsea u21s and had two additional days rest.

Clearly they won’t be happy with losing (not sure any pro will be) however the result isn’t as bad as it looks

Quite agree, as I said, they did well to contain them. It was definitely the conditions and the fact that the opponents were more comfortable with them that was the deciding factor. In a European climate, or even an evening K.O. in Salt Lake, it might have been a different story. Tipton struggled getting accuracy on his long range passes and the frustration of loosing to a team who were, technically, not so good, seemed to set in as the game went on. I think our lads showed a lot of character and it will have done them no harm as far as their own development goes - but I doubt they see it that way tonight.

 

[Premier Quality]

Apparently the opposition had a 14 year old playing for him - did he stand out?

 

[Eastyorksyeltz]

Apparently the opposition had a 14 year old playing for him - did he stand out?

Can't say that he did, apparently made a pro debut at 13! They did have a couple of over age players as well. They were really nothing special. We would have slaughtered them at home, even with a team that is by far from our second string.

 

[giantwolf]

Its a busy time for the youth sides, the u16s are currently playing in the Blitzer Cup (a competition we won in 2015 with the likes of Connor Ronan).

The lads face games against Hoffenheim, Hamburger SV, Freiburg, Ergenzingen & Eintracht Frankfurt today and over the weekend.

Unfortunately we lost the first game vs Hoffenheim, 1-0, but still plenty to play for in the league system based competition

We drew the second game vs Hamburger SV, 0-0

Also drew the third game against Freiburg,1-1.

Two more games tomorrow

The u16s finished their tournament with two wins today…

1-0 vs TuS Ergenzingen
3-2 vs Eintracht Frankfurt

That means the lads finished 3rd in the league system on 8 points, 3 points behind the winners Hoffenheim, whom Wolves lost 1-0 to one their opening fixture

 

[clivewolves]

If you have a spare 40 odd minutes this is worth a listen. The audio is a bit dodgy at times, particularly when the host is talking to the two Golden Chance winners, but it's worth persisting with.

The interview with Joe Hunt, Wolves' International Projects Manager, is interesting. The highlight for me though was an American girl saying she is a Wolves supporter because Molineux was her favourite stadium when she visited England. So take that Anfield.

S5SS - My Day With Wolves Academy by Soccer Neophytes

Nate Hughes takes to the road to spend a day with Wolves Academy in Salt Lake City. - travel disappointments - surprises - interview with Golden Chance boys - interview with Joe Hunt, International Projects Manager - match vs Chelsea U21

anchor.fm

Nate Hughes takes to the road to spend a day with Wolves Academy in Salt Lake City.

- travel disappointments
- surprises
- interview with Golden Chance boys
- interview with Joe Hunt, International Projects Manager
- match vs Chelsea U21

 

[giantwolf]

The Premier League International Cup returns this year:

Wolves u21s are in group A with: Blackburn, Fulham, Leicester, Celtic, Porto, Valencia, Wolfsburg.

The tournament consists of 12 Premier League 2 clubs and 12 international clubs, broken down into three groups of eight teams.

The top two teams from each group, along with the best two third-place teams will progress to the quarter-finals, which is a knockout stage.

All the games are held in England and the English teams DO NOT play each other in the group stages. So there are 4 group games against each of the European opposition.

The other groups are as follows: Grp B: Arsenal, Brighton, Man U, West Ham, Feyenoord, Monaco, PSV, Sparta Prague
Grp C: Palace, Everton, Liverpool, Stoke, Braga, Dinamo Zagreb, Hertha Berlin, PSG

 

[cannockwolves]

Does anyone know if those two Golden Chance boys get to come over to Compton or was it just for the training camp in the US?

I thought they might have done a feature on them, unless I have missed it?

 

[Premier Quality]

Someone needs to tell the fa that Blackburn and Stoke aren’t in the premier league….

Or is that the teams in the u23 division 1 that we got promoted to this year?

 

[clivewolves]

Does anyone know if those two Golden Chance boys get to come over to Compton or was it just for the training camp in the US?

I thought they might have done a feature on them, unless I have missed it?

I believe they were just training with the squad over in the USA.

 

[lets all have a disco]

The Premier League International Cup returns this year:

Wolves u21s are in group A with: Blackburn, Fulham, Leicester, Celtic, Porto, Valencia, Wolfsburg.

The tournament consists of 12 Premier League 2 clubs and 12 international clubs, broken down into three groups of eight teams.

The top two teams from each group, along with the best two third-place teams will progress to the quarter-finals, which is a knockout stage.

All the games are held in England and the English teams DO NOT play each other in the group stages. So there are 4 group games against each of the European opposition.

The other groups are as follows: Grp B: Arsenal, Brighton, Man U, West Ham, Feyenoord, Monaco, PSV, Sparta Prague
Grp C: Palace, Everton, Liverpool, Stoke, Braga, Dinamo Zagreb, Hertha Berlin, PSG

Brilliant.. hopefully there will be a couple of games at Molineux.... really enjoyed when we played PSG, in the previous tournament

 

[giantwolf]

Does anyone know if those two Golden Chance boys get to come over to Compton or was it just for the training camp in the US?

I thought they might have done a feature on them, unless I have missed it?

Yep just training - I think they left on Friday night. The podcast posted by @clivewolves gives an interview with them if you want to listen to it