Subject: [NT] Friendly vs Andorra

Our final match of the season will be a friendly against Andorra.

In Sokker, Andorra are much like us in size (18 managers) and are currently ranked 3 places behind us.

I have agreed to play our U21 team against their first team and I think it will be a competitive match.

Our team will include players that are currently 21 and won't be eligible for the U21 World Cup when they age during the season changeover.

Likely starting lineup:

Keeper -> Hartley (Wuest)
Defence -> Rodrigues, N. Ngaduana, Solomos, Nxumalo (Rapeane & Bax)
Midfield -> Mazibuko, Babale, B. Mabotsa, Ngobe (Khambule)
Attack -> L. Permall, Makhaye (Juwayeyi)
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looking forward to the game.i sadly missed out on permall but hopefully i will provide us with the u21 strike force

looking forward to the game.i sadly missed out on permall but hopefully i will provide us with the u21 strike force

We're South Africa
We're wonderfull
We're going crazy after every fucking goal
we gonna win ,, we gonna sing ,,
Supporting South Africa is everything !

Good Luck ;)

The youngsters did well, generally having the better of the match. Unfortunately, a defensive error by Rodrigues (who had a good game otherwise) allowed Andorra to score the equaliser in the 71st minute.

Final score 1-1.

Next week we're up against Eesti. They're quite highly ranked but will be playing with a much weakened team, much weaker than even their second team. Something to do with a competition.

Anyway, I'll be fielding a team made up only of players that qualify for the U21 World Cup. The 21 year olds that played this week won't be eligible.

Choosing a team for the friendly against Eesti wasn't easy. Having to do without the 21 year olds from last week (Ngaduana, Mabotsa, Ngobe, Permall, and Makhaye) means really testing our depth.

We're also lacking in midfield, so I'll be going with an extra defender playing the defensive midfield role.

On the positive side, I'm satisfied with our defence and there's a decent selection of strikers to choose from.

Likely starting lineup:

Keeper -> Hartley (Wuest)
Defence -> Rodrigues, Bax, Solomos, Nxumalo (Rapeane & Malashe)
Midfield -> Mhlanga [defender], Mazibuko, De Klerk, Khambule (Arries)
Attack -> Khanyile, Nhlapo (Lakay)

The changes are the five forced ones, and I'm trying De Klerk in place of Babale who is out of form.
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Nhlapo must be half decent keeping Lakay out :)

Lakay will definitely come on as a sub, barring injuries. If he had more stamina, he'd start ahead of Nhlapo.

Actually, many of the U21 skills haven't been updated in a month or so. I'll make sure to get accurate updates before the U21 World Cup.

Looking only at pace+technique+striker, our best U21 attackers are:
(1) Lakay (needs stamina) and Matshitse (off form)
(3) Khanyile (more stamina)
(4) Babale (off form)
(5) Arries (no stamina) and Hannan (off form and needs stamina)
(7) Nhlapo (needs tech) and Rodrigues (Defender)
(9) Portgieter (needs stamina) and Lane (needs pace and tech)
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Not too worried mate. Just happy i have some nice talent. But i have learned quite a bit since switch from keeper training to strikers. I have done a full cycle now. of Shooting, then Pace, just finished Technique a whole season each. And the only 2 strikers that have come though the whole cycle is my 2 main 1st team foreingers and they are pritty amazing. So i am now starting the cycle again so i am sure they will become the same or even better :)

But if you need updates just mail. I have 4 decent SA strikers atm and looking for 2 more but ill be watching my youths and yours and Dreams aswell to scoop the best talent :)

This week we were meant to have a friendly against Paraguay, but their coach has apparently left Sokker.

I've accepted an invitation from Hayastan. Like us, they're a small sokker nation, with only 9 managers.
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