Kind of the ref to add just 2 minutes. Kinder would have been 0.

3 points! Well done boys!

Acheampong, best of the young players today. George, the most disappointing again for me.

Good win though with a side that couldn't really get much younger than this.

3 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

So replace Fofana with Acheampong until Fofana is fit?

 Something for the future. I'd still play Acheampong ahead of Disasi tough. 

Fancy coming on as a sub with 2 mins left in this temperature!! "Boss I've got a migraine tbh" 

Job done and not a too bad game from the younguns 

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Think we are hoping the ref adds no time and we can get back to the plane asap.

Boehlys already got the jet running on the runway ready to jet Enzo and Neto back home.  The kids have to make their own way home for character building.

Well done to the young lads out there.

By my count 1 first team player, Neto, 5 B team players Jorgensen, Disasi, Tosin, Veoga and KDH, and 5 youth players, Acheampong, Carney, George, Guiu and Rak-Sakyi started.

Well done epically to the young lads but the whole team in not very hospitable conditions.

Job done!

Great result and a good performance from the youth. Got a good feeling about this competition. Let's go do Brentford 

22 minutes ago, DarkMata said:

A problem that requires the plebs to be taxed to high heaven and vasts amounts of money to be given to corporations that pretend to help.  All while the rich are still allowed to fly their private jets around the globe without reproach .  That problem?  Yeah they can shove it up there carbon captured arses.

I largely agree with your sentiment that the rich get rich at our and anything else’s expense, but no matter what way you look at this football match, it was literally a complete and utter waste of time and effort. Completely and utterly pointless for everyone involved. But maybe UEFA are happy with their back balance.

13 minutes ago, DarkMata said:

Boehlys already got the jet running on the runway ready to jet Enzo and Neto back home.  The kids have to make their own way home for character building.

They said when the game started it was -11 with the temp dropping fast into the night as the game went on!

Part of me thinks Enzo (and the first team staff), Neto, tosin, disasi, and veiga should have actually stayed at home and just sent the under 21s and their coaches.

But I get we needed to win the game.  Even though my house is at a very cosy temp atm, I needed a blanket while watching that on the sofa and now I switched it off, I've realised I'm sweating! 

Looks like I'll be getting another cold/virus soon.

I don't think any of us can be too critical with what we saw today. The sub zero temperatures alone was enough to just wish the game was over with no injuries and fk the score!

Did the guy just say -20!

Nitpicking and sh*t though...

I picked guiu for my motm because he looked like he put more effort than the others and obviously the 2 goals...but I really like rak-sakyi, Acheampong, and Ampah.

Don't think Vale got enough time to warrant too much praise but I liked a few of his touches too.

Not happy with chucky and George though, I expected more but again, it was fkn freezing so don't care tbh. No injuries and a win means it was a good match and well done kids.

 

1 hour ago, 19seventyone said:

-11

Now that is cold !

 

 

Edited December 12, 20241 yr by erskblue

29 minutes ago, Snedger said:

I largely agree with your sentiment that the rich get rich at our and anything else’s expense, but no matter what way you look at this football match, it was literally a complete and utter waste of time and effort. Completely and utterly pointless for everyone involved. But maybe UEFA are happy with their back balance.

If that kind of thing annoys you then I’d advise you not to look up the Hosts of the 2030 World Cup.

 

Not very pretty but 3 points is 3 points.

Coulnd't watch the game. How did the youngsters do?

38 minutes ago, Zeta said:

Coulnd't watch the game. How did the youngsters do?

Josh could be pushing for prem minutes soon if he carries on like this.

Rak-Sakyi was class, completed something like 88 out of 89 passes.

George I didn't think was as bad as some are saying, did well with his 1 on 1s but needs to fix up on his decision making in terms of when to pass and when to shoot.

Guiu looked good, and excellent first goal.

Ampah looked out of his depth, I imagine an eventual lower league career is on the cards with him.

Vale (if you can still call him a youngster) was allright, nothing great nothing bad.

Mheuka wasn't involved too much, the game was petering out by the time he came on.

Dyer was on for 6 minutes.

Edited December 12, 20241 yr by Argo

Yeah I thought Rak-Sakyi was MOTM personally. 

I thought Rak-Sakyi was okay, but it was a safe performance if anything. Midfield is already pretty stacked, I can't really see any future here for him.

Edited December 12, 20241 yr by Scott Harris

5 hours ago, DarkMata said:

Was just thinking to myself why did we buy him?  A classic waste of money Chelsea signing that could have been a youth player, or as I like to call them a ‘Sidwell’.

To appease Maresca, obvious Maresca soon found out that KDH ain't as good as some of our midfielders

Good result and great to see some youngsters get an opportunity to play in the first team.

2 hours ago, Deino said:

To appease Maresca, obvious Maresca soon found out that KDH ain't as good as some of our midfielders

I don't think it was Maresca, I think it was an FFP sweetener to Leicester.