| # | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Copenhagen U19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich U19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Manchester United U19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Galatasaray U19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
Yet had more possession and more shots on target…Really? They've not been out their half for 60 minutes
Over the course of the 90 minutes neither team particularly deserved the win. Shots on target has to be the most meaningless stat in football, the best chances in that game were put wide.
How on earth does that make sense?
Shots on target are the most meaningless stat in football? Without them their ain’t any goalsThey are to prove the context of whether a team was better on the balance of chances. Just because they had more shots on target didn't mean they deserved to win. Both teams had good chances, a lot of those good chances were put wide hence why I think it's stupid to use that as a metric to prove your point for this game.How on earth does that make sense?
To be fair I only watched the second halve and the only good chance i seen us have was the one where he crossed that free kick when he spooned it wide and should have scored it. We had 1 shot on target all game and considering we conceded 1 that would have only got us a draw if it went in. Not good enough
Did you watch us against them?
Fair point. Some dont realise the better sides have 8 or 9 not playing in the 18s Premier League as they have moved to 21s football in their second year. Youth cup be a fairer test.
Would like to compare the spending budgets of the two!
Copenhagen have spent loads. They've put huge amounts of money into recruiting the best Scandinavian talent in recent years.
That true, even youth cup could be much tougher than league. It would be foolish to think flying high in the league means we will walk the youth cup, then you find yourselves away from home on a cold Tuesday evening against Stoke U21’s.
If one team hits the post twice, miss an open goal and then they are inches away from putting the ball into an open net - that will be considered 0 shots on target. If a team has 5 shots from 30 yards where the keeper hardly needs to break a sweat to catch them - that is considered 5 shots on target.How on earth does that make sense?
True. But the point was if you’ve got 1 team that has had 1 shot on target all game and 1 who’s had 3 shots on target all game then who’s been the better team? Who’s been closer to scoring?
Yeah they have great scouting. The Icelandic player on the bench, Orri Óskarsson, was bought after playing a few games for a tiny team in the Icelandic 2nd division. They've most definitely spotted him at age 13-15 at some youth tournaments.
A bit lack of goalscorers to win the Youth Cup tbh. Wheatley is a bit hot and cold and Musa's form this season hasn't been very good. Biancheri is not a number 9.
Exactly why xG was introduced, to describe the quality of the chances, aka how many goals would have been scored by the average player taking shots in the position they took them.
3pm no?
Any channel showing it?
It's live on MUTV. United take the lead. Ethan Williams with the goal.
Damn, MUTV not showing outside UK!!!
What a fecking dive.
Now there's a surprise
Saw on Twitter that he's out until January, not sure how reliable though.
FFS. If true, seems like even the youth team is not free from the injury curse.
Pretty good.
Gore?
