Utd 18s vs Wolves

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Terrific run from Biancheri finds Missin who cant finish from the 6yard box. 6'

 

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Biancheri wins a penalty and scores. 1-0

Not sure what the Wolves player was doing going to ground, never really challenged for the ball and Biancheri just invited the collision

 

[lysglimt]

Wolves by far the best side we have met this season - really difficult to play again and we struggle to create chances. Still 1-0 with 25 minutes left to play

 

[lysglimt]

HUGE chance for Wolves - glances his header from 3 yards out. Lucky. Connor McLeod with the miss - the sensation he felt certainly wasn't the quickening.

 

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And this time it's Angel with a header wide from 5 yards out - good cross from McLeod with Kurgan nowhere to be found

 

[lysglimt]

City 1-0 up against Liverpool just before the break

 

[AltiUn]

We've been awful this half.

 

[lysglimt]

Caden Voice with his 2nd yellow in the 93rd minute.

 

[AltiUn]

Caden Voice sent off in the 92nd minute for Wolves.

 

[lysglimt]

2-0 Curley (90 + 6) Played through on the right and curls the ball past the keeper from 6 yards out

 

[AltiUn]

9 wins from 9 in the league, the U18s are flying. How Wolves have ended this game with no goals is beyond me.

 

[lysglimt]

Full time.

 

[lysglimt]

9 wins from 9 in the league, the U18s are flying. How Wolves have ended this game with no goals is beyond me.

It's a Kind of Magic. If McLeod only had Ramirez next to him, this could have ended differently

 

[JoeyJoJoJrShabadoo]

Our weakest performance of the season and we still won 2-0. Musa very wasteful today. Mantato and Curley played well. Biancheri will hopefully kick on, linked up well.

 

[Remember the geese]

Folk talking about that being a weak performance, yet all I saw was a performance of tremendous resolve. Wolves were very enthusiastic, well drilled, tenacious and relentless in the press. We were missing quite a few first choice players, yet battled hard to the end and found a way. Not scintillating of course, but it wasn't that type of match. Very attritional. To be admired really.

 

[Adnan]

Folk talking about that being a weak performance, yet all I saw was a performance of tremendous resolve. Wolves were very enthusiastic, well drilled, tenacious and relentless in the press. We were missing quite a few first choice players, yet battled hard to the end and found a way. Not scintillating of course, but it wasn't that type of match. Very attritional. To be admired really.

Spot on.

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[Mickson]

I'm very impressed by how the team acts. They're mature, rarely lose the ball and their decision-making is surprisingly good for their age. As a team, I can't remember that I've seen a better one in U18.

 

[holdsteady]

Missed the 2nd half but we easily could have gone into the break 2 or 3 up despite Wolves playing pretty well in the first half

 

[TwoSheds]

How's Mantato shaping up? I'm guessing he hasn't had too many chances lately with Amass playing LB and a number of good wing options in the squad? Where do people see his future?

 

[lysglimt]

How's Mantato shaping up? I'm guessing he hasn't had too many chances lately with Amass playing LB and a number of good wing options in the squad? Where do people see his future?

The "problem" that Mantato, Ogunneye and other fullbacks at United now are facing - is Harry Amass. Mantato looks a talented footballer, and he is almost a year younger than Amass so he has time on his side - but what Amass has shown in 3 months for United is head and shoulders above the other fullbacks at the club. He has a combination of skills with the ball, good decision-making, pace and good crosses. He has all the attributes of a modern fullback. When I see Amass I can't help but think of Evra, and as much as I like Mantato and others - I just don't see those qualities in him - or anyone else in that position. He still has the talent to go far, but has he got the talent to be a modern fullback at United ? Has anyone else than Amass that quality ? Probably not