I'm not sure if u18s are the same as u23s, but from what I've seen there isn't much of the "physical, rough em up" stuff in youth football.
just going on they have injuries owing to knocks.doesn`t mean they are being roughed up.
****in glory hunter!
May wish he hadn’t bothered.... lost 3-1
It was already a very young group to begin with, lots of 14/15 year olds in the squad currently, always going to be difficult.
The team.... good to see Sadou Diallo back.
thanks for confirming, apparently we're the third u23 side he's started a game for in the last month so he's obviously doing the rounds
so could play for us one week and against us the next and the next until the end of the season. weird but if he`s been released by city good luck to him.
don't think he's been released - I think one of the 3 was Man City as he was called back in between. . Derby being the other
Big risk with a small squad
at least one or two could be risked from time to time.playing u.23 and training with first team would help fitness levels.players always say they prefer playing to training
I dunno, is it? Is it really that much of a risk giving the likes of Otasowie and Vitinha game time? They barely ever play, even from the bench.
Your also taking them out of the most important training session of the week, the friday one.
Today would be yeah, but not all the games are on a Friday.
Leeds have a very young team but with the two older players, Rodrigo and Berardi, taking the average up.
More often than not they are in covid times.
Nah most games have been on Monday/Tuesday. But either way, I think players would benefit from playing a game for the U23's every now and then, not necessarily every game.
The youngsters might learn/ be inspired from those a little ahead of them, and those “fringe players” that are getting game time in the U23s will be staying match fit/sharp - you can’t get to or stay at the top of your game/skills on the training pitch alone you need to practice in competitive environments when others are trying to stop you.
We have u23s regularly included in the first team squads. The way our players slot straight back in after being out injured suggest that what we do in training keeps our players plenty sharp.
