Under-21 Euro 2023 Qualifying

4-3-3/4-2-3-1 again. I’d say that’s the best line up on merit. Lyons, Ferry, Noss, Wright, Johansson - they’ve done the most to impact when they’ve been on the pitch. I didn’t see much in Watson or Grant unfortunately

You asked if I'd be anyone from history, fact or fiction, dead or alive:
I said "I'd be Tony Cascarino, circa 1995"

Goalkeepers distribution has been top class so far.

lyons been poor on few occasions

Struggling to handle the Danes in the first quarter there. McGuinness looks good again, a season of first team football really standing to him. Rose distribution looks really good. Lyons struggling, was surprised that he got the start over Ebosele. Can't really judge the attacking players, they have had no ball.

That was coming.

Has definitely been some decent individual performances during the camp.

Worry 1) no obvious striker of any real quality coming through from this group.

Worry 2) once again, no attacking (central) midfielder who looks to have that guile and invention we so badly lack.

Ferry, Johansson and Gilbert looking good in flashes, need more from Noss and Kayode.

Very little to be positive about there. 17 year old Dan Rose and McGuinness really the only ones to get pass marks.

Denmark getting loads of joy down both flanks, Ferry again clearly not a left back and leaving a lot of space in behind. Lyons and McEntee have both looked poor to me on the other side. Clearly unable to deal with the Danish press and McEntee has just booted it 40 yards across the field straight out of play a couple of times. Lyons looks ponderous in possession and his first touch has been poor.

Coventry looks outclassed in midfield, plenty of lateral passes but nothing else. Noss and Johansson haven't been able to impose themselves at all, they've just been overrun. There have been a few flashes of quality from Gilbert and Wright out wide but Kayode has been dealt with quite easily by the Danes. Technically they are so far superior to us it's scary.

I'd like to see Conor Grant come on to see if he can improve the midfield, I would bring Ebosele and Flynn on in the full back positions also. Realistically we have nothing else up front here, the absence of Parrott, Idah, Connolly, Obafemi and Odubeko is clear to see. The Andorra game probably ended any hope of Parrott returning to this level, hopefully Obafemi at least will come back in. You can see why Crawford is so keen to keep some dialogue open with Odubeko.

Edited by You Tell Me - 05 Jun 2021 at 5:58pm

horsebox wrote:

Rose looks fairly sh*te in fairness.

Strange take.