tommytenjobs Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 2:1 ht. ireogubum, Caleb and thorndike head and shoulders the best of ours. Think we’ll pull away 4/5 in the end 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Was very impressed with Thorndike that first half, probably the best I've seen him play for us, a few mistakes aside Iroegbunam playing very well as well, as is Caleb Chukwuemeka as he pretty much always does, he might not be far away from making the first team squad himself. The new players in defence have also done well, bearing in mind that they're all playing out of position, Barber normally a right-back did well down the left hand side, and Pierre who replaced him and is normally an attacking midfielder showed some nice touchs too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytenjobs Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Davis goal. Put through by Caleb. Hit through gk legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytenjobs Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Man U away in round three! there’s a shocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytenjobs Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 3:2 lindly error tackled off the ball as last man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytenjobs Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Trez off. Didn’t catch who came on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 3-2 ?? FFS...I want a 10-0 battering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytenjobs Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Looked poor since their 2nd. Should be level. We’re giving the ball away and lost our movement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, tommytenjobs said: Trez off. Didn’t catch who came on. Declan Frith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytenjobs Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Blues nearly score again. Marshall with his third great stop. Caleb now form injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytenjobs Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Kayden young on for Caleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytenjobs Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 3:3. Tap in from Marshall save rebound. 8 mins left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytenjobs Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 3:3 final score. poor last 30 mins. Really should have lost. Defence looked makeshift as it was. Mid stopped tracking back in wide areas and davis, Chuck kept dribbling and losing balls when an easy pass was on. Disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 30 minutes ago, mottaloo said: 3-2 ?? FFS...I want a 10-0 battering To be honest, Blues were probably the better team, annoyingly enough. Their number 11 who has a Spanish sounding name ran the game in the second half. Still, football at this level is mostly not about results, and it was good to see Trezeguet get some time and run around a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Was pretty poor from us from the moment they scored their second goal, but I don't think the commentary stated enough just how makeshift our defence was, we didn't start with a natural left-back or a natural central defender, and when Barber went off we didn't even have a natural full-back or central defender on the pitch, Lindley, Pierre, and Alcock are all central midfieldes, and Munroe seems to be a utility player. Lindley aside it was the defence that's been playing in the U18 league and conceding so many, so no surprise we conceded three today. We're unfortuante that Zito, Sohna, Appiah, and O'Reilly all natural defenders are all injured at the same time, Aaron Ramsey as well. Kadan Young showed a few nices touches in his short time on the pitch, as did the other younger players that came into the team, just a shame that they had to play out of position which I think told in the end, we needed to keep the ball better in our half of the pitch to help the makeshift defence out better but stopped doing that in the second half, especially when Caleb Chukwuemeka came off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted December 6, 2021 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 I'm not going to be too critical of this group - the back four were largely out of position and were very young. Individually they did okay - Alcock worked hard, Barber looked okay until he had to go off and I thought Pierre did quite well. Lindley is a midfielder with a good head on his shoulders and Munroe I don't think has been with the club all that long - they gave it a good go, but they were playing up a level and a number of them were playing outside of their regular positions. Marshall did well I thought, made some good stops and had a good go at organising the defence - he's developing into a very decent keeper. Iroegbanum and Thorndike worked their socks off in the middle of the park, both can take a fair bit of credit. Trez looked lively and keen and I thought Davis was excellent in holding the ball up and offering an option over the top, you could see their experience at times and we looked a little weaker when Trez went off. Goodridge tried hard but got very little out of their RB Williams who was probably the best of the opposition - he was ultimately too big, too strong and too quick for Tristan - he'll be pleased to get on the scoresheet though. Chukwuemeka had a mixed bag of a game, he seemed to be playing in a withdrawn role, almost as an attacking midfielder and whilst he did some good things and he's always trying to make things happen, an awful lot didn't come off for him - I think he'll have learned some things in the game and he'll be better for it once he gets back up front. It's a fair result and not one that's too much of a surprise given the team we had to field, I think a few of these were making their first appearances for the club at this level and they'll have enjoyed that - there's some promise in them - I like the look of Munroe and Pierre - and it's good to see we can still manage to compete at this level with half a dozen rested for tomorrow and at least another half a dozen out on loan. No sightings of the manager this evening, but it was nice, if unexpected, to see Richard O'Kelly in the crowd - seems a popular fella. It was very, very cold. Also, special credit to the fella in the crowd who when the small heath manager was shouting "Keke!" to call his substitute in from his warm up added "Do you love me, are you riding?". I know it's childish and I like childish. 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Ran out of steam and were outmuscled, the positive being that they kept trying to play. Disappointed with the attitude of some of the fans getting frustrated and clearly not understanding how young and makeshift this back 4 were. Iroegbunam is a monster, I love watching him play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, AndyClarke said: Iroegbunam is a monster, I love watching him play. He is equal parts silk and steel isnt he . Scary potential. And i really like Thorndike. Another gliding runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul33 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 A lot of poor performances out there and I hope that the lads had it drilled into them that being outplayed by the Noses at any level is not acceptable at this club ..... hope they all have mirrors in their houses because they should be taking a hard look at themselves tonight for that showing. PS: Good to see Keinando scoring !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Not been a fan of Thorndike, he doesn't do enough for me, but looked good tonight, first half particularly. Although that said, overweight and 40, I could do a job next to Tim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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