Philw
Player Valuation: £50m
Back home. Few more thoughts:
Was good to see the team playing our consistently from the back. All the back 4 + the keeper looked comfortable with the ball and playing it back and across before moving it into midfield or going long if they had too. Astley looked pretty solid at the back and good bringing the ball out of defence. Collins looked the better of the two fullbacks to me, definitely seemed to get forward and involved more.
Carroll and Gordon floated around quite a lot. Gordon seems to be the go to guy, buy Carroll is very decent and tricky too, and looks like he likes to get stuck in. They both seem to go down a bit easy tho - Gordon especially seems to throw himself on the floor when fouled, and sometimes when he just thinks he's been fouled! Going off of this single performance though I would say that he needs to play up a level. Think he needs to be challenged more, not that this level is too easy so to speak, or he was just constantly beating his man etc etc, but he did more often than not, and sometimes he was trying unnecessary flicks and tricks etc that weren't really on. Feel like playing at a higher level would focus his mind more and get that extra 5-10% out of him.
The other two in midfield were both pretty good too. Those four moved the ball around very nicely at times.
Ellis and Adedoyin played upfront. Thought they did ok. Ellis is a big lad, but I feel like his size is his biggest asset atm.
The two lads who came on, 14 (Husus) in left midfield I think, and 15 (Richards) at right back. Husus hit a great free kick that came back off the bar, and Richards looked decent at RB, more impressive in his 20 mins on the pitch than Zuk had been imo.
Couple of Fulham's players looked pretty decent too. They were better second half, especially the first 5-10 mins. Their no 11, Syl Jesper looked a good player, running with the ball and taking people on.
Didn't catch too much of the u16s, but the 10 seemed to be pulling the strings up front, and I think it was him who won the missed pen. Good again with the ball, taking players on and trying to slip his striker in. Quite small still, but fought well as well. 11 was another tricky player, taking people on. 14 was really tall and lanky, really thin, but I was impressed with him on the floor - turning over the ball and recycling possession. Also the kid playing lb was tiny! He looked about 12!
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Was good to see the team playing our consistently from the back. All the back 4 + the keeper looked comfortable with the ball and playing it back and across before moving it into midfield or going long if they had too. Astley looked pretty solid at the back and good bringing the ball out of defence. Collins looked the better of the two fullbacks to me, definitely seemed to get forward and involved more.
Carroll and Gordon floated around quite a lot. Gordon seems to be the go to guy, buy Carroll is very decent and tricky too, and looks like he likes to get stuck in. They both seem to go down a bit easy tho - Gordon especially seems to throw himself on the floor when fouled, and sometimes when he just thinks he's been fouled! Going off of this single performance though I would say that he needs to play up a level. Think he needs to be challenged more, not that this level is too easy so to speak, or he was just constantly beating his man etc etc, but he did more often than not, and sometimes he was trying unnecessary flicks and tricks etc that weren't really on. Feel like playing at a higher level would focus his mind more and get that extra 5-10% out of him.
The other two in midfield were both pretty good too. Those four moved the ball around very nicely at times.
Ellis and Adedoyin played upfront. Thought they did ok. Ellis is a big lad, but I feel like his size is his biggest asset atm.
The two lads who came on, 14 (Husus) in left midfield I think, and 15 (Richards) at right back. Husus hit a great free kick that came back off the bar, and Richards looked decent at RB, more impressive in his 20 mins on the pitch than Zuk had been imo.
Couple of Fulham's players looked pretty decent too. They were better second half, especially the first 5-10 mins. Their no 11, Syl Jesper looked a good player, running with the ball and taking people on.
Didn't catch too much of the u16s, but the 10 seemed to be pulling the strings up front, and I think it was him who won the missed pen. Good again with the ball, taking players on and trying to slip his striker in. Quite small still, but fought well as well. 11 was another tricky player, taking people on. 14 was really tall and lanky, really thin, but I was impressed with him on the floor - turning over the ball and recycling possession. Also the kid playing lb was tiny! He looked about 12!
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