Bourne End Red Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 For those who were at the game ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxo Jr. Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Both were quite tidy in the first half, though Evans didn't do as much in the defensive department. Thought Opie did pretty well, looks to have good ball control and quite quick. Wanted him to try and cross it though. Both were less effective in the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thought Kelly looked pretty good, some good runs forward and was our only attacking outlet on the left (Eliasson anonymous). Edwards has some good pace and tricks, just too lightweight at the moment. Promising debut. L-E had a few nice touches and movement but Watford over ran the midfield and never really gave anyone a chance in the middle of the pitch. Vyners positioning is still doubtful and I personally don’t think he attacks enough. Loan will do him good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Edwards was the brightest but had a tough time as he’s not the biggest and was up against some big players. He was muscled out a lot. Can’t say any of the others had a particularly good game. Kelly was better in the second half but he and Vyner can improve. Lemon made a couple of tackles but didn’t really press enough on the whole. Edwards the best for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denbury Red Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 What about Freddie Hinds - always thought we should have kept him at Ashton Gate rather than letting out on loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Is Lemonheigh Evans being retrained as a midfield player, whenever I used to watch him play, a couple of years ago, he was a striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrabrewer Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 They all did themselves justice and we couldnt ask for any more from them. The worrying thing for me was they were let down by senior pros such as Woodrow and Taylor who were very poor. The whole game had a very men against boys feel to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Listening to RB and Keith Millen. He thought Vyner and Kelly did ok. Eliasson quiet, Opi Edwards worked very hard, didn't appear phased by opposition and showed up well. Connor L- Evans ok for first game. In addition, he wasn't too impressed with Woodrow and Taylor. Also mentioned that Engvall hesitated a couple of times with shots, possibly lacking confidence. Hinds not on long enough to get comment. From my point if view, we probably gained more than many will realise. Good for so many under 23's to get first team time. We couldn't have done that three or four years ago and it will pay dividends for the players and the Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thought they were all tidy with L-E being the pick for me. Their deficiencies were down to lack of strength rather than technique, which is hardly surprising at this stage of their development. They were up against a very strong and big physical Watford side. LJ and his coaching staff have some talent to work with here. Worst City player was Woodrow, send him back to Fulham. Can only assume that Taylor was substituted first of front two as he will be on the bench Tuesday. Engvall and Hinds did more, and looked more of a threat, in 15 minutes than Woodrow did in an hour. Nice to see Walsh travel and go through some training routines before the match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourne End Red Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 44 minutes ago, Selred said: Thought Kelly looked pretty good, some good runs forward and was our only attacking outlet on the left (Eliasson anonymous). Edwards has some good pace and tricks, just too lightweight at the moment. Promising debut. L-E had a few nice touches and movement but Watford over ran the midfield and never really gave anyone a chance in the middle of the pitch. Vyners positioning is still doubtful and I personally don’t think he attacks enough. Loan will do him good. RE Eliasson the management seem to really rate him but he doesn't show much in games from what I've seen. Time will tell I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Bourne End Red said: RE Eliasson the management seem to really rate him but he doesn't show much in games from what I've seen. Time will tell I suppose. I think we need to give him and others time. Brownhill took 3/4 of a season to find his feet, O’Dowda just over a season. Bobby, might go into this summer without a thread titled "make or break season for Reid". The Championship is incredibly competitive and very few youngsters hit the ground running....although I hope Walsh does....but I won’t be putting pressure on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 4 minutes ago, Davefevs said: I think we need to give him and others time. Brownhill took 3/4 of a season to find his feet, O’Dowda just over a season. Bobby, might go into this summer without a thread titled "make or break season for Reid". The Championship is incredibly competitive and very few youngsters hit the ground running....although I hope Walsh does....but I won’t be putting pressure on him. Totally agree. We've seen what a year of coaching/patience/cohesion building can do for players here. There's obviously a player in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 10 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: Thought they were all tidy with L-E being the pick for me. Their deficiencies were down to lack of strength rather than technique, which is hardly surprising at this stage of their development. They were up against a very strong and big physical Watford side. LJ and his coaching staff have some talent to work with here. Worst City player was Woodrow, send him back to Fulham. Can only assume that Taylor was substituted first of front two as he will be on the bench Tuesday. Engvall and Hinds did more, and looked more of a threat, in 15 minutes than Woodrow did in an hour. Nice to see Walsh travel and go through some training routines before the match I`m surprised by that. I imagined he`d still be in Liverpool sorting stuff out and would join up with the team on Tuesday in Manchester. Fair play to him then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 29 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: L-E being the pick for me Can I ask what it was that stood out for you with Lemon? Personally I thought he was the last impressive of the young guys. Not that he had a bad game, just perhaps I didn't see what you saw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishRed Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 22 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: I`m surprised by that. I imagined he`d still be in Liverpool sorting stuff out and would join up with the team on Tuesday in Manchester. Fair play to him then. I doubt he had the option - BCFC pay his wages now and although he couldn't play it was an opportunity to spend some time getting to know part of the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxo Jr. Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 What I will say about Eliasson is that, though he was quiet in attack, he clearly seems to be improving in the defensive aspect of his game. Was helping out Kelly a lot - which he needed to do - and while that might not seem as important as being a potent attacking threat, it is very important for us and the way we play. Also he played the ball in for Engvall's big chance, which was a good opportunity. Patience needed for him and a few more fringe players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 13 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: Can I ask what it was that stood out for you with Lemon? Personally I thought he was the last impressive of the young guys. Not that he had a bad game, just perhaps I didn't see what you saw? I just thought he showed a decent first touch and was tidy on the ball, was looking for it, and was not frightened to get stuck in when necessary. There were clearly times when he got by-passed but he was not alone in that. In comparison, young Edwards (and he is only 18), while willing, like Elliason was too easily outmuscled. I thought too that he could have got more early crosses in, rather than trying to go round a full back who had his number. But I don’t wish to appear too critical. Both did enough to make me confident that they have bright futures I concentrated on these debutants, rather than Vynrr, Kelly and Hines, who have played against senior opposition before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 It was a shame Jake Andrews was cup tied, j believe he would have started up top today. The club obviously see something in him as they recalled his loan and haven’t sent him back out to a higher club. Flash scores suggested Taylor Moore was up top today, is that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 L-E looked really composed at times and think he will have a decent future, seems to play good football. Opi looked good going forward (my brother likened him to Junior Bent, small, nippy and direct) but a bit naive defensively but as mentioned only Eighteen. Would have been a great experience for them today and a bit of a lesson at times but that is not a bad thing. Thought Elliasson was poor today, seemed to have no confidence and struggled with the basics at times. Vyner and Kelly were ok, Watford clearly targeted our full backs and it worked. All in all I would say none of them disgraced themselves and it only speaks volumes for the club that we can not only rest our first choice players in a cup game against a premier league side but that we have no problem with chucking the young ones in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second City Exile Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Men against boys is exactly correct! Our young players were muscled off the ball or pressured into making mistakes. None had the opportunity to impress, given the situation. L-Evans was invisible, Edwards tried hard and was annoying but not effective. Eliason made no impact. Kelly and Vyner did well, marshalled by the Man of Steel. A difficult game all round. Smith, Flint and Pack played with character and pride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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