Mee looks like an absolute clown any time the ball is in the air. I know it's the kids, but a hungover sunday league keeper would have dealt with that better.
U21s: United v Palace
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Street deserves an Oscar...or the horror film equivalent for that scream
Yeah he needs to learn to time his punches better.
We have had some shockers defensively at this level - but this probably takes it to a new level.
Any relation to Ben?
They are equally good in goal....probably not more than that
I was tabbed out of the game for a sec, but was that Hansen having a strop and marching down the tunnel?
Little prick has probably been the worst outfield player.
Little prick has probably been the worst outfield player.
I'm watching this for 15 mins now and United haven't had the ball for more than 10 seconds.
I know we have some players out on loan now and some are with the first team but our U23/21s have been poor for a while now.
City have loads of players out on loan but don't get beat 4-1 by Palace and still piss the league most years.
City have loads of players out on loan but don't get beat 4-1 by Palace and still piss the league most years.
Should have conceded about 5 just in the second half. Shocking performance
They are all tiny
Palace really should have scored 8.
No.10 Phillips looked decent against us in the preseason friendly, he is an absolute giant.
Palace have a fair few Irishmen
Palace have a fair few Irishmen
Well, that was... consistent.
Think I might stick to watching the U18s this season, the U21s look miles off the level required.
Too early to worry about getting relegated again?
And god I hope I'm not saying the same thing tomorrow.... Just kidding.... kinda
And god I hope I'm not saying the same thing tomorrow.... Just kidding.... kinda
We have ONE (1) player on loan mate.
We started the game well and then gave a poor goal away. But in the first half we looked the better football team imo but unfortunately we kept giving cheap goals away and that didn't help our momentum.
I think the errors in the back line ultimately cost us, and those will hopefully be worked on and we'll see a stronger foundation at the back, which will hopefully provide the platform for the more creative players to excell and impose their game for a sustained period of time in forthcoming games.
Kobbie Mainoo played well and I think there's much more to come from him and the rest of the lads.
I think the errors in the back line ultimately cost us, and those will hopefully be worked on and we'll see a stronger foundation at the back, which will hopefully provide the platform for the more creative players to excell and impose their game for a sustained period of time in forthcoming games.
Kobbie Mainoo played well and I think there's much more to come from him and the rest of the lads.
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Absolute garbage, embarrassing performance
Quite a few training (and maybe even playing) with the first team these days who were absent, might be a factor
I thought Ethan Laird had only gone to Watford and Álvaro Fernandez to Preston? Hannibal imminent somewhere?
Hugill, Mastny, Vitek, Bernard, Mengi, Kambwala, (all injured) plus Iqbal, Mejbri, Kovar, Diallo, Garnacho, Laird, Galbraith, Collyer all unavailable for some reason.
That's 14 players. It was a young team out last night but regardless, we just didn't play very well and one or two had an off night.
When that happens you are going to be punished. The lads will have to learn pretty quickly to be more physical, even in possession, but that's what development is all about.
We have to be careful in judging players when we have only seen them a handful of times, particularly when they are stepping up to the next level.
That's 14 players. It was a young team out last night but regardless, we just didn't play very well and one or two had an off night.
When that happens you are going to be punished. The lads will have to learn pretty quickly to be more physical, even in possession, but that's what development is all about.
We have to be careful in judging players when we have only seen them a handful of times, particularly when they are stepping up to the next level.
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They've had many off nights in the last two seasons then. It doesn't have to be gloom or doom. Plenty of these players are not good enough, and that's fine because not everyone will make it. However, some of the tactics need asking. I don't think it's healthy losing heavily at U21 level because it's a poor level of football.
He does have a punchable face, even more so with the face pulls after scoring.
No Iqbal, Amad, or Mejbri.
Yet none of them in the squad for Brentford game.
I don't get it.
Yet none of them in the squad for Brentford game.
I don't get it.
Mejbri going out on loan according to reports. Approaching 20 and unless he flies from here hes been a poor investment given what we paid. Massive gap from academy to first team as can be seen in results over the last year. Recruitment poor and few players gonna come out of system to improve our first team. As others have remarked on here the reliance on pure physicality in some groups appears short sighted in the long term.
That's what they said about Shoretire as well. Two months ago. Still here.
You can only name 9 subs, someone goes down before the game you need other players to come in. It's hardly a big deal missing 1 under 23's game
Missing one game is no problem if you're already consistently playing.
But these young lads are going long stretches without games. They're not getting enough football. I think its the main contributor to struggling to break through.
So why unnecessarily cut another possible 90mins out. Makes no sense. Get them on the pitch.
And on top of that, they're footballers. There's a game they can play in. They get paid to play. So how about just playing for that reason alone.