How did the young'uns do?

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Seems like the game itself against Barnet wasn't great but we had four of the U-23's playing, three of them teenagers and three of them making their debuts for us and two of them making their professional debuts.

We got a goal from one of them but that aside how did Mateju, Molumby, Tilley and Connelly do?

 

[blue'n'white]

All did well
Molumby was a bundle of energy until he faded at about 75 minutes - he had a very good game.
Mateju was steady and looked good
Tilley scored and continued his impressive form from the u23s
Connolly was marked by a giant in the Barnet back line so was not as able to make much impression - some nice touches though

 

[neilbard]

Molumby MOM for me, looks a decent prospect.

 

[fosters headband]

All did well
Molumby was a bundle of energy until he faded at about 75 minutes - he had a very good game.
Mateju was steady and looked good
Tilley scored and continued his impressive form from the u23s
Connolly was marked by a giant in the Barnet back line so was not as able to make much impression - some nice touches though

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[Skaville]

Molumby easily the pick of them. A bit Dean Hammond'esque, lots of short crisp sideways passes. Constantly wanted the ball and not at all overawed. Barely a misplaced pass from him all night and a lovely through ball to Rosenior that led to the goal.

Tilley looked raw. Took his goal well. Didn't notice Mateju too much but he was on the other side of the pitch to me. Connolly came on at 1-0 when we were sitting back. He's tiny, so got nothing out of Santos and Clough, two typical brutish Leagie 2 centre halves.

 

[BensGrandad]

Molumby very impressive and MOM for me
Tilley scored the goal but did lttle else although he tried which is more than can be said of most teamates.
Mateju looked competant and tidy but nothing special.
Connolly looked lost and didnt win a ball against a giant CB appears too small to play as a target man maybe as a support striker in the Baldock role.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Molumby easily the pick of them. A bit Dean Hammond'esque, lots of short crisp sideways passes. Constantly wanted the ball and not at all overawed. Barely a misplaced pass from him all night and a lovely through ball to Rosenior that led to the goal.

Tilley looked raw. Took his goal well. Didn't notice Mateju too much but he was on the other side of the pitch to me. Connolly came on at 1-0 when we were sitting back. He's tiny, so got nothing out of Santos and Clough, two typical brutish Leagie 2 centre halves.

Agree with you about Molumby and Tilley. I was in the East stand, so saw quite a bit of Mateju, who impressed me. He's a very competent right back, and has good positioning.
Connolly is short, but looks as though he can take care of himself, so wasn't overawed.

 

[pb21]

Molumby looked very good and composed/aware and as mentioned his through ball pass to Rosenior was quality.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

It all sounds promising. Hopefully it's the start of the academy coming good. It'll be interesting to see if any of them get more game time over the next couple of seasons.

 

[Hotchilidog]

All did well. They all seemed keen to get involved and wer e hungry for the ball which was encouraging. Agree with the praise for Molumby, even if he did fade towards the end, he looked a very composed and assured player. Tilley I've been a fan of since I first saw him a couple of years back. Also impressed with Mateju who looked very handy coming forward and Connelly gave a competitive display even if he had little support form a withdrawn midfield.

 

[junior]

If Sidwell isn't fit on Saturday, i wonder if we could see Molumby on the bench. That would send a very clear message to the academy players.

 

[BensGrandad]

If Sidwell isn't fit on Saturday, i wonder if we could see Molumby on the bench. That would send a very clear message to the academy players.

We could do a lot worse than include him in the squad. The big question is will Gomez have a shot to save?