https://www.southamptonfc.com/u18s/matches/2020-21/saints-vs-arsenal-2021-04-06
U18's draw 2 - 2 with Arsenal Pearce with both including a penalty.
U18's draw 2 - 2 with Arsenal Pearce with both including a penalty.
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I hope this lot have done well in their GCSEs.
B Team playing Chelsea, Ramsay got a red, Olaigbe put them one up, now 1 - 1 61 minutes.
Update 3 - 1 down FULL TIME
Update 3 - 1 down FULL TIME
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It' almost impressive at this point how regularly we get thrashed.
B Team keeping up the standard 7 - 1 down at Leicester City. Olufunwa the scorer for us.
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The b team lads are nearly first team ready. Few goals to go
The PL2 Team should be a Squad of First Team back up players, we only field a bunch of seemingly talentless kids.
Compare to the start of the season, and that side has lost practically more than an entire first XI.
Harry Lewis
Kayne Ramsay
Jake Vokins
Yan Valery
Alex Jankewitz
Kegs Chalke
Will Ferry
Jake Hesketh
Josh Sims
Nathan Tella
Dan N'Lundulu
Caleb Watts
Tyreke Johnson
Callum Slattery
Will Smallbone
Tom O'Connor
The turnover in that side is insane. You never see a settled side game by game and it shows.
The 9 subs for the first team squad aren't helping either. I'm guessing that we need to move a few of these youngsters on to other clubs to help finance the summer rebuild. I get that but still - this sequence of results must be morale sapping for both players and coaches alike.
Certainly doesn't help.
Take Will Ferry as an example. Unused sub about 15 times over the past year. Not a single minute of First Team football to his name. Just there filling a spot.
Jankewitz is in a similar boat. Never plays, yet is constantly on the bench just filling a spot.
It can't be doing any of these lads much good development wise
Makes you wonder what is best for them. The academy league was supposed to test youngsters at the highest possible level (outside of first team football) and obviates the need to loan them out to lower league sides. At the same time they develop AS a team. But now we loan quite a few decent players out - in the hope that the experience gets them ready for the first team. But the really promising ones just sit around on the bench - the only benefit they seem to get is 'training' with the first team squad. Which is best for their development?