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[Albion] U21s v Derby tonight..no stream?
- Thread starter Coldeanseagull
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Milano
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Absolutely this. Not to mention 5 days later we have Soton. The first 11-15 need some minutes. This is a perfect opportunity for that.
We put out a very strong team at Arsenal, I can’t see us doing that to then risk it at Charlton, we’re a win and a favourable draw away from the semis.
I'm not saying "play 11 reserves like against Villa" (not that GP had much of a choice in that game with a bunch of players sick/injured and a PL game three days later) but a couple of young ones in the starting eleven and a few of the bench... no problem.
Well unfortunately for you there is a policy in the club to try to develop young players and if they're not going to get a taste of playing for the Brighton first team in this game, then when?
Surely will go for it. Giving players like Ferguson, Turns and Moran some game time against a bottom team in League One with six winless games in a row doesn't mean "not going for it".
Some of the young players have done well in the past against Championship opposition. There is no reason to cowardly go for the strongest eleven in this super chance to give the younger players some game time.
They may well ge a taste of playing for a first team soon - on loan!
Putting a couple of youngsters in is fine - if you get it right (and you'd do well to remember that our youngsters results in the Papa John's trophy against lower league sides have been poor) it's fine - but if you don't you're out on your arse and it's embarrassing - and Villa is only an example - we've got plenty of history for this long before you and Potter ramped up here.
There's players we could have played to strengthen the team against Derby today who won't be playing against Charlton anyway.