- Sep 15, 2007
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Our Academy players kick-off their 2012-13 NextGen Series campaign at the impressive VW Stadium in Wolfsburg, Germany on Wednesday night.
It's the first match in Group One of the European competition for Under-19s.
The team is in an exciting group this season with Spanish giants Barcelona and Anderlecht of Belgium. The teams play each other home and away with the top two progressing to the knockout stages.
The VW Stadium holds 30,000 fans and as coach Alex Inglethorpe explains, provides a great experience for the squad.
"We're at the main stadium in Wolfsburg and it's a fantastic opportunity for the players," said Alex.
"We know they can play, we know they have ability, but to do it under pressure on a bigger stage is the next challenge for many of them.
"We're looking for the players to transfer what they do on a daily basis in training and Academy matches to these bigger arenas.
"This trip is similar to what the first team would do in the Europa League, so that's a great experience for the lads as well."
There are 24 teams in this season's tournament - Group One kicked-off with a 1-1 draw between Barcelona and Anderlecht.
BTW, the coach is being named as Alex Inglethorpe - not Sherwood. Maybe Tim Sherwood is looking after u 21's and Inglethorpe the u 19 NextGen and under 18's ?
Our Academy players kick-off their 2012-13 NextGen Series campaign at the impressive VW Stadium in Wolfsburg, Germany on Wednesday night.
It's the first match in Group One of the European competition for Under-19s.
The team is in an exciting group this season with Spanish giants Barcelona and Anderlecht of Belgium. The teams play each other home and away with the top two progressing to the knockout stages.
The VW Stadium holds 30,000 fans and as coach Alex Inglethorpe explains, provides a great experience for the squad.
"We're at the main stadium in Wolfsburg and it's a fantastic opportunity for the players," said Alex.
"We know they can play, we know they have ability, but to do it under pressure on a bigger stage is the next challenge for many of them.
"We're looking for the players to transfer what they do on a daily basis in training and Academy matches to these bigger arenas.
"This trip is similar to what the first team would do in the Europa League, so that's a great experience for the lads as well."
There are 24 teams in this season's tournament - Group One kicked-off with a 1-1 draw between Barcelona and Anderlecht.
BTW, the coach is being named as Alex Inglethorpe - not Sherwood. Maybe Tim Sherwood is looking after u 21's and Inglethorpe the u 19 NextGen and under 18's ?