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Will players like Edwards, Sterling If they are in the starting 11 for this match not play against Wimbledon?
don't think tonight's line up will mean anything with regards to sunday.
Will players like Edwards, Sterling If they are in the starting 11 for this match not play against Wimbledon?
There’s a very real possibility we could get relegated which obviously the club don’t want. If Edwards was fit I’m sure he would start. Beyond me why Foyth Nkoudou KWP can’t play in these games.
If we're to have a normal sized age group could see both FBs being released, with Patterson and Cirkin there plus the fact most players can be moved to FB if you need cover. That would give us 14 including one keeper. For selfish reasons to keep a manageable group I'd release one of Glean or Cooper, and really try and go for Knight or Carvalho.
Cooper I've heard is decent although I haven't seen him in person. It would be extremely weird, though, to have paid a fee to Southend for an U16 and not offer him a scholarship. Monroe has also only just joined so, again, I would imagine is also in the frame although we're kind of sorted at Right Back, so we'll see - he can play further forward but so can our other right backs other than Patterson. Glean I've seen nothing of but again heard he was quite decent and to be honest I bolded him by mistake. Darcy has indeed been with us for yonks but like you haven't heard much for quite a while. Gray I really don't see getting a scholarship.
The number of times we gift opposition goals (or at least clear cut goalscoring opportunities) by playing out from the back is infuriating.
I am all for implementing the mentality of playing the game the right way, and moulding them for the first team, but how many times does it have to fail in a game before we decide it doesn't work against the opposition and ditch it?
I wish we would stop playing Marsh at RB or CB.
The number of times we gift opposition goals (or at least clear cut goalscoring opportunities) by playing out from the back is infuriating.
I am all for implementing the mentality of playing the game the right way, and moulding them for the first team, but how many times does it have to fail in a game before we decide it doesn't work against the opposition and ditch it?
I've seen it so much now I'm numb to it. The only time I get frustrated is when the 18s have a chance to score or counter and they pass it back. Parents and fans get livid. It shows that the coaches really just do not get about results in this competition and generally and I can see what they mean, they won't develop anyone from going long and clearing. I don't think anyone will lose that ability but they won't make our first team if they can't deal with passing out in intense pressure. It can be so frustrating but as I said above they don't care if we get relegated they believe we will make better players this way and they haven't got it wrong so far.
I think you can tell though when they are serious about a competition we don't faff around e.g FAYC and UYL you won't see us do it to this extreme, we take those a lot more seriously