Under the heading Youngsters Delight Andre, the OS reports as follows -
Andre Villas Boas was delighted with the contribution of our younger players in Wednesday nights 2-0 friendly win at Stevenage.
He described the youngsters as "immense" as we registered a comfortable victory against the League One side at the Lamex Stadium.
One of these younger players, Yago Falque, completed the victory with the second goal two minutes from time.
Striker Souleymane Coulibaly looked lively on his first team debut as a substitute for the final half-hour, while the likes of Tom Carroll and Andros Townsend, who was a threat throughout the second half and set up the opener for Gylfi Sigurdsson, caught the eye.
"The young boys were immense" said Head Coach Andre.
"The development squad deserve credit, that is the continuous process that allows us to count on these players and put them on the pitch without lowering the level.
They handle it well. It's very pleasant to see the way they communicate and they want to play football.
This is all down to the work that has been done with quality from the first team down"
I know we have been down this road before in setting up our young talent as the "next best thing", but on this occasion, these words of praise and encouragement are justified. These playersAVB has mentioned, were like a breath of fresh air on Wednesday, and although the standard of the opposition on the night was not great, nevertheless, they took the game by the scruff of the neck and got us the victory.
I believe these players have a future at the club, but more importantly, it sounds as if AVB might be prepared to give them the opportunity to test themselves with the first team. This would be long overdue at the club, and at long last we might see our academy reap its rewards.
The future looks very bright.
Andre Villas Boas was delighted with the contribution of our younger players in Wednesday nights 2-0 friendly win at Stevenage.
He described the youngsters as "immense" as we registered a comfortable victory against the League One side at the Lamex Stadium.
One of these younger players, Yago Falque, completed the victory with the second goal two minutes from time.
Striker Souleymane Coulibaly looked lively on his first team debut as a substitute for the final half-hour, while the likes of Tom Carroll and Andros Townsend, who was a threat throughout the second half and set up the opener for Gylfi Sigurdsson, caught the eye.
"The young boys were immense" said Head Coach Andre.
"The development squad deserve credit, that is the continuous process that allows us to count on these players and put them on the pitch without lowering the level.
They handle it well. It's very pleasant to see the way they communicate and they want to play football.
This is all down to the work that has been done with quality from the first team down"
I know we have been down this road before in setting up our young talent as the "next best thing", but on this occasion, these words of praise and encouragement are justified. These playersAVB has mentioned, were like a breath of fresh air on Wednesday, and although the standard of the opposition on the night was not great, nevertheless, they took the game by the scruff of the neck and got us the victory.
I believe these players have a future at the club, but more importantly, it sounds as if AVB might be prepared to give them the opportunity to test themselves with the first team. This would be long overdue at the club, and at long last we might see our academy reap its rewards.
The future looks very bright.
