Reece Oxford - The Anatomy of a Wonderkid

[@BS23]

Fuck sake he had a decent game I fucking hate English media and fans forever hyping someone up to fail

[@thepurge2856]

Guessing you support Tottenham to feel that way

[@BS23]

+Jack Kenny eh? Celtic bud

[@thepurge2856]

Blair Sloan fair enough

[@ArkbladeIX]

+Jack Kenny you don't need to be a fan of a certain team to have that opinion

[@calnfl5747]

He's played 2 Premier League games & his performances, whilst decent, have been blown out of proportion due to his age. Just calm down a little.

[@TheCaptainShadows]

He was fucking awful against Leicester he'll never amount to anything you'll see him two years from now playing as a sub for Scunthorpe

[@MattJames1958]

TheCaptainShadows Does the fact a 16-year-old is playing in the Premier League touch a nerve with you?

[@Food4Footy]

***** Drinkwater and King played him off the park big time, I mean he got subbed off at half time. Us English should stop bigging up our own talent and let them develop without having to carry a nation while young.

[@CymruPhoenix]

+Lewis43HD John Terry was subbed off at half time recently for Zouma and he's quite arguably England's best defender. Everybody has bad games. He also has a hell of a lot of time on his side. Don't count him out yet. But yes, certainly don't blow it out of proportion because he's young either

[@samuelhawes6735]

He's fucking 16... Most players that are rocking the premier league now could't do half of what he's done at 16... Give him time and he'll be there.

[@gregmilik]

It's been TWO GAMES. This is why I get sick of English football fans.

[@Redheisenberg]

Isn't just fans, mainly the media.

[@gregmilik]

fat Man Yeah to be fair, it's a mixture of both. It's just total arrogance.

[@gregmilik]

+Mad Banter I'm not denying his performances or possible potential, but for the media/fans to come to dramatic conclusions calling him a "wonderkid" is just stupid. It's happened countless times in the past where so-called "wonderkids" turn out to be nothing, so don't expect too much, nor too little from him.

[@fa155al]

+Mad Banter people think he had some amazing game it was decent didn't keep ozil quiet at all barely made any tackles on him or dispossessed him, arsenal were shit we've made many teams/ players look like worldies kaboul being a perfect example wait and see for reece way too early.

[@tommyd3036]

Gregory Milik This is why many players fail to get to the top level in the English game. They get hyped too early and feel as though they've already made it and they consequently don't push on to the level that they might have reached. Idiotic media as always.

[@GardieFIFA]

We'll see how he develops, early days!

[@copa90football]

GardieFIFA Early days indeed, but positive signs

[@GardieFIFA]

Copa90 Definitely! Only wish him the best

[@yellopops]

hmmm

[@daxxkid101]

So he's gone from not even making your top 10 wonderkids list to you calling him the "hottest in Europe".

[@vullevinho]

see ya in the premiership

[@copa90football]

HCH Millwall He wasn't playing in the euros so didn't feature in our "Top10 Wonderkids to watch at the U21 Euros" however he was no8 in our "Top10 Wonderkids to watch this premier league season" kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4i0dKCLrNGmn5Y

[@daxxkid101]

***** I'll pass.

[@afcjxmes]

Awesome editing!

[@copa90football]

Jamie Clark Thanks mate, do you want to see more of these types of video? (animations)

[@Sunville1967]

Copa90 Yes!

[@CPFCTJ]

+Copa90 Yes

[@CymruPhoenix]

+Copa90 I think whoever did the editing and animations for this needs a pay rise ;) No but seriously, the animations in this video are top quality, I'd certainly like to see more of what the animators can do.

[@afcjxmes]

Copa90 Yeah I'd love them! I presume they take a while to make though?

[@ImRadier]

Seems like a nice hard working kid

[@CPFCTJ]

Yeah definitely someone that will put in the needed effort!!

[@Ljjdjdjdjdjdj838]

Where did you get your profile pic done

[@CPFCTJ]

Who Josh? I believe he made it?!

[@ImRadier]

TJLJ Yeah i made it myself

[@Ljjdjdjdjdjdj838]

Oh cool I was just looking to get one done for myself

[@TariqAmazin]

also please note he was taken off at half time in the loss to Leicester the week after the arsenal game..potential is there..just give the lad time.

[@copa90football]

T. Amazin yep, he certainly has potential

[@oxbanter1266]

unbelievable hype. gonna turn to the next rodwell or sinclair.

[@JohnnyPendleton]

This kind lf videos are so great. Reece Oxford has a bright future and I hope he will stay at West Ham for many years! COYI!

[@cmhonsu33]

HE HAD ONE GOOD GAME! Getting bored of hearing about this back pocket stuff. People jumping on the bandwagon with this kid, but yes he has a bright future and is a great player. Hopefully Arsenal can sign him!

[@MelissaAndersonTheFutureLegend]

Those who said Ozil was in his pocket... Please watch that game again !

[@TheHippodromeGY]

this is awesome thanks Copa90

[@badtotheappendixx]

he's only played one good game like i wouldn't judge him too quickly

[@Lintonz]

2 games

[@badtotheappendixx]

one actual game

[@badtotheappendixx]

***** one actual game...

[@Nathlaaar]

bad to the appendix He also played against Leicester.

[@badtotheappendixx]

oh yeah, didn't he play really badly against them

[@MVPBallingD.Rose96]

You people dont understand, the boy is 16 bruh, not 19, not 20, not 21, but SIXTEEN. What the fuck where you doing at the age of 16, school, watching tv, doing homework. If you was 16 would be able to have a 95% passing rating and lose the ball once against one of the best sides in England in Arsenal. Thats mind boggling, that basically a kid showing up a grown ass man, in Mesut Ozil.

[@ryanh2934]

I completely agree with you, but there's no point arguing with some people. They are clouded by jealousy because they've done nothing with their lives and are much older, so have to put him down by saying he's not that good.

[@rhr98]

combat2thearms Didn't show up Ozil.

[@MVPBallingD.Rose96]

rhr98 you do understand, we cant have an argument just based on that profile pic of yours. Im saying that from a neutral point of view. i dont support Arsenal or West Ham

[@MVPBallingD.Rose96]

Rainmanl0l Lmaoo good times

[@MVPBallingD.Rose96]

Ryan Hyde Seriously...

[@guitarbuhric]

He wasn't even marking ozil, ozil stil managed to create the most chances so how has he played him "off the park"?

[@guitarbuhric]

Andrii Grygoryshyn Someone said it and now everyone blindly repeats it.

[@JoshHosking]

I know it's just come from dumb fans who didn't watch the whole game. They've seen that Mesut didn't get an assist, therefore he must of been in his pocket.

[@stevenbudaya2140]

+Andrii Grygoryshyn He dispossessed Ozil ONCE and he's now THE HOTTEST talent... he was pretty crap against Leicester.

[@ragames1678]

Andrii Grygoryshyn basically it went like this: 1) Fans saw West Ham beat Arsenal 2-0 2) Fans saw a 16 year old in the West Ham starting XI 3) Fans picked out the biggest name in the Arsenal midfield 4) "Reece Oxford had Mesut Ozil in his pocket the entire game" 5) Media bites and hooks their hype train to it 6) Media calls him the "Next Ferdinand" or something like that 7) Has a crap game against Leicester City, subbed off at halftime It's the typical cycle of the England hype machine.

[@pablop427]

Great Video, love these videos. Especially that one about the history of formations.

[@VictorMurp]

C'mon lets not over hype this kid. Ive always thought that a ball winning midfielder is the least technical role in football. You need to be able to mark up, run a lot and be decent on the ball. You must be able to play the simple passes but not much more is required. Even Phil Jones has excelled in this position in the past. Oxford played well, not man of the match well or ozil in his pocket well (he tackled ozil once) so despite a very impressive performance from a 16 year, id like to see a lot more technical improvement before getting excited. His future is probably in cb so really we havent learnt much about him

[@NitroRacoon]

Leave it out fullback is the least technical but defensive midfield is one of the easier jobs on the pitch

[@patrickwilcock1521]

Pat Smith finally someone with common sense!

[@VictorMurp]

BigHoops mmmm maybe to be an average full back doesnt take much technical skill but to excel you really need to either be a great defender or really be able to pick out a player in the box

[@westhamfan1599]

i agree someone like kouyate or obiang is better

[@19750bob]

Amazing kid.

[@julesrichalot7584]

Loving it !

[@ankzmufc]

Loved the editing. What a slick video!

[@chazz1808]

Legend

[@andrewnjuguna2102]

This is some deja vu happening all over. A very talented and young English player is hyped,praised,compared to some of the game's greatest players and then fails to deliver or becomes mediocre(with a hint of greatness at times).

[@brooklin570]

England providing chance to all the youngsters, im 16 but born in 1999, I'm studying ma 12th grade and watching youtube videos all day during my summer vacations!!! Copa90 :p

[@cameronketch2363]

Great Video animations, I like the style.

[@gabriele1996x]

this is so typical england, plays one good game, gets dubbed as a wonderkid

[@bensmith5288]

You are a typical negative England fan .

[@bernadettelindres9381]

Excellent editing and video graphics

[@jayabailleux4864]

As an Arsenal fan I was really impressed by how he played and his attitude. But let's no over hype him now for his sake

[@Gills20202]

Oxford is going to be a legend

[@averagejoe103]

great video copa90

[@ohdannyboy43]

Amazing motion graphics, really nice style and movements throughout. Who animated/designed this?

[@hamzahsyahputra696]

One I saw is Wenger has a very keen eye for wonderkids

[@360XboxAddiction]

This is the reason so many young English talent haven't made it for so long. You really need to stop putting all these young players on a pedestal of potential. Just let them develop naturally.

[@saladboy6944]

Love this guys voice

[@tansley3]

Hope this kid makes it to the top

[@ceeg41_]

I'm a west ham fan so I hope we keep him until he's older so he can either make money for us or do us good in matches as we have let go of another young player dan potts Hope Reece reaches his potential! COYI

[@wonkybarley6612]

Its depressing when Oxford is born 5 days after you but you are still in high school while he made his professional debut.

[@RCS21.]

Editing is amazing

[@frederikernst3643]

Maaaan I love these graphics

[@ianemance]

We were both born on the same day and the same year. He's playing in the premier league while I'm playing fifa. :(

[@eb4515]

It's was just one damn game!

[@yannickdebarros8285]

Damn it Andries!

[@KamJamm]

Big future ahead of him

[@AidanJayden]

That bit of after effects though. Holy smokes

[@divyanv.1342]

Yay! Reece Oxford shares the same bday as me! :D

[@Sheamus72]

The English media have killed this lads career so well fucking done. Given his chance, impressed and then everyone talks about him. Exposing his Facebook profile, leaking stuff from a kid, comparing him to others. He's a kid, he watches this shit and it clearly hit him mentally you could see it vs Leicester. Now they've signed Song and we'll most likely rarely hear of Reece Oxford for a long while.

[@samuelhawes6735]

How is signing Song gonna affect Oxford when Oxford is a centre back? And how can you say that they've killed his career when he's played 2 fucking games.... The lad looks like he has a great attitude I doubt the fame he just gained effects him all that much.

[@georgesamuels102]

People need to stop hyping this guy. He's 16 years old for Christ sakes. I could understand if he was 20-22

[@TheZxphyr]

"hottest wonderkid in Europe" lmao its been 2 games ffs. He went missing against Leicester

[@MarleyNik]

Still can't believe how stupid it is to say Oxford had Ozil in his pocket. Ozil's not supposed to score goals, he is supposed to create chances ... and he did, afc just didnt bury them. Oh and it's pronouznced Oezil

[@robk1990]

Great youngster looking forward to seeing what he can do hopefully he doesn't have all the hype break his growth

[@DavidKateeba]

Too late

[@wintz7680]

I seen Reece on his Segway the other day

[@unmastered6154]

Wow. Much wonder. Such kid. Two games in. Much wow. Such English. Wow. Amazing Prospect. Much kid. Such wonder.

[@ssamarth77]

Too much......

[@alicelegardy7256]

This guy is 16 and playing for West Hams seniors, and I'm 17 and can't even make my schools varsity team:( My son will be the next Reece Oxford

[@joemarks7936]

COYI

[@lozerisdead999]

I just don't get why people made it so it sounded like he was the one stopping ozil the whole match. He made probably about 2 good stops on him, but really it was a group effort in the midfield that halted arsenal. They defended as a unit, parked the bus at times and knew when to break. That's why they won.

[@ragames1678]

lozerisdead999 Oxford wasn't even man of the match, it was Payet, yet everyone is acting like Oxford played every position including the manager.

[@thelewisshow555]

I'm a West Ham fan who has never been so excited about a player but please don't overhype him and ruin his confidence. He has so much potential. I don't want the same happening to him as Jose Baxter.

[@TehRealRyan]

F

[@Hakerz1]

Hopefully Oxford stays at West Ham and continues and becomes a great professional like Rio Ferdinand

[@rhr98]

Oxford played well, but I keep seeing that he kept Ozil "in his pocket" which is completely false. Ozil was one of our best players that day.

[@ogden99]

What did you use to create the animations for this video?

[@fat3ownz]

Holy fuck my cousin knows this guy they've been friends since primary school.

[@EmperorPremierEm]

Could we see more of these on other wonder kids please.

[@lilguendouzivert2605]

Amazing game against Leicester...

[@udayaai]

lets get it straight, if it werent for the rejections, he wouldnt be the player he is today. Even Messi was told being too small by Barca coach.

[@cameroneakins9885]

Met Reece today

[@LedDerek]

You know I find this video particularly interesting because Bilic said about keeping Reece protected from the media hype and unrealistic expectation fans put on young players. This video has done the exact opposite. The guy has one 'good' game (yes he's 16 well done to the lad) and everyone goes on like he's the next Gerrard. One of the reasons I think English players suffer with pressure particularly more than most foreign players, is because of the ridiculous expectations put on them from a young age. Creating hype like this doesn't help a player develop whatsoever, if anything it hinders it. People start to expect too much too quickly, and over criticize the player because of the expectation unfairly put upon them. This, a lot of the time, leads to them losing confidence in their ability and falling out of love with the game. English fans need to calm down, we literally make ourselves a laughing stock by overhyping these young players so much, and it's literally because we haven't got that many to hype up, It's embarrassing. All that aside good luck to Reece Oxford I hope he does well and keeps working hard, then hopefully things will come for him. But for now I'm not going to acknowledge him as a 'wonderkid' because he had one decent game.

[@CarbonitePlays]

I really think calling him a wonderkid and saying he's the next big thing, at such an early stage in his career (and based on a single good performance against Arsenal) is dangerous...this is the kind of media pressure we put on so many players who have crumbled under the mantle of "the new wonderkid". I hope this kid can cope and develops but let's not be piling too much pressure on a 16 year old far too early...

[@dudewholikesf1]

Fucking ridiculous one good game and he gets his own video

[@whufc-essex]

future england captain

[@mrt53]

Sat next to him in history KEK

[@chiefbeef904]

Dam and I'm 14, gotta follow this dudes steps

[@TheExmaster5]

move to london

[@danbarber3661]

That moment when ozil has a 98.2% pass completion vs crystal palace

[@egerggreerg8268]

He has a very bright future, but you can't say that he had Özil in his pocket when he disposessed him once in 90 minutes

[@Fhyzix]

Hes exactly one year younger than me

[@Mystery7932]

Stop adding more pressure to this kid, just let him play

[@adamlove2576]

Did Reece Oxford get his GCSEs results today?

[@craiganderson4599]

Just realised that he's 4 years older than me!!

[@ncristi8]

Where was he against Leicester?

[@DualRule]

Saw him earlier today on results day #unreal

[@thepurge2856]

Sureee

[@MonstaDegrees]

What school?

[@finndonlon1087]

iCrazyOshun APS it's north london, haringay

[@DualRule]

Jack Kenny yh aps same year since 2010 and now he's huge pretty weird

[@vincentkompanytheking545]

Arsenal fans be like "Dislike video and go to comments and talk about arsenal history and next year is our year woo!!!"

[@blessingarowolo3763]

England future

[@LilWayneIsMyIdol]

oh my god... I'm older than Reece Oxford

[@yeppumm1192]

He's the EXACT same age as me :D Well I'm playing football in Perth for Curtin Uni, not as good as West Ham hahaha

[@acdnan]

All Aboard The Hype Train

[@TechWithKEM]

95% pass accuracy? Welcome to Barcelona!

[@TheFosseArmy]

Holy shit he's younger than me this video scared me

[@teo1386]

don't hype him up too much, it's too early to judge him.

[@davidpender5030]

Just as good as me

[@westhamfan1599]

it is nice to see this as a west ham fan but i think that pedro obiang deserves to start instead against Bournemouth as oxford was too deep against Leicester

[@DanielLara-fh5sw]

this aged well.

[@HooliganDeem]

Okay, the kid played a great game against Arsenal. But why is everyone singling out that he completely took Özil out of the game? The entire BPL has been doing that for over 2 years now.

[@teqnov2740]

i am actually in shock that there is a video made about this... how un-educated do you have to be to think one good game means anything about the potential of a player, holy shit. and considering he was bang average the next week makes it even more ridiculous

[@charliec8045]

Plays 1 good game, becomes the next Rio Ferdinand hahahaha LMAO

[@lucskywalkemerald]

+Copa90 bring back Rohan Ricketts In Goa plz

[@miltonhernandez2591]

Haven't heard of him since lol

[@tizrin4700]

Did he get his GCSE results today? I did. Anyone else?

[@thepurge2856]

I'm a West Ham fan myself but It's only the start of the season and he's had 1 good performance, I feel your hyping him up too much and he might not live up to expectation, just give it a while

[@DamzTNE]

He's a great prospect and has a bright future but please lads calm down he didn't have Ozil in his pocket. Look at the stats.

[@Heggis]

hei er du norsk?

[@eddy562]

c'mon lets be completely honest. He wasn't the star man because of his performance, it was because of his age. He put a few good tackles & that's all, don't overhype the kid. This is why especially English youngsters never turn out how they're expected to at a young age. Why do you think the West Ham manager immediately wanted to deflect any attention on the kid

[@foxfanboytv9969]

you failed to mention him vs leicester