This was the point of the season the vast majority of fans weren’t looking forward to – the first pointless and totally irrelevant international break of the year during an ongoing pandemic – but Aston Villa Academy graduate Carney Chukwuemeka has given us something to cheer about.
https://twitter.com/Chukwuemekaa10/status/1433720395534905352
With with ongoing ‘handbags’ with the seemingly classless Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni who is denying knowledge of the agreement struck allowing Emi Martinez and Emi Buendia to travel (he’s doing the same to Tottenham Hotspur as well), and more anger in the fanbase following Tyrone Mings’ England involvement despite not being fit enough to play for us in the last one, Carney has given us some welcome relief here.
Having been called into the England Under 19 group this window, the 17-year-old midfielder made his debut for them on Thursday afternoon as they welcomed Italy to St George’s Park in a friendly.
Proper details of the game are sadly lacking but with what I assume were all 90 minutes under his belt, Carney was also sporting the skipper’s armband on the day and somewhat predictably, helped himself to his first assist at that level – securing a 2-0 victory.
He now travels, along with teammates Filip Marschall and Aaron Ramsey, to Germany for the game against them on Monday afternoon.
You're top drawer CC, just keep on it at AVFC, just watch and learn, train and work hard always. Your future can be up there with the very best for club and country ? Still lots to learn, and plenty of time to perfect your game to be that star in the making.๐ฆ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ UTV.
— Steve Tarpey (@0121steviet) September 3, 2021
The Brummie Ronaldinho in the makingโฆ #avfc
— Nav Abbasi (@naviola7) September 3, 2021
My Captain ๐๐
— ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฆ (@AVFCFaithful_) September 3, 2021
Future Villa Captain ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
— Jay Dee (@JayMTDee) September 3, 2021
Congrats and keep up the great work you will be fantastic for #avfc and #englandlions
— Prashant Patel (@cricketcoachuk) September 3, 2021
The Chukwuemeka family must be brimming with pride, as are the Villa family. Well done bro ๐
— AV ๐ (@AV_B_ZA1DI) September 3, 2021
Breakthrough season lad
— Porsalin (@_porsalin) September 3, 2021
We're so proud of you at the villa lad
— Tom (@Thommmmaaaaas) September 3, 2021
Great achievement carney ! ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
— mucklow (@JM_AV_CORSO) September 3, 2021
