Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
It was the best game I’ve seen Conte play for the under 21s and I agree that he looked fitter than his teammates in extra time. He could have been moved into midfield and Beecher brought on to play left back or Perrett dropped deeper with Conte replacing Wigley as a winger. I also agree that West Brom’s equaliser came as a surprise - they suddenly discovered a cutting edge they hadn’t shown before and promptly lost it again after they scored, but the ball was coming back at us all of the time and something usually cracks in the end when that’s happening.

Extra time was more even and, as you say, we had the best chance through Simic who claimed his shot had been deflected by a defender, but I couldn’t see one on the numerous replays they showed. The fact we were able to push forward more in extra time was surprising - West Brom would have been tired as well, but I just hope we weren’t playing under orders for most of the second half.
I watched it last night, mainly because I wanted to see how Simic was getting on, I thought Conte looked head and shoulders above everyone else and a lot fitter, I don’t think the loan move worked out well for him, but there again it didn’t really work out for Tanner when he went to York

I might be wrong but there’s still something about Conte imho
Maybe the realisation of what it’s going to be like outside of league football can spur him on, he’s worth persevering with

As for Simic, he worked hard and held the ball up, but it was a tough job as he was often isolated

I wonder if he’ll get any sort of run out in the first team this season?