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Academy Director Tony Carr is expecting his U18s to rise to the FA Youth Cup
challenge
06.12.2010
West Ham United begin their FA Youth Cup challenge with the visit of
Aldershot Town to the Boleyn Ground on Tuesday evening. Academy Director
Tony Carr is confident his side will have more than enough to see off their
opponents, but has warned his youngsters to guard against complacency. The
Shots, who are currently fifth in the Football League Youth Alliance South
East table, defeated AFC Wimbledon 3-0 away from home to reach the third
round.
With that result in mind, Carr knows his players will have to be at their
best to win through. "I went to the AFC Wimbledon game and Aldershot were
very well organised. Although AFC Wimbledon had the majority of the
possession, Aldershot soaked it up and looked very dangerous from set
pieces. "We have to match their work-rate as it is a cup final of sorts for
them and an opportunity for them to play on the big stage and make a mark.
"We have got to make sure we are up for the fight and I have told the boys
we cannot afford to be complacent. We went down to Plymouth Argyle in the
third round last season and they took us to extra time. "We are favourites
to progress, but sometimes that puts more pressure on us than the
opposition. We go into this game with nothing to gain and everything to
lose. "The boys have got to go out there, be professional and do their
jobs."
While Carr is aware of the threat posed by Aldershot, he remains confident
of progressing, despite having his recent training sessions affected by the
cold snap. "We are in good form and have been playing well in recent weeks
to beat Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth. The lads are feeling good and are
looking forward to playing at Upton Park. "The boys feel they are getting
things together and are ready to put in another good performance. "We
trained over the weekend and were back out on the grass on Monday, which was
good, so I expect everyone to be fully prepared for the game."
Team news-wise, Carr will have a near full-strength squad to pick from.
Centre-back Paco Craig has recovered from an ankle problem, but England
Under-17 winger Matthias Fanimo is ruled out. West Ham have won the FA Youth
Cup on three previous occasions, lifting the trophy in 1963, 1981 and 1999.
Kick-off at the Boleyn Ground on Tuesday is at 7pm. Admission is £3 for
Adults and £1 for U16s.
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West Ham United U18 5-0 Aldershot FT
West Ham United U18s overcome Aldershot Town in the FA Youth Cup third round
07.12.2010
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West Ham United U18 v Aldershot Town U18
FA Youth Cup third round
Boleyn Ground
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Kick-off: 7pm
Final score - West Ham United U18 5-0 Aldershot Town
90 mins - Almost right on 90 minutes and referee Dave Rock blows for
full-time. That was a decent night's work for the Hammers, who could have
scored more than five goals. Aldershot kept working right until the end,
though, and can take pride from their run to the third round. The
fourth-round draw will take place later this week. Keep a close eye on
whufc.com for details. The club's official website will also provide
exclusive post-match reaction, while WHUTV will have highlights and
interviews.
88 mins - Good football from the home side. Vose brings the ball forward and
plays a one-two with Hall before finding Tombides. The No9 shoots, but his
effort flicks off Purdy's heel and flies a yard wide.
86 mins - That is going to hurt on a cold night like this. Craig clears the
ball straight into Modelski, who is pole-axed. After some treatment, the
right-back is OK to continue.
83 mins - Bowerman gets in between Modelski and Craig, but he slices his
left-foot shot wide of the target from 18 yards. Good spirit from Aldershot,
though.
81 mins - How unlucky has Hall been tonight? He picks up a pass from
Tombides and cuts on to his left foot before curling a dipping shot against
the base of the post. Seconds later, he shoots again and the ball strikes
Jesson and bounces to safety.
80 mins - Aldershot have a free-kick close to where Moncur scored from
before half-time. Pilgrim tries his luck and Mehmet dives to his right to
push the ball away. The Turkey U17 goalkeeper is there again when the cross
comes back into the box.
78 mins - Very close to No6 for West Ham as Modelski scampers down the right
and crosses. Turgott controls and turns on to his left foot, but the shot
doesn't have the power to beat Clement.
77 mins - George Bowerman replaces Tom Allen for the men in yellow.
74 mins - That's a fantastic chance for a consolation goal. Allen gets in
behind and knocks the ball past Mehmet. He is forced to check back and by
the time he shoots, Craig has got back and and clears behind for a corner.
The ball comes over and Mehmet claims.
72 mins - GOAL! Purdy! Hall does brilliantly, bursting away from a defender
and getting to the byline before pulling the ball into the path of the
substitute, who despatched a powerful first-time shot past Clement from
eight yards. Good goal, that.
72 mins - Oooh! Modelski gets in behind down the right and sends a low cross
over. Hall connects at the near post, but his shot hits the side-netting.
71 mins - Another great chance for West Ham, this time for Purdy. The Irish
youngster spins away in the box and shoots left-footed, but it flies over
the top.
70 mins - GOAL! What a goal that is from Tombides, who cuts in from the left
and curls an unstoppable dipping effort past Clement and into the far
corner. Fantastic strike.
68 mins - West Ham make their final change, bringing on Purdy for Moncur.
66 mins - A second change from Carr, who replaces Driver with Danny Potts.
65 mins - Great play by Hall, who has now gone into the centre of the front
three. He controls a Sanchez clearance on his chest, receives a pass from
Tombides and spins before curling a 25-yard shot just over the top.
63 mins - Vose is involved almost immediately, but he over-hits his through
ball for Hall and Clement is there to pick the ball up.
62 mins - A change from West Ham, who replace Lletget with Vose.
61 mins - Good chance that. Turgott gets in behind and pulls the ball back
for Hall, but the No7 scuffs his shot and Clement makes the save.
60 mins - A Landais corner creates some minor havoc inside the West Ham
penalty area. The ball pings around for a while before Driver comes off his
post to smash upfield.
58 mins - Tombides sends Modelski galloping down the right touchline. He
sends a superb ball across the face of the six-yard box, but Turgott just
can't get on the end of it. There are definitely more goals in this game for
the Hammers.
56 mins - Carr has sent Vose out to warm up along the touchline. The
midfielder could be on soon, I reckon.
54 mins - Turgott sends Tombides away down the inside-left channel. He
crosses first-time, but it's too strong for Hall and rolls out for a goal
kick near the corner flag.
53 mins - Wearen comes forward from halfway and shoots from about 30 yards,
but it is wayward and flies into the Bobby Moore Stand seats.
52 mins - Hall sends a delightful ball through for Turgott to chase, but
James Scott just gets there in time to make a block.
50 mins - Aldershot break out from the back and attack two-on-two. Allen
flicks the ball on to Davies, who shoots low but too close to Mehmet, who
blocks with his legs.
49 mins - Aldershot are rocking a bit. Driver crosses and Clement spills the
ball. It takes Jesson three attempts to clear!
47 mins - GOAL! Poor old Bergqvist! The Shots captain clears straight into
Lletget and the ball ricochets off the American and past Clement and into
the net.
46 mins - Aldershot get us back underway...
Half-time score - West Ham United U18 2-0 Aldershot Town U18
47 mins - The half-time whistle is blown.
46 mins - Great play from Driver, who anticipates a pass and runs 50 yards,
holding off a defender before checking back on to his right foot. He slides
the ball across for Tombides, but he can't control.
44 mins - Tombides spins on the edge of the box and shoots left-footed. It
hits a boot and goes behind. The corner is taken short to Turgott, but his
cross is behind the players gathered in the box.
40 mins - Sanchez slips and Allen gets away, but his cross is too high.
Moments later, Aldershot have the ball again through Landais, but his
cross-shot is neither one nor the other and flies past the far post.
38 mins - Aldershot are going to have to make a change. An injury to No10
Max Worsfold, who has to be carried to the touchline. He is replaced by No15
Mo Davies.
34 mins - GOAL! Own-goal from Aldershot captain Bergqvist. Lletget sends
Driver away down the left and his low cross is towards Tombides. He stabs
the ball past Clement and Bergqvist tries to hack it off the line, but can
only help it into his own net off the base of the crossbar.
32 mins - Great football from the home side, who are popping the ball around
with real confidence now. Unfortunately, when Turgott crosses towards
Tombides, the Australian handles and the chance is lost.
31 mins - West Ham have turned up the gas here. Moncur finds Wearen, who
plays one-twos with Tombides and Lletget and looks to be in on goal, only
for the ball to run free six yards out.
30 mins - The corner is taken short to Hall, who cuts inside and then
outside a defender before shooting. The ball flies across the face of goal
and out for a throw.
29 mins - So close to a second for Moncur. Turgott tricks down the left
before cutting inside. The ball runs free into the path of Moncur, who
side-foots powerfully towards the roof of the net, only for Clement to get a
finger-tip to the ball and divert it over the top.
28 mins - Wearen gifts possession to Landais midway inside the West Ham
half. He has plenty of space in front of him, does the No7, who runs forward
and shoots over the top from 30 yards.
26 mins - Driver drives forward again down the left and cuts inside two
defenders. Good play, but he can only drag his shot wide of the near post.
25 mins - Modelski hurls a long throw into the box and Lletget tries to
flick it on towards Tombides, but defender Scott is there to volley clear.
23 mins - West Ham come again and Driver wins a left-wing corner. Turgott
again passes too close to Clement, who catches above his head.
22 mins - GOAL! Moncur most certainly did fancy it, curling an unstoppable
shot past goalkeeper Clement and into the top corner. That was a fantastic
strike from the young midfielder.
22 mins - Tombides is impeded about five yards outside the Aldershot penalty
area. Free-kick. Moncur fancies this one.
20 mins - Landais again, driving down the right and winning a corner off the
boot of Moncur. James Pilgrim crosses and Wearen heads powerfully clear.
19 mins - The Shots have come right into this. Landais sends a cross into
the box that is allowed to bounce by Sanchez. Thankfully, Mehmet has
anticipated it and grabs the ball.
18 mins - Oooh! Close. Tombides races clear down the left and crosses at
head height, but the England U17 winger can't get enough of a contact on the
ball to direct it goalwards. Aldershot go straight up the other end and
right midfielder George Landais fires a 25-yard drive a couple of yards over
the crossbar.
17 mins - Tony Carr had warned against Aldershot's strength from set plays
and the visitors nearly benefit from one. The ball drops into the six-yard
box and both Driver and Craig are unable to clear. The ball shoots across
the centre of the penalty area before Turgott slices the ball clear.
15 mins - Hall brings the ball forward again but picks the wrong option.
Instead of laying a simple ball left to Tombides in space, he tries to flick
it left with the outside of his foot towards Lletget, but the ball is headed
clear.
13 mins - Hall spreads play wide right to Modelski before swapping passes
with the Pole. Modelski crosses but it is headed away to Driver, who
controls and shoots low and wide from 25 yards.
10 mins - Hall spins away after receiving a pass from Wearen and finds
Lletget. The American spreads play left to Driver, but his cross is again
cut out at the near post.
7 mins - West Ham win a corner down the left through Driver. Turgott
crosses, but goalkeeper Jordan Clement calls loudly before claiming high
above his head.
6 mins - Henrik Breimyr tries to find Tom Allen with a long ball down the
middle, but Sanchez is there to head the ball to Craig, who completes the
clearance.
4 mins - West Ham have lined up in a 4-3-3 formation, with Hall wide left
and Turgott wide right and Tombides down the middle. Lletget does well in
midfield before sprinting forward and controlling Driver's lofted pass on
his chest. A defender nips in and Lletget is forced to slide in and concede
a goal kick.
3 mins - It's all West Ham so far. Wearen brings the ball forward before
finding Driver out on the left at the second attempt. The full-back crosses
right-footed, but it is low and cut out.
1 min - Modelski comes forward down the right and pings the ball into
Lletget, but the American is crowded out by two men in yellow.
7pm - West Ham get us underway kicking towards the Sir Trevor Brooking Stand
end.
6.59pm - The two teams both get together for a pre-match huddle. Aldershot's
goalkeeper forgets to join the fun, though and arrives just as his
colleagues shout 'Aldershot!' and peel away!
6.57pm - Here come the two teams, led by captains Sergio Sanchez and Doug
Bergqvist. West Ham are in claret and blue, while Aldershot are all in
yellow. In fact they look like the Spanish side Villarreal CF! Both teams
pose for team photographs ahead of the kick-off.
6.55pm - Both teams have headed back to their dressing rooms for some
last-minute instructions from their respective managers. There is quite a
small crowd in tonight, but it is cold and there is plenty of UEFA Champions
League football on the TV.
Good evening and welcome to the Boleyn Ground for tonight's FA Youth Cup
third-round meeting with Football League Youth Alliance South East
Conference side Aldershot Town. Academy Director Tony Carr MBE has named a
near full-strength team for the tie, with only winger Matthias Fanimo
unavailable due to injury. The Hammers come into the match on the back of
three consecutive FA Premier Academy League wins over Chelsea, Arsenal and
Portsmouth. Aldershot reached this stage by defeating AFC Wimbledon 3-0 in
the second round andf will be no pushovers.
West Ham United U18: Mehmet, Modelski, Driver (Potts 66), Craig, Sanchez,
Wearen, Moncur (Purdy 68), Lletget (Vose 62), Turgott, Hall, Tombides
Subs: Larkins, Hunt
Aldershot Town U18: Clement, Pegg, Jesson, Breimyr, Scott, Bergqvist,
Landais, Pilgrim, Allen (Bowerman 77), Worsfold (Davies 39), Steer
Subs: Hutchings, Barton, Seward
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Spector focused on Hammers
USA international determined to keep his place in the team
By Soriebah Kajue Last updated: 7th December 2010
SSN
Jonathan Spector has pledged to ignore the speculation about his West Ham
future to focus on preserving the club's Premier League status. The
24-year-old has started the last two games for the Hammers after being out
of the team since August. Since his return, Spector has been deployed in an
unfamiliar centre midfield role, which has not stopped him from getting
amongst the goals. The United States international is in the final year of
his contract and has been linked with an enticing switch to Bundesliga side
Cologne. Yet, he is refusing to contemplate such a deal while the Hammers
are bottom of the Premier League table.
Interest
"No I'm not aware of interest and no one at the club has said anything to me
about it," he told skysports.com. "But until I'm told differently, I will
keep on playing and doing my best for the club. "I've enjoyed my time here
and West Ham is a fantastic club. I've had five great years here. I'm not
thinking about staying or leaving, my focus is on keeping them in the
Premier League. "If I can get a run in the team I will do my best, but if
not I will continue to work hard in training. I had a chat with the manager
and it was amicable, but he knows what I can do now."
West Ham are still bottom after their latest defeat at Sunderland but, with
striking options that include Carlton Cole, Victor Obinna and Frederic
Piquionne, former Manchester United trainee Spector is confident this will
change soon. It's not just down to the strikers to score, we all have to
take some responsibility when it comes to that," he added. "But when you
look at the strikers we have, then it gives you confidence that we can get
out of this. "They are all different; Carlton's hold-up play is so good. You
know that you can play the ball up to him and he will hold it up, even if he
has three defenders around him. "He's also starting to score goals as well.
Victor is starting to find his form too and beginning to adapt to the
Premier League, while Freddy started the season well for us. "So I'm
confident we have the quality to get up the table."
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Dou are Mad on Canales
The Sun
Published: Today
WEST HAM and Bolton are both chasing out-of-favour Real Madrid starlet
Sergio Canales. The Spanish youth midfielder, 19, was once hailed as the
next star of La Liga but has played just 94 minutes in the league this term.
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