Yeah and hopefully he learns from that and gets better. All part of the parcel of youth football.2-2. Do t know who it was but one of our defenders just standing looking at a loose ball and the Chelsea player nipped in and scored.
To be honest, why? The result doesn't really matter it's not the purpose here. I don't really think 18 year olds should be learning game management I think that can come later. I don't find it annoying personally because the result is completely immaterial to me. What I saw was a very well rounded intelligent players who play with their head up, while maybe lacking the star dust of earlier years.The really annoying thing about conceding that goal is our game management. There was hardly any time left yet we were wide open on the counter attack.
With a minute or so to go, we should have had a compact shape with just a few players raiding Chelsea on the last attack we had.
I don’t know. I think there is such a thing as learning how to win - and it starts at a young age. U18s seems like the right place to start teaching game management.To be honest, why? The result doesn't really matter it's not the purpose here. I don't really think 18 year olds should be learning game management I think that can come later. I don't find it annoying personally because the result is completely immaterial to me. What I saw was a very well rounded intelligent players who play with their head up, while maybe lacking the star dust of earlier years.
Maybe. I think it should come later personally, at that time you are still learning the systems basic tactical movements and instructions. That can be learning to sit deep sure, but if you are just trying to hold on to results every game you're 1-0 up that's a lot of time spent on a particular function.I don’t know. I think there is such a thing as learning how to win - and it starts at a young age. U18s seems like the right place to start teaching game management.
I agree that “winning”’is not the primary goal of development at that age, but I do think it should have some part of the development.
Interestingly Dorrington and Williams as well as Kyerematen and to a lesser degree Abbott (he just seems the type of player who tend to succeed in the professional game) are ones I was most impressed with today and after one appearance feel most likely to make it. Though obviously one appearance is a tiny sample size and frankly not a good way to base anything off.hope by the time lankshear, donley, moore and..more are ready for the first team we have a coach who doesent see young players as a nuisance
I don’t know. I think there is such a thing as learning how to win - and it starts at a young age. U18s seems like the right place to start teaching game management.
I agree that “winning”’is not the primary goal of development at that age, but I do think it should have some part of the development.
I might well be wrong but I don't think youngsters see a way through into the first team.Chris Perkins, hired about a year ago as a specific youth talent acquirer (or something) is leaving and going to arsenal
Yet another indication that our youth system, and everything round it, is fucked.
It’s so bad now, not sure what the route cause of the issue is