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Subject: [U21] Cymru U21 talk
Done a bit of re-jigging and uploaded a fair few players onto Asistente at long last - taken me a while to have the time to sit and do it but they're finally on there. The next few games are U20 for us so it'll be a big turnover of players in the next few games. Defensively we're very well set for next season, and to be honest even going forward the options aren't the worst. Our midfield is going to take a big drop off in quality but that's the nature of U21 football with a small player pool.
Tomorrow we play Denmark, who are a higher ranked side also overhauling their player pool. Hoping for a good performance primarily, it'll be a good indication of where we sit against a team who will be probably in Pot 3 for the qualifiers next season.
Tomorrow we play Denmark, who are a higher ranked side also overhauling their player pool. Hoping for a good performance primarily, it'll be a good indication of where we sit against a team who will be probably in Pot 3 for the qualifiers next season.
yeah you added me to the assistente thanks, looking now we have a rough season or 2, especially since majority of the strikers wont be good until after 21, bishop, box and o'brien all similar levels. denmark game was close but yeah without the main 21 yos, lack of depth which is to be expected, nothing to be down about, i might switch next season or the season after to only cymru players and see what i can do.
Denmark 2-1 Cymru
Against a team usually on the periphery of qualifying and with a host of players making their first appearances was always going to be a test, we took the lead immediately from a penalty though. The 5-2-3 worked fairly well, I didn’t adapt it for the 20yos and down though and it showed as we were high and dry in midfield a lot from restarts. Midfielders were too deep and the winger too wide to get the ball between ourselves. We’ve got some really good defenders though and they were very solid, made 2 mistakes that led to both their goals but that is what it is. I was worried with the calibre of players coming in that we might get a hiding but this week we made it difficult and nearly stole a draw. It’s not pretty football but with what we’ve got it’s probably where we are at the moment! I want to use a bit more of a front footed tactic again when there’s the chance this season but I’m pretty pleased overall with what we did there.
I’ll be sticking with the U20s now for the next few weeks in a few different combinations and will adapt some of our tactics to suit. You can really see where we lose the likes of Maffia as players that are just that level of quality up but we’ve only got 5 academies! I’m enjoying the challenge so far so happy to stick with it into next season.
Against a team usually on the periphery of qualifying and with a host of players making their first appearances was always going to be a test, we took the lead immediately from a penalty though. The 5-2-3 worked fairly well, I didn’t adapt it for the 20yos and down though and it showed as we were high and dry in midfield a lot from restarts. Midfielders were too deep and the winger too wide to get the ball between ourselves. We’ve got some really good defenders though and they were very solid, made 2 mistakes that led to both their goals but that is what it is. I was worried with the calibre of players coming in that we might get a hiding but this week we made it difficult and nearly stole a draw. It’s not pretty football but with what we’ve got it’s probably where we are at the moment! I want to use a bit more of a front footed tactic again when there’s the chance this season but I’m pretty pleased overall with what we did there.
I’ll be sticking with the U20s now for the next few weeks in a few different combinations and will adapt some of our tactics to suit. You can really see where we lose the likes of Maffia as players that are just that level of quality up but we’ve only got 5 academies! I’m enjoying the challenge so far so happy to stick with it into next season.
Good effort. I feel like a broken record, but i do think at the moment if we can stay in games we should be happy. A little bit more luck and that could have been a draw against a good team.
I'm glad to see you're enjoying it and happy to keep at it for next season. The consistency can only be a good thing.
I'm glad to see you're enjoying it and happy to keep at it for next season. The consistency can only be a good thing.
i might switch next season or the season after to only cymru players and see what i can do.
I'm hoping to slowly increase how many welsh players i'm training. Currenly i have 4. One of which is 23, but i'm hoping the other 3 will be able to contribute to the U21s.
I'm hoping to slowly increase how many welsh players i'm training. Currenly i have 4. One of which is 23, but i'm hoping the other 3 will be able to contribute to the U21s.
Scotland 1-2 Cymru
Alex Ferguson once said “Give me Zidane and 10 pieces of wood and I’ll win you the Champions League”, after that game I feel the same about Alec Bishop. 2 goals in 3 minutes to take the game - we were under the cosh at first but really grew into it. Unlucky to give away a penalty but delighted overall - Hajgato was really terrific he made us tick.
Alex Ferguson once said “Give me Zidane and 10 pieces of wood and I’ll win you the Champions League”, after that game I feel the same about Alec Bishop. 2 goals in 3 minutes to take the game - we were under the cosh at first but really grew into it. Unlucky to give away a penalty but delighted overall - Hajgato was really terrific he made us tick.
Great result. Again, haven't watched it yet, but Hajgato was definitely one of the players that i was glad i could calk on when i was managing U21s. Really nice defender/midfielder... think i even played him upfront in the middle of a form and injury crisis!