A very talented West Ham youngster has been pictured training with the first-team at Rush Green this afternoon.
West Ham United face Arsenal in the Premier League tomorrow night, and the players have been put through their paces by David Moyes during first-team training at Rush Green today.
The Hammers head into the game in fine form, having won two consecutive Premier League games, but Arsenal have the chance to jump back to the top of the table, so tomorrow’s game will obviously be a very hard one.
Moyes’s starting lineup almost picks itself tomorrow, but it seems as though there is a chance that one of our talented teenagers could be included in the match-day squad.
And the player in question hasn’t even made a first-team appearance for West Ham yet!
West Ham teenager pictured training with first-team at Rush Green
The Hammers have a plethora of talented teenagers at the club including the likes of Divin Mubama, Ollie Scarles, Gideon Kodua, Callum Marshall, George Earthy and many, many more.
However, it was another player who was pictured on West Ham’s official website training with the first-team at Rush Green today – Jacob Knightbridge.
The 19-year-old can be seen in pictures 9+11 on the Hammers website linked just above.
He has conceded 36 goals in 28 games for the West Ham under-18s, and has kept 11 clean sheets in the process. In 11 outings for the under-21s, the talented teenager has let in 13 goals and kept four clean sheets (Transfermarkt).
Knightbridge is a commanding goalkeeper with real size and stature. The Hammers youngster is a great shot-stopper and is impressive with the ball at his feet. He’s obviously too young to start games for the first-team just yet, but he’s definitely on the right track when it comes to his development as a player.
It will be very interesting indeed to monitor his progress over the next few years.
The fact that he joined in first-team training at Rush Green today tells us all we need to know about how West Ham manager David Moyes feels about him.
The Scot is not averse to naming two goalkeepers on his substitutes bench, so it’s not outside the realms of reality that Knightbridge might be included in the match-day squad for tomorrow’s clash with the Gunners.
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