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U18s | Sunderland vs Manchester United
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Finally some U18s! Is Gomes with the u18 or u23 now days?
He played for the u23s last time and I heard he's been training with them too.
Yeah, he is most likely done with the U18s. I think it was Kieran McKenna who said that Angel would play for the U18s untill christmas, and then would be pushed up to the U23s for good.
Where is that Traore fella?
Still suspended.
Dangerous allowing Sunderland counter like that.
Thanks.. That explains it..
Chong! 
Poor kid
Slip from Dunne, 1-1
Keeper bailed us out then.
Chong has looked good - going forward we look ok. Defensively we have been awful
Do we have big hopes for any out of this bunch?
Greenwood, Chong, Puigmal, Galbraith, O'Connor and Baars, plus Traore who isn't playing. Talented bunch.
Who's the biggest prospect in your opinion?
I like O'Connor, he looks class.
Still 1-1?
What a pratt their player was getting sent off.
Advantage us.
Advantage us.
Unlucky Chong! Took a great save.
Great goal from Chong! He looks really promising.
Lovely goal by Chong and through ball by Ramazani. Chong is too good for this level.
Like the look of Laird and Puigmal too.
Like the look of Laird and Puigmal too.
How old is Chong? Looks physically ahead of the rest, as well as technically.
Must be close to the U23s?
Must be close to the U23s?
The through ball was fantastic. Great first touch and finishing by Chong too.
Great pass from Ramazani, Chong(again) 1-2
He got a serious injury last season. I think he'd have already been in U21 if not for that.
Ramazani has been great since he came on.
Think Ethan Laird could be the best of the lot of them.
He turned 18 in December.
Agreed - very versatile and mature
Can't wait for his debut. Hope he stays injury free.
Cheers, must have been the injury then. Does look like he needs stepping up.
Couple of great tackles he's just made.
O'Connor and Chong should be moved up fairly quickly - they are too good for this level.
Yeah he’s just a proper footballer, can see him becoming a top-class right back.
Where was Aidan Barlow?
I really rate O'Connor too. I don't understand why he is playing so much football at centre back though. Unless he has a McTominay like growth spurt he has zero chance of having a top class career in that position.
As a right back he has great potential yet hardly ever plays there. Hopefully he will move up to the u23s and get a run of games there.
Really? He ain't super tall and I also think he's best at RB, but he's hardly short and he's still a good defender. There've been plenty of good centre halves over the years who weren't the tallest. Aggression and ability are just as important. For example, I was always a huge fan of Ayala and he was only 5'10 (first thing in the morning!). Think Baresi and Cannavaro were even shorter.
Ayala, Baresi and Cannavaro (Mascherano too) were outliers. They were exceptional defensive talents. Importantly, how many examples have there been in England? Jose couldn't get Blind out of centre back fast enough and Gary Neville was always seen as a centre back but in the end wasn't tall enough.
My biggest worry is that he turns into one of these solid dependable reserve players who can't make the step up. Someone like Joe Riley. The defensive elements of full back are very positional and the attacking demands of the position are greater now than ever before. I don't think he'll develop either playing every game at centre back.