Offside?
UEFA Youth League 2023/24
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Cheers
No chance
I’d get Fitzgerald and Curley on for the second half. We stand no chance if we can’t control the ball at all. McAllister RB, please. Maybe Amass for Nolan too, he’s been struggling.
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These two sides are clearly mismatched, both physically and technically.
If Binnion is the one telling them to aimlessly hit balls into the channel then can we bin him off quickly as well ?
Our midfield is non-existent. Both going forward and in defense. They just pass by it.
HT 1-0
Really poor half, both on and off the ball.
We do look like we can compete physically but technically they are on another level to us. We barely held on to the ball nevermind creating any chances with it.
These are a very well coached side. We'll need a shuffle at HT if we want to regain some semblance of control.
There's not much between the sides technically, they're both misplacing passes for fun. Difference is tactically where when we misplace a pass or are trying to play out from the back we're surrounded by an organised Bayern press whereas we're doing virtually no pressing and being bypassed and outnumbered in midfield as a result.
FT results elsewhere:
Arsenal 1-2 PSV
Sevilla 0-1 Lens
Real Madrid 2-1 Union Berlin
Braga 1-0 Napoli
Real Sociedad 3-3 Inter
Benfica 1-1 Salzburg
Arsenal 1-2 PSV
Sevilla 0-1 Lens
Real Madrid 2-1 Union Berlin
Braga 1-0 Napoli
Real Sociedad 3-3 Inter
Benfica 1-1 Salzburg
Poor marking from Jackson for the goal. It was well played but he totally lost his man.
Bayern plays with 2 18-year olds and 3 16-years-old. The rest on the pitch is 17.
United plays with 1 19-year old, 2 18-year old, 2 16-year-olds. Rest ist 17.
Funny is that Paul Scholl is over 1,90 m (Central defender) - he is the son of Mehmet Scholl... Bayern's former offensive midfielder who is 1,77 m...
Musa coming on.
Lacey off.
Still would've brought Fitzgerald on as well personally.
On the plus side, nobody can complain that our underage sides don't play the same way as our first team
Cheers, one of their defenders looked awkwardly big ala Crouch build wise.
Bayern certainly look more physically ahead. It might be from experience and having the II team that some of these have played for.
Our midfielders are waiting on the halfway line while the defense it trying to play out from the back.
Good save from Harrison.
Good save from Harrison.
Our youth teams have notoriously lacked physicality for a long time now.
But I am wrong. I always thought that Scholl was another son of Mehmet - but it is not. But 1.93 m.
Yeah me too.
Wonder how many forward passed we’ve completed this afternoon. Must be single digits.
You must have a lot of time on your hands to be banging the drums on a Wednesday afternoon at an U19 game.
Wimmer at the back is 2m, he's the one.
Fitzgerald and Amass coming on. Nolan and McAllister off.
Yeah, I asked earlier as when we come up against City and Chelsea they are usually massive.in comparison.
Would've taken off Ogunneye for Fitzgerald and put McAllister at RB instead but fairly decent subs I think.
Nice save from.Harrison
Harrison with another big save.
Me too. Ogunneye struggling to receive simple passes. Not struggling with an injury too.
Mirroring the first team then?
Think there used to be this idea floating around that if the players were all massive and athletic then they wouldn't be as good technically. But in my eyes it's why Chelsea and City players excel on loan so often, because they're almost always ready physically for the men's game.
It's the worst I've seen him play in a long while, he's not having a good time of it at all.
Think we’ve gone to three at the back.
Harrison
Kambwala
Jackson
Ogunneye
Williams
Fitzgerald
Oyedele
Amass
Musa
Scanlon
Wheatley
Harrison
Kambwala
Jackson
Ogunneye
Williams
Fitzgerald
Oyedele
Amass
Musa
Scanlon
Wheatley
Two really good crosses from Wheatley, unlucky with Musa's header on the second.
Our second shot on target as Musa heads Wheatley’s cross towards the keeper.
Sounds concerning reading this thread. I guess there is a reason Chelsea and City academy graduates sell for £20 m and ours for £20.
I prefer Kamason to him, seems much better technically.
Better in the last few minutes at least.