First game of the season for our U18, away to City. A very difficult game. KO 12.00, so not on MUTV. However, City+ is showing the game if you want to pay the noisy neighbor a small fee.
U18: Man City - Man Utd 12.00
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Mickson
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Not a great performance so far. My gut feeling says that some of these first years scholars aren't all that. City winning without breaking a sweat. Vitek good so far.
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No one really stood out for me. Garnacho had a great chance, and United huffed and puffed a little, but it was closer to 4-0 than 3-1 IMO. United looks really weak if this is the squad they are going to use.
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As long as players are getting better, who cares...United looks really weak if this is the squad they are going to use.
No need to put Iqbal's and Forson's in U-18's just to be more competetive and show results.
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Tbf if we play Iqbal we’d get the same 3-0 result from DQ because he isn’t eligible to play.As long as players are getting better, who cares...
No need to put Iqbal's and Forson's in U-18's just to be more competetive and show results.
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Well...)Tbf if we play Iqbal we’d get the same 3-0 result from DQ because he isn’t eligible to play.
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you can say that about any club haha it’s like saying city could of played their top second years then it could of been 6-0As long as players are getting better, who cares...
No need to put Iqbal's and Forson's in U-18's just to be more competetive and show results.
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I was just talking in general.you can say that about any club haha it’s like saying city could of played their top second years then it could of been 6-0
I know nothing about City squad to be honest. Whether they were older or not.
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Not seen enough of the first years to judge, but we always have a poor game early in the season when a few step up at once.
I'm sure city have a great and well balanced team too so it will be a tough game.
I'm sure city have a great and well balanced team too so it will be a tough game.
Our line-up was quite literally like trying to round peg everyone that is fit and available into a line-up (Mainoo as a 8 and Mather as a 10, Sharpe starts whilst he doesn't look ready to play at this level against a top side) and City is always a tough opponent to play so I weren't really surprised. Guess we decided to move Forson and Hansen to the 23s full-time and our failure to convince Anderson to join means that we'll have some hole to fill on midfield when Gore and Oyedele are out like yesterday.
Quite disappointed with the defence tbh even though missing Bennetts (and Kwambala) means that it can be better.
Quite disappointed with the defence tbh even though missing Bennetts (and Kwambala) means that it can be better.
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How can Kambwala still be out? Yes, it seems like we're missing CMs at U18 level.Our line-up was quite literally like trying to round peg everyone that is fit and available into a line-up (Mainoo as a 8 and Mather as a 10, Sharpe starts whilst he doesn't look ready to play at this level against a top side) and City is always a tough opponent to play so I weren't really surprised. Guess we decided to move Forson and Hansen to the 23s full-time and our failure to convince Anderson to join means that we'll have some hole to fill on midfield when Gore and Oyedele are out like yesterday.
Quite disappointed with the defence tbh even though missing Bennetts (and Kwambala) means that it can be better.
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Hansen is injured, I’m sure he will feature for the U18s this season, add Ennis, Gore, Oyedele and Bennett and we will be much stronger. The U16s should be used as backup, I thought both McAllister and Sharpe struggled yesterday.
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I didn't pay to see the game so thanks for the reports from those who did.
It looks a very young team and sounds like, once again, City were just better than us.
As others have pointed out, there's some more experienced players that could come in at some point - Forson, Hansen, Bennett, Kambwala (if he's ever fit) - and, also, the opposition won't be as strong as City most weeks so hopefully the younger players will get to show more against those.
It'll be interesting to see Jurado, Hansen and Garnacho as key players, and to see Ennis (and eventually, Kambwala) for the first time. None of the promoted group excite me so far in the glimpses I've seen, or seem to come up with much hype. But hopefully one or two will kick on and start making names for themselves.
It looks a very young team and sounds like, once again, City were just better than us.
As others have pointed out, there's some more experienced players that could come in at some point - Forson, Hansen, Bennett, Kambwala (if he's ever fit) - and, also, the opposition won't be as strong as City most weeks so hopefully the younger players will get to show more against those.
It'll be interesting to see Jurado, Hansen and Garnacho as key players, and to see Ennis (and eventually, Kambwala) for the first time. None of the promoted group excite me so far in the glimpses I've seen, or seem to come up with much hype. But hopefully one or two will kick on and start making names for themselves.
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Yeah, I thought Murray and Mainoo would step up a little but neither has impressed me and I've watched them about 15 times now. Gore looked decent on a couple of occasions last season, and I'm excited to see Ennis too.Hansen is injured, I’m sure he will feature for the U18s this season, add Ennis, Gore, Oyedele and Bennett and we will be much stronger. The U16s should be used as backup, I thought both McAllister and Sharpe struggled yesterday.
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I’m just curious of how everyone has seen all these players perform week in week out.
As far as I know, their only televised appearances have been a under aged players in the U/18’s…we can’t go and watch them live…there are no match reports or results…
Serious question.
As far as I know, their only televised appearances have been a under aged players in the U/18’s…we can’t go and watch them live…there are no match reports or results…
Serious question.