Our first FA Youth Cup game this evening. Always a big day in the season for the academy.
FA Youth Cup - Vs QPR (Home)
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Any site i can watch it on?
MUTV showing it live. Not sure where you can stream it from though.
Seems George Tanner is in the squad.
Nice, I just woke up thinking it was on yesterday and I missed it.
XI: Byrne; Warren, Williams, Tuanzebe, Hamilton; Scott, Fosu-Mensah; Whelan, Gribbin, Kenyon; Rashford
Substitutes – Moutha-Sebtaoui, Dunne, Boonen, Tanner, Gomes
Kehinde missed out, probably injured.
Substitutes – Moutha-Sebtaoui, Dunne, Boonen, Tanner, Gomes
Kehinde missed out, probably injured.
Dearnley injured as well?
Has been for 2-3 weeks.
Good effort from Gribbin there.
Only watched the last 10 mins but we've played some very good football in that time. Gribbin, TFM, Rashord in particular.
TFM should have scored there. Such a burst of pace he has on him though, QPR just can't keep up with him.
You can just about grasp why this QPR side has conceded 54 in 16. They seem a bit meek and slow defensively and - while we improved in the last 15 minutes - we really should have caused them more trouble in that half.
Get in!
It was coming. Rashford & Gribbin with good chances in the last couple minutes. Whelan 1-0. Tap in from a corner.
About time really.
A QPR player by the name of Odysseus Alpha bundles the ball home to equalise. What an awesome name!
Rashford hammers the crossbar.
Odysseus Alfa, yes, Odysseus Alfa scores the equalizer. 1-1. Now Rashford hit the bar.
Man, fine effort.
Ahh Rashford - so close
Seems to be a typical u18s performance, I see now why they are losing so many games. Just can't get it done and then let in stupid goals.
Rashford misses a sitter. Surely most score there. Hamilton having some problems at left back... Gomes looking good again.
Its gone to extra time.
This is an exciting game.
Gomes looks like he should be playing for the under-9s (stature wise)
This is an exciting game.
Gomes looks like he should be playing for the under-9s (stature wise)
Should have won it comfortably during full time. Let's hope they shape up.
Gomes has been quite good.
Hamilton has struggled fair bit at LB.
This side just lacks something. And its tough to precisely point out.
Hamilton has struggled fair bit at LB.
This side just lacks something. And its tough to precisely point out.
Gomes looks like a promising kid - first time I've seen him.
I'm new to watching the youth team/reserves, but one thing I'm finding odd is that they aren't playing in the style of the senior squad - they're far more risk taking with possession. So I'm wondering, if one of these kids is good enough to make an early break through, how will they fit in? I guess maybe this is the problem with short term contracts for the first team manager - especially one so demanding of their players' style - I guess the youth management can't change their coaching style to match the senior coaches style ('philosophy') in a short period of time, so why bother trying to change it at all?
I'm new to watching the youth team/reserves, but one thing I'm finding odd is that they aren't playing in the style of the senior squad - they're far more risk taking with possession. So I'm wondering, if one of these kids is good enough to make an early break through, how will they fit in? I guess maybe this is the problem with short term contracts for the first team manager - especially one so demanding of their players' style - I guess the youth management can't change their coaching style to match the senior coaches style ('philosophy'
) in a short period of time, so why bother trying to change it at all?Too many who just isn't up to the standard required imo.
Why wasn't that a red?
Rashford pen 2-1
Individually it seems quite a good group actually when you compare with previous as well. And there's a few players out too with injuries.
But as a unit they lack something.
What a miss by Gribbin.
That Chelsea side is nowhere as good as last year.
I do think we need Reid back and put him at left back though.
Word. Part of the problem is the heavy creative onus on the inconsistent Gribbin. The key to giving Chelsea a game in the next round will be to switch him on.
We seem to be missing wingers, our central core is as good as you'll see across the country.
We have plenty of wingers but they're either injured or behind the schedule in terms of development due to previous long-term injuries (Makela,Kenyon) or weak physique (Boonen).I'd start Gomes in the next round if Dearnley's still injured by then.