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Under 21s (Match updates and news)
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HT 1-11
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Second half starts.0
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Manu Wales on for Triallist B1
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Ruben Reid on for Casey.1
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Fullah hits bar again.1
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2-1 Charlton Dixon, Wales assist.
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Better hope he is drawn for cross bar challenge week tomorrowseth plum said:Fullah hits bar again.1 -
Fight breaks out.
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Referee calms it.
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We win 2-111
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good commentary by Charlotte0
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Thanks for the updates1
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It was a tangle, the the usual untanglement leading to pushes and shoves and a bit of clouting and walloping. Others swarmed.
The referee cleared the decks and gave both players a jolly good talking to.3 -
Dixon clearly has the most upside of the u21s. Way too lightweight but a clinical finisher and has pace.0
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If he does a TC-style summer in the gym, wonder if we will see him move up to first team next season.Bostonaddick said:Dixon clearly has the most upside of the u21s. Way too lightweight but a clinical finisher and has pace.4 -
Bostonaddick said:Dixon clearly has the most upside of the u21s. Way too lightweight but a clinical finisher and has pace.
Hardly clinical. He missed the goal several times in the two games this week.
For yesterday's goal he got the tip of his boot to the ball which bobbled over the line.
The player who changed the game was Manu Wales.
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Other than Enslin, Laquretabua, wales, Mwamba, Hunter, M'Bick and Fullah that is.Bostonaddick said:Dixon clearly has the most upside of the u21s. Way too lightweight but a clinical finisher and has pace.4 -
did he wag his finger at them, and tut, and stamp his foot?seth plum said:It was a tangle, the the usual untanglement leading to pushes and shoves and a bit of clouting and walloping. Others swarmed.
The referee cleared the decks and gave both players a jolly good talking to.0 - Sponsored links:
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It's surprising how often they go one goal down. Perhaps they like coming from behind.
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Watching a lot of football at this level I would say that Dixon had a good game yesterday, maybe his best so far. His goal was an unspectacular finish but his enterprise (plus Manu Wales) created it, and his pace at the end of the game amongst knackered players was very handy indeed.
I agree about Wales introduction for the very average triallist yesterday was telling. Wales is hugely promising.
Maybe I am obsessed, but as well as the other good players mentioned above I would like to add Kedwell who I believe will have a credible career in football one way or another.3 -
He’s the most eye catching with his goals, pace and flair, but I think that downplays the potential others have. He’s not a clinical finisher yet, he misses chances that in time he’ll hopefully start taking.Bostonaddick said:Dixon clearly has the most upside of the u21s. Way too lightweight but a clinical finisher and has pace.
Enslin is a good all rounder, very versatile and can create and score goals. Being left footed will only help him
Laqeretabua is big, strong, mobile and comfortable on the ball, everything you want in a young centre back. Zach Mitchell who’s out on loan has similar qualities and potential.
Fullah is an u21 regular at only 17. So two footed that he doesn’t know which is his stronger foot - he can rifle in a long range shot with his right or left. Another versatile player who’s good on the ball and can score and create goals.
Reuben Reid who came on is from the year below Fullah so only 16/17. I’ve only seen him in a few cameos but he looks mobile, uses either foot and I noticed in the goal celebration was one of our tallest players. Scored a nice finish as a sub recently. He must be rated to be involved in the u21s so early.
That’s not to write off others I’ve not mentioned, our u21s results this season show we have a good team at this level.9 -
Yeah. Ruben Reid certainly catches the eye, not only because of his height but he seems to have very good close control. I expect he will feature a lot over the next year or so and we can get a better idea about him.
Goodness knows what he will be like when he finishes growing, Leaburnesque I would reckon.
I agree about Fullah, for such a young guy he shows great promise.5 -
Been so impressed with the U21s this season. So many of them are so young and are playing in a very slimmed down squad compared to previous seasons. Despite that they get results and show quality. Would imagine the % of this cohort going on to play pro football will be higher than average if they continue to develop well. Just in the post game discussion 10 players names have been mentioned. I know we're biased fans but that seems unusually high even for us!4
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I love catching the under 21s live when I can - good football and I don't feel the pressure of "we must win" like I do with the 1st team, so I really enjoy the matches. We have been blessed with some really good footballing youngsters recently.7
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That's a really harsh take on his contributions. He didn't have a lot of service and only one other sniff on goal as he was tightly markedCrusty54 said:Bostonaddick said:Dixon clearly has the most upside of the u21s. Way too lightweight but a clinical finisher and has pace.
Hardly clinical. He missed the goal several times in the two games this week.
For yesterday's goal he got the tip of his boot to the ball which bobbled over the line.
The player who changed the game was Manu Wales.
But he didn't stop running all game and showed a real poachers instinct for the goal nipping in between the last defender and goalie. It wasn't the tip of his boot and it didn't bobbble over the line. It was a very decent run, good anticipation and a really calm finish which, when you consider was in the dying minutes of a game he'd spent 90 minutes being manhandled, was more than acceptable in my eyes
I actually went to the game and watched him pretty closely. His feet are absolutely outstanding. This week I've seen a few times where he's controlled a ball on his chest, done a couple of keepy-uppies to avoid a defender and then brought it down so slickly. You cannot coach that stuff - that's a kid who just loves the ball and who has spent years playing and doing tricks.
He's gained a lot of weight since joining and I expect he'll be in the gym over the summer to toughen up a bit more - much like TC. He's nowhere near the finished article but there is definitely a diamond in there worth polishing up19 -
There is great potential with Dixon but there is the same with a lot of our youngsters.Swisdom said:
That's a really harsh take on his contributions. He didn't have a lot of service and only one other sniff on goal as he was tightly markedCrusty54 said:Bostonaddick said:Dixon clearly has the most upside of the u21s. Way too lightweight but a clinical finisher and has pace.
Hardly clinical. He missed the goal several times in the two games this week.
For yesterday's goal he got the tip of his boot to the ball which bobbled over the line.
The player who changed the game was Manu Wales.
But he didn't stop running all game and showed a real poachers instinct for the goal nipping in between the last defender and goalie. It wasn't the tip of his boot and it didn't bobbble over the line. It was a very decent run, good anticipation and a really calm finish which, when you consider was in the dying minutes of a game he'd spent 90 minutes being manhandled, was more than acceptable in my eyes
I actually went to the game and watched him pretty closely. His feet are absolutely outstanding. This week I've seen a few times where he's controlled a ball on his chest, done a couple of keepy-uppies to avoid a defender and then brought it down so slickly. You cannot coach that stuff - that's a kid who just loves the ball and who has spent years playing and doing tricks.
He's gained a lot of weight since joining and I expect he'll be in the gym over the summer to toughen up a bit more - much like TC. He's nowhere near the finished article but there is definitely a diamond in there worth polishing up
Not his fault but the club and some fans have heaped too much expectation on his young shoulders EG showing only his goals from the nine the team scored v Leyton Wingate, that was disrespectful to the other scorers and players.5 -
I said over the 2 games this week not just yesterday. At Princes Park on one break he shot wide when a cross to Casey would have won the game.Swisdom said:
That's a really harsh take on his contributions. He didn't have a lot of service and only one other sniff on goal as he was tightly markedCrusty54 said:Bostonaddick said:Dixon clearly has the most upside of the u21s. Way too lightweight but a clinical finisher and has pace.
Hardly clinical. He missed the goal several times in the two games this week.
For yesterday's goal he got the tip of his boot to the ball which bobbled over the line.
The player who changed the game was Manu Wales.1 -
Above plaudits are forgetting Micah Mbick, currently injured but potentially our biggest U21 asset1
