As it stands, only United and Braintee have 100% records in this tournament
U21s: Oldham vs United
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if we are as short of finances as reported, one or 2 of these may make the first team next season
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Stand outs Kone, Obi, Ogunneye, Harrison and Kukonki and Moirhouse actually
Kone, Chido Obi, Moorhouse and Kukonki were the standouts for me, really good performance
Coo and lovaduck! Even Musa getting in on the scoring now.
Very impressive performance. Thoroughly enjoyable watch.
Very impressive performance. Thoroughly enjoyable watch.
Good game especially 2nd half,shootout to the Oldham keeper who stopped them conceding 10.
Moorhouse en Kone look really good.
Very good match - many good players - Kone, Chido, Moorhouse and Sharpe the best players....
Kukonki one of few players who had an off-game - looked shaky
Kukonki one of few players who had an off-game - looked shaky
I agree, can't believe people are trying to say he was a standout in a good way. Every chance they got was from him, his passing was bad and his recovery speed was pretty poor as well. He only ever looked comfortable when he was coming up against their u18s striker. If he wasn't training with the first team no one would be calling that a good performance.
Chido Obi had a complete performance, really improving on his weakness and fleshing out his game. Harrison great. Moorhouse's dribbling was top.
Sharpe's end product leaves so much to be desired but he is always so dangerous and does a lot of stuff right. He is almost the opposite of Mather who you'd back to finish when getting the chance but kills so many attacks with his slow play.
Looked slightly shaky in the first half but dominated them in the second. Also remember the kid is 16!!!
Generally agree with everything....
I would claim that this team we saw today in terms of talent - is several levels below our current U18-side.
Harrison is brilliant - but those few inches too short. Ogunneye and Murray solid but too limited. Fredricson a bit of the same. McAllister is a leader - but is too slow and limited. Mather as you say is efficient but largely anonymous. Musa...well - he just isn't good enough. Kukonkis raw talent is extreme - but needs a lot of polishing. He could end up being VVD - but he could also end up in the Championship
Sharpe is interesting simply because he is so damn quick and times his runs so well - chances are he will find a club below the best simply he squanders too many chances. But his pace alone could take him very far. Chido Obi - sky is the limit. I still think he wastes too many chances - which is strange for a guy who scored 30 goals last year....
Moorhouse and Scanlon are 2 players I really believe in - Scanlon is probably one of the smartest players we have. His ability to always being in the right place is strange for a player so young. And Moorhouses technique is also brilliant - his passing though isn't quite at the same level. If he improves that a bit - he can go really far.
Qualified for the quarters:
Aldershot
Maidenhead
United U21s
Newcastle U21s
Leeds U21s
Braintree
To be decided:
Altrincham / Rochdale
Dag & Red / Sutton / Nott’m Forest U21s
Aldershot
Maidenhead
United U21s
Newcastle U21s
Leeds U21s
Braintree
To be decided:
Altrincham / Rochdale
Dag & Red / Sutton / Nott’m Forest U21s
I agree, I love Kukonki but he wasn't at his best against Oldham. However, I thought United was excellent, especially in the second half. Kone motm for me.
Scanlon really needs either more U21 minutes, or a loan to League One or League Two. He was thriving in the U18s but has been promoted to the U21s thanks to loans out, but is still having to play understudy to Sharpe and only getting cameos off the bench. It's not like he has no senior football experience and he's aware of how physically rough lower level players can be by virtue of Liechtenstein trying to kick him off the pitch in the autumn.