Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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He was CEO MD CHAIRMAN and bottle washer that half! Staggering performance from the little fellah!
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City U18's v Chelsea U18's @ CFA Saturday 5th March, 11 am KO
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He was CEO MD CHAIRMAN and bottle washer that half! Staggering performance from the little fellah!
Silva_Spell
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Tom Dele helped change the game too. Looks skillful
Sancho oozes class as well.
They have the talent. If they have the workrate and application they could become very, very good players
Sancho oozes class as well.
They have the talent. If they have the workrate and application they could become very, very good players
SlimShadyRus
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Typical City haha! I thought there can be a traditional comeback when it was 1-2 and 1-3 but I could hardly predict a 4-3! We just batered them out in the 2nd half and dominated on the field! Brahim Diaz indeed plays in a very similar way to Messi and a great talent. Can't wait for him to perform with the 1st team this summer.
Moving to other points, Wood and Nemane (and probably Brahim, but it seemed to me that he was rather shaded during the 1st half) were the only players who stood out in the 1st half. Really liked Marcus. Before this match, I hadn't realized that he was quite quick.
The deffence was shite and extremely uncondindent though, especially on the wings. Duhaney and Sarmiento should improve their positioning and work rate. But it's u18 level and they're 16-17 and improving is what they're expected to do in that age, so hopefully they'll really progress deffensively.
Moving to other points, Wood and Nemane (and probably Brahim, but it seemed to me that he was rather shaded during the 1st half) were the only players who stood out in the 1st half. Really liked Marcus. Before this match, I hadn't realized that he was quite quick.
The deffence was shite and extremely uncondindent though, especially on the wings. Duhaney and Sarmiento should improve their positioning and work rate. But it's u18 level and they're 16-17 and improving is what they're expected to do in that age, so hopefully they'll really progress deffensively.
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Typical City haha! I thought there can be a traditional comeback when it was 1-2 and 1-3 but I could hardly predict a 4-3! We just batered them out in the 2nd half and dominated on the field! Brahim Diaz indeed plays in a very similar way to Messi and a great talent. Can't wait for him to perform with the 1st team this summer.
Moving to other points, Wood and Nemane (and probably Brahim, but it seemed to me that he was rather shaded during the 1st half) were the only players who stood out in the 1st half. Really liked Marcus. Before this match, I hadn't realized that he was quite quick.
The deffence was shite and extremely uncondindent though, especially on the wings. Duhaney and Sarmiento should improve their positioning and work rate. But it's u18 level and they're 16-17 and improving is what they're expected to do in that age, so hopefully they'll really progress deffensively.
Think the mix of Wood and Patching was too similar in midfield in the first half, the team balance was much better with Tom and Brahim second half. I like Wood though, think he does a lot of things very well
Defensively Kigbu and Sarmiento really struggled, I thought. A lot of very basic defensive errors and caught out of position so much. They'll learn though, plenty of time yet. Clearly good footballers.
Sancho moves like Neymar, always impresses me
Nemene looks to have hit a bit of a brick wall with his development this season, Buckley seems to be getting more chances with the 21s now. Hope he can push on again
Thought Davenport gave us a great platform in the second half, Makalele like with the way he's so disciplined in there, we dont have many that can play that kind of role ahead of him so he's got a chance if he keeps developing
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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Be surprised if he's not on fringe of 1st team this time next season.
He was the kind of player that this afternoon's game was crying out for. Someone to take on a man or three and create the space that endless passing doesn't seem to!
SlimShadyRus
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Yep, Davenport was definitely not out of the game. Think we'll be noticing him more and more times in the near future.Think the mix of Wood and Patching was too similar in midfield in the first half, the team balance was much better with Tom and Brahim second half. I like Wood though, think he does a lot of things very well
Defensively Kigbu and Sarmiento really struggled, I thought. A lot of very basic defensive errors and caught out of position so much. They'll learn though, plenty of time yet. Clearly good footballers.
Sancho moves like Neymar, always impresses me
Nemene looks to have hit a bit of a brick wall with his development this season, Buckley seems to be getting more chances with the 21s now. Hope he can push on again
Thought Davenport gave us a great platform in the second half, Makalele like with the way he's so disciplined in there, we dont have many that can play that kind of role ahead of him so he's got a chance if he keeps developing
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Commentator compared him to Cattermole.....I did laugh.Yep, Davenport was definitely not out of the game. Think we'll be noticing him more and more times in the near future.
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Maybe Cattermole with a brain and the ability to tackle rather than mug an opposing player!
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I wish City would stream some of these games, I can't get down to watch them live as often as I used to. Great to see Brahim continuing to turn it on as he goes through the age groups.
Commentator compared him to Cattermole.....I did laugh.
I understood what he meant though - he had a definite presence in midfield. Chelsea weren't going to do anything without having to get past him and he was a real nuisance every time they tried to attack he would either cut it out or slow it down until people got back.
Very effective. The reason why their striker got almost no ball in the second half.