There greater experience is telling now. They have a number of players who have first teM e perience some where and youth international experience. That is what prem money can buy you.
Disappointing score line but before people call for the closure of the academy or say " as bad as the first team" it is a development league and maybe they will learn a lot more from this than from some of the easy wins they have had this season.
How far off the first team are Dixon and M'Bick @Swisdom and how did Josh Laq look?
CAFC have won by tennis scores in their 18's and 21's over the past few seasons including Liverpool, so of course they should lose the odd set especially against sides with 1st team experience in the Prem or Championship.
Give down to 10men for most of the game and playing quality opponents they acquited them selves well. Our stand out player was Rylah. Dixon a long way off first team so is M' Bick.
Sounds silly but 11v11 we would have likely won this.
Did anyone stand out for us, as much as they can in a game with 10 men vs some relatively experienced Brentford players?
The game was massively skewed after the early sending off, and we were a goal down at that time. I thought all of the players did their best, and sometimes the best was pretty good. I like the industry of Kedwell, Enslin came on as sub and again was good, Rylah was a bit more like his old self, and I think M'bick played well although he isn't ready yet, nor is Casey. If Dixon can adjust a bit, and be well coached, and even more importantly better deployed he could be a good one. His pace and energy are outstanding, and at the moment he looks like he would do damage as a winger (the old fashioned kind) with the speed he has, I wonder if he could cross the ball well, we didn't see that. Probably not ready for first team inclusion, but I would certainly try him out in the silly buggers against Bromley.
Sitting with 2 friends at the game. We all though Kedwell had an awful match. A big disappointment after playing so well in the recent game at The Valley. It really was men against boys today. Brentford bullied and outplayed us all over the pitch.
I think Kedwell got an early knock, and was carrying it through the game and it got worse towards the end. I assume the thinking was that with only 10 men his presence was needed.
I think Kedwell got an early knock, and was carrying it through the game and it got worse towards the end. I assume the thinking was that with only 10 men his presence was needed.
yes in the last 10mins of the game he stopped a few times as he looked in pain.
Here’s how our U21s line-up in this afternoon’s PDL2 fixture against Cardiff City: MacLorg; Toure, Hunter, Bower; Rylah, Fullah, Kedwell (c), Huke, Enslin; Mbick, Casey
Subs: Woodham, Hobden, Cann, Safa, Sol-Loza
No dixon
No Mwamba either, banned after his red card I assume. It'll be interesting to see if Dixon is on the first team bench, or at least part of the match day squad.
Sol-Loza is regularly making the bench, seems he's the stand out from the new u18s so far.
Fullah won the ball in the centre circle, move went out to Mbick on the left, he drove into the box and Huke put over the bar with his left foot. Half time 0-0.
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That is what prem money can buy you.
How far off the first team are Dixon and M'Bick @Swisdom and how did Josh Laq look?
Dixon a long way off first team so is M' Bick.
I thought all of the players did their best, and sometimes the best was pretty good. I like the industry of Kedwell, Enslin came on as sub and again was good, Rylah was a bit more like his old self, and I think M'bick played well although he isn't ready yet, nor is Casey. If Dixon can adjust a bit, and be well coached, and even more importantly better deployed he could be a good one.
His pace and energy are outstanding, and at the moment he looks like he would do damage as a winger (the old fashioned kind) with the speed he has, I wonder if he could cross the ball well, we didn't see that. Probably not ready for first team inclusion, but I would certainly try him out in the silly buggers against Bromley.
No dixon
Sol-Loza is regularly making the bench, seems he's the stand out from the new u18s so far.
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