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Pointless talking about Sundays game with Norwich, we all know its massive……… the problem is its a massive week for the club in general. Due to the first team injury crisis we are on our uppers inside the academy. Half the U23s missing from league games due to being used in the first team squad. This means from challenging at the top we are sliding down the table. U18s are being integrated into the 23s to replace missing players and that then impacts U18 results as U16s used to replace their players.
The 23s have a massive week ahead starting this evening at ER 7pm so get down there to support if you can. Then on Tuesday we are away to Salford in the EFL Cup 7pm and then on Friday tbc we are away to Man Utd. Think we have Raphinha and Firpo back this weekend so we may be able to use some of ghe top 23s for 45mins tonight, but dont expect much in the EFL Cup on Tuesday besides fielding kids again, so a waste of development opportunity, and next Friday I dint see Man Utd not fielding their best kids against us. Not long ago we smashed 6 past Liverpool but right now we stand no chance simply because we cannot put out a strong team due to first team pressures. Yes the first team must take priority but the small squad has greatly damaged the academy progress this season.
What do Michael Cuisance and Big Kev have in common? Well we all know what happened with Big Kev who got to play a grand total if 48mins for Leeds and ever since has managed to play only bit parts of 2 matches before being sent down to the kids and hasn't played for ages. Played only minutes in 2 games last season and none this season. Cuisance was bigged up by his club Bayern Munich and Bielsa loved his style of midfield play, so went to buy him. The deal fell through because Rob Price noticed an anomaly in one of his feet. He was then loaned out toMarseille last season where he didn't feature much. This season the French club refused his services to he was back at Bayern Munich and has so far only completed 48 minutes is a couple of cup games. Strange that 48 minutes raises its head for both these so-called superstars.
Espanyol are in a struggle to keep Mateo Joseph Fernandes but he refuses to sign his new contract and so the club have banished him from the club completely now, unless he signs. This kid has scored way over a hundred goals at all age groups since joining the academy. He is seen as a future superstar in Spain. He has 2 English parents and he was born in Spain.a couple of seasons ago as a 15yo he scored 15 goals in 13 games, ghen moved up a group and scored 15 goals in 22 games and then yet again promoted to even higher level which was the reserves and scored14 goals in 21 games including a hat trick against Barcelona. Athletico Madrid, Barcelona and a few more Spanish clubs are chasing him along with Southampton, Liverpool, Newcastle, Man City and Leeds Utd. He has said he wants to play in the Premier League and its said that he has agreed personal terms with Victor Orta. Espanyol are demanding €1m which has been knocked back by all involved as he can walk away in the Summer. It does seem that Orta is on the point of agreeing something with the club sonthat Mateo can come to Leeds in January? He would be the U23s replacement for Joffy if it comes off.
Anyone else sick of the way some football pundits are forever pushing their political viewson their social media or TV shows. I am sick of Rashford seeing himself as the champion of starving kids in a country where we have zero starving kids, just some shyt parents. Gary Neville cannot help himself mentioning “in a world where Boris is PM that x and Y can happen” Lineker has been a socialist lefty for years but we are all expected to pay his fat wages. I just wish they would STFU and do what they get paid to do
