https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FU_RTm4ywI U18聯賽全國決賽精華 http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2018/05/ under-18s-report--man-united-v-chelsea.html Under-18s report: Man United 0 Chelsea 3 Sat 5 May 2018 Our youngsters picked up an unprecedented fourth trophy of the year as they were crowned Under-18 national champions for the second successive season. Jody Morris's side had already collected the Under-18 Premier League southern title, Under-18 Premier League Cup and FA Youth Cup before travelling north to Manchester for the national final, which pits the northern and southern winners against each other in a one-off contest. The Blues not only needed a win to retain their title but also to secure qualification for next season's UEFA Youth League as domestic champions. Dujon Sterling set us on the way with an opener inside five minutes, reward for a bright start from the visitors, but Manchester United grew stronger as the half progressed and went in for the break in the ascendancy. However, it is goals that win games and, in this case, titles. Two strikes in six minutes after the restart gave Morris's men one hand on the silverware as Billy Gilmour and then Tariq Lamptey found the back of the net. Despite a red card shown to Gilmour with a quarter of an hour remaining, the result never seemed in doubt from the moment Lamptey made it 3-0. With plenty at stake for the Blues, Morris selected a strong side from the start with just two changes made from our FA Youth Cup final win over Arsenal earlier in the week. Daishawn Redan and Tino Anjorin, both scorers against the Gunners, were absent due to international duty at the Under-17 European Championship, which meant a return to the team for Charlie Brown up front. Morris switched to four at the back and lined up with Lamptey, Reece James, Marc Guehi and Juan Castillo across the defence in front of goalkeeper Jamie Cumming. Callum Hudson-Odoi, George McEachran and Sterling supported Brown in attack, while Gilmour partnered skipper Conor Gallagher in central midfield. United finished top of the northern section six points clear of rivals Man City in second place and they included the league's second-top goalscorer up front, schoolboy striker Mason Greenwood. Angel Gomes also started for Kieran McKenna's Reds, one of five members of England's Under-17 World Cup-winning squad to start in the Manchester sunshine. The importance of striking early in significant games cannot be underestimated and the visitors made a bright start on the big stage. Matej Kovar, United's Czech keeper, gathered Guehi's header at the second attempt with 60 seconds on the clock before Morris's men struck the opener inside five minutes. Progress was made down the left flank, spearheaded by Hudson-Odoi, and United's failure to clear their lines allowed Sterling the chance to slot in a confident finish for the opener. Cumming remained on alert down the other end. Having initially made a low save from Nishan Burkart before the breakthrough, our keeper did well to claw away Gomes's goal-bound inswinging corner as the hosts sought a quick response. Yet it was the Blues in control of possession in the first quarter of this final, patiently moving the ball around and exploring for options to find a way through United's rearguard. Guehi's stride forward from central defence created space and his left-footed shot was spilled by Kovar into the path of Hudson-Odoi, though the forward's effort on the rebound was well blocked. The hosts finally settled midway through the first period and started to cause problems of their own. Greenwood threatened for the first time, using quick footwork on the edge of the 18-yard box to get a shot away and force Cumming into a fine save down low to his left. United then had an audible appeal for a penalty as Lamptey flew into a crunching tackle on full-back Brandon Williams but our diminutive defender appeared to win enough of the ball and the referee waved play on. Tahith Chong then fired a shot off-target after sloppy play out from the back by the Blues before the same United man threatened with a mazy run from the right, his progress finally thwarted by countryman Castillo. There was still time remaining in the half for one last Chelsea attack and Kovar had to make a smart save to keep out Hudson-Odoi's attempt from the left before the whistle sounded. There was a feeling the visitors would be improved after a talk with their manager at the break and they resumed with greater intensity and attacking verve. A fortunate ricochet saw Brown advance towards goal before a well-timed tackle from Dishon Bernard, the former Chelsea schoolboy, halted the danger. However, two goals in six minutes effectively ended this final as a contest. Gilmour made it 2-0 just before the hour mark, a goal which owed a lot to the vision and craft of McEachran, who clipped a right-sided free-kick back to the Glaswegian midfielder on the edge of the box. Gilmour's volley was a little scuffed hit into the ground but it spun away from Kovar and squirmed into the bottom corner. Cumming had made a few key interventions in the opening hour and was required to play his part once again minutes after our second goal. Gomes provided the threat from the left and hit an arrowing drive towards the far corner but Cumming palmed it out and Castillo flicked the loose ball to safety. The killer third goal came with 64 minutes played and was fittingly scored by Lamptey, our only league ever-present this term. Patient play from Brown in the box allowed the overlapping full-back the chance to get forward and his finish after receiving the pass was emphatic, fired high into the roof of the net and leaving the goalkeeper with no chance. Action was minimal in the final 25 minutes, particularly after two bookings in quick succession forced the visitors down to 10 men with the dismissal of Gilmour. Hudson-Odoi was twice denied by Kovar and then as Lee O'Connor cleared from underneath his own crossbar, but the Blues managed the game maturely in the final stages as they counted down the minutes until their latest coronation. After the final whistle, there was that familiar sight once again – Chelsea Under-18s lifting silverware into the air as they celebrated an historic quadruple. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2018/05/ under-18s-reaction--special-season.html Under-18s reaction: Special season Mon 7 May 2018 An unprecedented season of silverware success for our Under-18s was completed at the weekend as Jody Morris's side beat Manchester United in the national league final to collect a fourth trophy of the campaign. The young Blues had already lifted the FA Youth Cup, Under-18 Premier League southern title and Under-18 Premier League Cup before travelling to the north-west for the one-off meeting between the regional league champions. United were drawn with home advantage but that failed to faze Morris's men, who won 3-0 in Leigh to finish a remarkable season with the full array of trophies available to them. After the game, Morris reflected on another special season for his youngsters, praising the group effort and the bar-raising standards they have set. 'This is the accumulation of a lot of hard work that started in pre-season for us,' said Morris. 'There are players who haven't played in the final but who have played a big part throughout the season because we've set new levels and new records for the Under-18s this year. I'm extremely proud of everyone involved. 'It's probably the best season ever for the Chelsea youth team. Last year we won everything we could and this season, with a new cup competition added to the programme, we've won four trophies. Nobody has ever done that before. Prior to last season, the last time our club won the league and FA Youth Cup Double was in 1961 so that just shows the history we're making.' On the performance against the Red Devils in the north-west, Morris cited defensive resilience and a clinical edge at the other end of the field as key factors behind the victory. 'We've definitely played better but it was a professional performance in the end,' he continued. 'We could have been a bit better on the ball but we punished them at times and our work in the defensive third was very good. I felt we were defensively very solid and when we started looking good on the ball in the second half, we ended up scoring the goals that finished the game. 'Man United are a really good team, they're the champions of the northern section, so to come away and get a 3-0 victory is a big result.' Ending the campaign as national champions, for the second year in a row, also means the Blues will return to European football next season in the UEFA Youth League, regardless of whether the first team finish in the Premier League top four. The domestic champions pathway runs alongside the group stage and will provide us with a different route to the last-16 of a competition we finished runners-up in this term. 'This was our most important game of the season because playing European football next year is a big thing for all of us,' explained Billy Gilmour, who scored our second goal in Manchester. 'It was a bit of a blow in the first half because United had more of the ball and were creating a few chances but we changed our shape at half-time and that helped us get on top.' Gilmour was a summer signing from Rangers and he praised the environment of working alongside talented team-mates as a particularly important part of the team's success this season. 'It's great to come into training every day and know you're working with top players who are going to push you to your best,' added the Glaswegian. 'We're always on it every day and the coaching staff have to take credit for that because they put a lot of time and effort in behind the scenes. We have amazing team spirit throughout the group and this is what happens when you bring it all together – another trophy, another medal, four in one season!' Tariq Lamptey added our third six minutes after Gilmour's strike to effectively end the final as a contest and he admitted it was a special feeling to win trophies alongside team-mates he'd grown up with at the Chelsea Academy. 'You can never get used to winning trophies but it's another fantastic achievement from the lads,' said Lamptey. 'We all work so hard - players and staff - to achieve this so it's another brilliant day. Everyone is delighted because four trophies in one season is special. 'We've all been playing together from a young age so we have that bond and togetherness which means we go out and fight for each other on the pitch. We love working hard and we do it every day in training. It's just amazing to win trophies with your friends and people you've known for such a long time. 'Jody and all the staff push us hard every day – they don't let us take our foot off the gas for one minute and winning four trophies is testament to that.' https://twitter.com/morriskid/status/992765229707784192 四冠獎盃 Chelsea (4-2-3-1) Jamie Cumming Tariq Lamptey Reece James Marc Guehi Juan Castillo Conor Gallagher (c) Billy Gilmour (Clinton Mola 65) Dujon Sterling George McEachran Callum Hudson-Odoi (Tariq Uwakwe 75) Charlie Brown (Martell Taylor-Crossdale 70) Unused subs - Marcel Lavinier, Jake Askew Scorers - Sterling 4; Gilmour 58; Lamptey 64 Booked - Gallagher 32; Gilmour 76 Sent off - Gilmour 78 Manchester United Matej Kovar, George Tanner (D'mani Mellor 84), Brandon Williams, Dishon Bernard, Lee O'Connor (c), Ethan Galbraith, Nishan Burkart (Millen Baars 78), Dylan Levitt, Mason Greenwood, Angel Gomes (Aliou Traore 84), Tahith Chong Unused subs - Max Dunne, Alex Fojticek Booked - Galbraith 43 Referee - Conor Brown Crowd - 1,303 -- 聖保羅˙費雷拉 在一群球霸、色鬼、自大狂、幼稚鬼、懶惰蟲、貪婪鬼的足壇中 體現了身為一名職業球員有多麼的艱難與偉大！ --

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