Motoring. Such a refreshing change from last seasons dour gruelling football.
Makes you wonder, if it is simply the coaching change and Ange tactics, but a lovely change whatever has fuelled it.
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Makes you wonder, if it is simply the coaching change and Ange tactics, but a lovely change whatever has fuelled it.
Our u21s are 1-0 through Soonsup-Bell
Yago Santiago assist
Yago Santiago assist
2-0 Spurs - Jamie Donley scores
Dorrington assist
Dorrington assist
FT: 4-0 Spurs u21s
Lankshear gets the third (Donley assist)
Soonsup-Bell gets the fourth (Robson assist)
Back top of the table after Fulham played yesterday
15 for, 1 against in 4 games so far...
Lankshear gets the third (Donley assist)
Soonsup-Bell gets the fourth (Robson assist)
Back top of the table after Fulham played yesterday
15 for, 1 against in 4 games so far...
Devine man of the match for Port Vale. Got an assist and scored a 99th minute penalty. Calm under pressure.
Thats nice payback for Robbie Williams after his stirling work this week
Wow!
Taking pens in his first start!
Deep into injury time with the scores level - that is impressive
I put the highlights in the Devine thread if interested
U21 Record (5Game)
Donley : 2 Goals 6 Assists
Santiago : 5 Goals 1Assists
Soonsup-Bell : 4 Goals 2Assists
Lankshear : 3 Goals
Ajayj : 1 Goal 1 Assist
Kyerematen : 1 Goal
John : 1 Goal
White : 1 Goal
Andiyapan : 1 Assist
Dorrington : 1 Assist
Robson : 1 Assist
U18 Record (3Game)
Moore : 2 Goals 2 Assists
Akhamrich : 1 Goal 1 Assist
Olusesi : 1 Goal 1Assist
Irow : 1 Goal
Rowswell : 1 Goal
Hall : 1 Assist
Donley : 2 Goals 6 Assists
Santiago : 5 Goals 1Assists
Soonsup-Bell : 4 Goals 2Assists
Lankshear : 3 Goals
Ajayj : 1 Goal 1 Assist
Kyerematen : 1 Goal
John : 1 Goal
White : 1 Goal
Andiyapan : 1 Assist
Dorrington : 1 Assist
Robson : 1 Assist
U18 Record (3Game)
Moore : 2 Goals 2 Assists
Akhamrich : 1 Goal 1 Assist
Olusesi : 1 Goal 1Assist
Irow : 1 Goal
Rowswell : 1 Goal
Hall : 1 Assist
View: https://twitter.com/thfcreportAcad/status/1698318244107460934?s=20
....... and we finished 2nd bottom in u21 league and due to be relegated last season.
Yes the players have changed a bit (and in first half of last season we were short of forwards) but what a delightful change
Donley, is one who might be ready next season, maybe a loan come Jan. His skillset defies age much more than most, looks to be smashing it, like Moore again. Will be a Club trained battle for AM spots in a few years, hopefully (Devine, Donley, Moore all appear to have ‘it’).
Donley needs to work on that swinger of his.
It's curious that this has been achieved without a DoF in place.
I've seen a couple of U21 games and they look like they're on the same page as the 1st team. I'm guessing the U18s are as well?
In Spain that's seen as a key part of the DoF's remit - ensuring a common philosophy at all levels, even the yootdem
Paratici did 'bits' with the academy when he was here - it maybe he left instructions with a couple of his appointees who are still here that this coming season all the youth teams should be adopting same playing style as first team. It maybe the youth coaches joined in sessions with first team coaches being appointed to learn how Ange intended the first team play (plus they might have had videos of some Celtic matches)
But however it was done, its been a remarkably efficient transformation to Angeball, players and coaches seem to be all up for it and its impressive to watch - both u21's and u18's.
Its also been great to see that we have a lot of players who look good playing that way in u21's who are close enough to think about first team opportunities - difficult to put them in order but Devine, Donley, Dorrington, Phillips would probably be in tier 1 whilst Soonsup-Bell, Lankshear, Santiago perhaps in Tier 2 with quite a few others not far behind including Kyerematen, Craig, Ajayi et al.
I'd like to think in the International break that a number of the youngsters would train with remaining first team players still at Spurs - and Ange who was Australian u20 coach for about 7 years might be just the man to re-establish a route between Spurs youth and Spurs First Team.