Lincoln City Scout Report – Two Academy Prospects Who Can Lead Youth Focused Attack

Since gaining promotion in 2019, Lincoln City FC has established itself as an EFL League One club.

With an average squad age of 24.3 years old, the team boasts one of the youngest lineups in the league.

The Imps have directed their transfer focus towards acquiring young talents, exemplified by the signings of 21-year-old Irish winger Dylan Duffy and 22-year-old Scottish midfielder Ethan Erhahon.

Furthermore, young defender TJ Eyoma joined from Tottenham Hotspur in 2021 following a successful loan spell.

The club doesnt merely acquire young players for the first team; instead, it is more committed than ever to nurturing its own talent.

While securing their position as a League One club, Lincoln has concentrated on providing ample resources to its highly regarded academy system, ensuring it can effectively develop players for the first team as they look to build towards promotion to the Championship.

Although youth development hasnt always been top of the agenda, in the past, several former Lincoln City youth players successfully transitioned to professional careers.

Notable individuals like Jack Hobbs, who enjoyed a prominent career as a central defender, including signing with Liverpool at the age of 17 after graduating from The Imps youth system.

In this tactical analysis and Lincoln City scout report, we will highlight two young attacking players whom we think The Imps can look to build around in the future.

We will assess how they fit into the tactics of the youth team and analyse the critical aspects of each players style of play.

Bailey Adamson

The first player we are going to look at in this analysis is 17-year-old forward Bailey Adamson.

The young striker typically plays in the front two of Lincoln City U18s 4-4-2 system or as the lone centre forward in a 4-2-3-1.

He is somewhat reminiscent of a typical number nine in the sense that he prefers to work in more central areas rather than drifting out into the channels.

The ability to make well-timed runs off the shoulder of the last defender is incredibly useful.

By doing so, Adamson has the opportunity to exploit the defensive lines positioning.

This dynamic movement stretches