Declan Rice wowed by ‘unreal’ Kaelan Casey after West Ham United FA Youth Cup win v Arsenal
Declan Rice took to Instagram to praise the efforts of West Ham United youngster Kaelan Casey after their 5-1 FA Youth Cup Final thrashing of Arsenal on Tuesday [25 April].
The Hammers Under-18s claimed the FA Youth Cup for the first time since 1999 coming from behind to thrash their cross-city rivals at the Emirates Stadium after goals from George Earthy, Callum Marshall, Gideon Kodua, Casey and Josh Briggs cemented them amongst West Ham United folklore.
And Casey took to his Instagram [25 April] to post a picture of himself holding up the trophy after the triumph, for which club senior captain Rice who was present for the match, praised the youngster for his performance.
He wrote: “Unreal brother”.
Future is bright
The future is certainly bright at West Ham United after Tuesday’s majestic win over their rivals Arsenal on their own turf.
To win the cup is a great and tremendous feeling for the youth team but to win it in such a dominant and classy fashion will certainly place these youngsters among West Ham United youth team folklore after what they’ve achieved.
It was indeed a superb and classy performance from the team who can now look ahead to a bright future at the London Stadium and some of these players will be praying and hoping they can break into the team like Declan Rice once did a few years back.
To have one of the club’s most glamorous prized assets reach out and even come into the dressing room to celebrate with them must be a dream come true, especially Casey who put in a solid and assured showing against Arsenal to prove why he may be considered amongst a list of players ready to take that huge step like Rice in the coming years.