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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
Charlton always seem to be good at this level.
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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
Charlton always seem to be good at this level.
they've scored a lot more goals than everyone elseQuote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Cardiff boy Iwan Morgan playing for our hosts
Not exactly what you wanted but here's the Brentford report on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Former Labour leader
https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/...%20Under%2D21s.
A couple of things to take from that. Ashford and Turnbull only played 65 minutes, par for the course for players who are expected to be involved in the next first team squad, so it's interesting that Kpakio also came off then. Reindorf played the whole game, which suggests he won't be involved on Saturday, but I reckon he could play 90 minutes every day of the week and still run home after so I won't rule him out yet.
Also interesting that Will Spiers started today ahead of Jefferies and Nyakuhwa. Spiers is a right back but had an excellent half an hour or so on the wing against Merthyr last week and maybe we're looking to see if he can do that consistently. His pitch time as a right back will be limited with Kpakio there so it's a way of getting both in the team. Two left backs there too with Luey Giles at centre half for now and Tom Davies at left back.
With Josh Beecher out on loan it would seem we've sorted a way of getting all our full backs at that level some pitch time but Jac Thomas will be knocking on the door before long too. Captained the Academy on Saturday and came up with an unusual goal for a full back. It's our first here, a couple for Jake Davies too (our number 10). I haven't seen Dan Ola (9) play but he seems to offer something different.
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...a-cc2bf408ded3
Thank you for that link
U18 v Jacks tonight. Were 2 nil down now 2 2 and into injury time.
3-2 upQuote:
Originally Posted by ninian opinian
3-2 Cardiff full time
2-0 down with 20 minutes to go. 97th minute winner.
Love it
Yup, scored on 97th minute. https://x.com/cf11academy/status/183...ZQyp-iO2wYo4KgQuote:
Originally Posted by Loramski
Swansea having a player sent off helped, but full credit to the team, they came back from two down to win against the jacks last season as well.
Joseff Edwards and Leeyon Phelan (2) the scorers.
Under different circumstances, the Under 18s and 21s would get more credit for their good starts to the season, but, understandably, it’s the first team getting all of the attention.
Highlights of the win against Swansea https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...s-cardiff-city
I take it the sending off was two yellows, great scenes after the winning goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
Thank you for that
I liked the look of our number 3, who is he?
It took me a few minutes to work out why the ref was blowing and nobody took any notice...
Think it must have been.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Yeah, I reckon they enjoyed that!
Not too sure - Jac Thomas? Yes, he seemed to be involved at both ends of the pitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by cantonboy
Took me a while too!
Yes, it was Jac Thomas - he was in the Wales under 17 team in this year’s Euros and captained the team on Tuesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
We’ve got some very good young left backs at the club currently.
Reindorf starting for the u21s against Sheffield United, so he won't be involved at Hull tomorrow.
2 nil down. Info on SU Developments Twitter.
With Robinson and Mete back he was never going to be involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
Finished 2-0 to Sheffield United, quite a strong City team too.
Disappointing but Sheffield United are top of their section with five wins and a draw from six games and a goal difference of 21. They've only let in three so far and two of those were in an 8-2 win over Watford, they also beat Brentford and QPR 6-0 so I won't be shouting Purse Out at the Ipswich game on Tuesday if I make it.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
No Luey Giles today so I assume he'll be on the bench tomorrow with Bagan out. Wigley must have picked up another injury, haven't seen his name for a while. Gbadehan, Lawlor and Troy Perrett too but Baylin Johnson was back on the bench today. Haven't seen Cole Fleming's name all season even though he signed a contract in July. We seem a bit injury prone at the moment but I'm not sure how we'd give everyone regular games if they were all fit anyway.
Shame about Lawlor who was getting quite close to the first team - think he and Perrett might have got some game time in the League Cup this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loramski
Not a good weekend for senior our age group teams so far, the under 18s are 3-0 down at halftime to QPR.
Second half fight back falls just short for City, beaten 4-3 with goals by Jac Thomas, Leeyon Phelan and Mannie Barton.
No Kpakio in the u-21s today, Giles, Davies and Reindorf there though. 12.00 v Ipswich.
https://x.com/CF11Academy/status/184...981025/photo/1
City completely dominant for twenty five minutes, then the ref decides to give Ipswich a very dodgy penalty which they, somehow, score from (still not sure how) - got to say our finishing is pretty hopeless mind.
Is it me, or have they narrowed the pitch at Leckwith?
1-1, good header by Reindorf from a fine cross by Giles.
Mannie Barton scores a second City goal in three minutes capitalising on a gift from Ipswich. It’s no more than City deserve though as they could be about 5-1 up at half time. We’ve played some very nice football with Reindorf to the fore, but I’ve been most impressed by Cody Twose in midfield.
Never a penalty. Good response to keep going and go in 2-1 up though.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Not sure about the pitch. It's up to the running track on the far side but could be narrowed from the near side, if that makes sense.
I was wondering the other day if we should narrow the CCS pitch. We get little joy from wide play and might be able to keep things tighter and keep more compact without wingers. Wouldn't be pretty, but we're looking for not completely shambolic rather than pretty right now.
Reindorf is so unlucky that he's at a club which as such quality as Kanga keeping out of the squad.
Yes, it would only be on the near side and it’s only by a yard or two - maybe it’s for the players’ protection because I’ve seen some players take some horrible falls on the concrete that separates the grass from the running track.Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
Anything’s worth a try as far as the first team is concerned - narrowing the goals might be worth a try given that we don’t score at home.
Disappointing and careless from City in the second half and Ipswich’s equaliser wasn’t a surprise - Dennis should have done better with that long shot.
We had oversize goals at Wigan a couple of years ago - we could try undersize.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Yeah, sloppy goal. Keeper seemed to lose it in the air.
Reindorf very unlucky to hit the bar then.
Reindorf hits the crossbar with a chip from thirty yards, why on earth isn’t he involved more with first team?
Very good save by Dennis to keep it at 2-2.
Finished 2-2, we really should have won given how dominant we were in the first half, but we never really got going after half time - still, I’m not going to be too critical and would rather remember some of the good stuff we played in the first forty five.
Only caught the second half today so missed the best of it. Some interesting points raised above.
As mentioned, the pitch can only have been narrowed by inches if at all.
Twose is a good player, yes. He has a slightly different approach to central midfield play than Siopis. I thought it was interesting he came on to replace Colwill against Southampton, I felt it would've made sense to bring Ashford inside to carry on where Colwill left off but it was a big vote of confidence to put Twose in there and he did nothing wrong that night (until, very unluckily, he did do something wrong).
I felt Dennis was a bit unlucky with the 2nd goal. The guy absolutely nailed the shot and there seemed to be a bit of movement on it. I could understand him not catching it but it was impossible to deflect it wide or over either so he had to trust to luck a bit. He should've done better but I had some sympathy for him.
I'm with TOBW about Reindorf, it's staggering to me that he's not in the first team squad. Not perfect today, he never is and I'm not expecting him to be, but each time I see him he seems to have added something else to his game. We were struggling second half but he never stopped tracking back to help out in midfield, putting pressure on defenders or making himself available when we did get the ball. He's fit, confident, got goals in him, makes things happen (that chip came from his hassling and out of nothing) and never stops trying. He must wonder what more he can do.
Not only was Kpakio not there today but neither was Will Spiers. One or both may have knocks, of course, but say we play 3/5 at the back tonight then they could both do wing back as well as any other option I'd have thought (as could Bagan on the other side). I assume Purse is with the first team again today which would help with their introduction. It's the hope that kills you though.
Twose is a very good footballer. He clearly is rated, but his slight physique has probably held him back until now. He appears to be getting stronger. I still can't work out if he is going to be a no.10 or a box to box midfielder. His movement is very good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loramski
Trey George is another very good footballer whose size has been a been his weakness at junior level. Appears to be strengthening up now.
I really hope we've seen the last of Siopis. We really need better.
The size thing has been a recurring theme in this thread and it's going to be an issue again with some of our lads if they don't have a growth spurt soon. George looks like a quality player but there's nothing of him, Twose, Barton, Beecher and Thomas the same. Mafico looks a bit stockier but is short too. Lads like James Waite and Kieron Evans before them. It's not the be all and end all but I don't get how so many of our Academy lads are vertically challenged. Is it a South Wales thing? Surely the area has produced plenty of rugby players over the years?Quote:
Originally Posted by AdrianAlston
And yet the players widely recognised as among the best ever are, more often than not, less than six foot tall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loramski