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U23s crumble at Man City

Michael Kenrick Friday, 31 January, 2020 22comments  |  Jump to last
Manchester City U23s 4 - 1 Everton U23s

Everton U23s are at the Academy Stadium in Manchester tonight, taking on their City counterparts without regulars Gordon, Evans, Feeney and Gibson in this Premier League 2 match-up.

The home side took the lead in the first half when Branthwaite's headed clearance was returned with interest, into the Everton goal.

Branthwaite would redeem himself before the end of the game, powering home a fine header to get Everton on the scoresheet. But it was well and truly a lost cause at that point after City had run riot earlier in the second half, banging in three goals in quick succession to end the match as a contest.

Everton U23s: Tyrer, John [Y:59'], Foulds, Astley [Y:90+2'], Ouzounidis [Y:67'], Branthwaite, Denny (54' Mampala), Markelo, Quirk (54' Simms), Baningime, Adeniran.
Subs not Used: Hansen, Anderson, Dobbin.

 

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Brent Stephens
1 Posted 31/01/2020 at 19:22:32
I'm wondering what the formation is from this team line-up.

Is that a 5-4-1 with Quirk on his own upfront? Simms on the bench??

Peter Gorman
2 Posted 31/01/2020 at 19:37:10
Brent, I think it is 4 at the back with Branthwaite holding midfield, apparently.

Anyhoo, they are 1-0 down. Not the most experienced back line tonight.

Dave Abrahams
3 Posted 31/01/2020 at 19:48:16
The U23s are losing 1-0 to Man City. They should have made it 1-1 just after City's goal.

I don't know how they got to City's penalty area because we seem to be playing a 1-5-5 system, another cunning plan from Everton... we are full of them, not many of them work.

Brent Stephens
4 Posted 31/01/2020 at 19:50:52
Dave, 1-5-5??
Mike Oates
5 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:13:50
Brent - There isn't one forward in our team!! Both Simms and Mapala on the bench. Haven't got a clue what Unsworth is up to - formation 5:5
Brent Stephens
6 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:17:12
Bizarre, Mike. Is he trying to make some point?
Dave Abrahams
7 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:22:01
Brent (4), it's now 2-0 after 58 minutes, I think he will now bring Simms and Dobbin on, a bit late if you asked me.
Brent Stephens
8 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:26:51
0-4!
Dave Abrahams
9 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:28:27
It's now 4-0, Braaf is tearing us apart, now got a hat trick, Simms and Mampala now on. Simms has gone in goal and the other lad has reinforced the defence...

I made the last two bits up, but wouldn't be surprised if it was true, the way Unsworth has set them up tonight.

Brent Stephens
10 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:28:37
Mampala and Simms now on. Very adventurous! Can't understand the starting lineup.
Brent Stephens
11 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:29:45
Dave, you had me going for a nanosecond with 'Simms in goal'.
Dave Abrahams
12 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:30:58
Brent, and you had the audacity to question my 1-5-5 formation, how bleedin' dare you!!!
Brent Stephens
13 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:32:20
Touché. That's me taught.
Robert Tressell
14 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:33:52
Sign Braaf. We have till 11 o'clock.
Brent Stephens
15 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:47:15
Branthwaite goal. First of many?
Dave Abrahams
16 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:47:57
Branthwaite has made it 4-1 with an header, get in lad with your first goal for the club.
Brent Stephens
17 Posted 31/01/2020 at 20:52:21
This 1-5-5 is starting to work, Dave!
Peter Gorman
18 Posted 31/01/2020 at 21:05:02
Not a massive surprise the result, having released, sold or loaned the whole team and its dog. But Baningime and Adeniran can't really afford a bad game if they hope to force their way into first-team selection.

I hope they didn't.

Dave Abrahams
19 Posted 31/01/2020 at 21:18:38
Brent (17) I told you early on we had a cunning plan!!

By the way Rooney has just scored with a very good free kick, when the game stops for free kicks Wayne is in his element, when the game starts moving he struggles.

Justin Doone
20 Posted 31/01/2020 at 23:06:03
It sounds a strange team selection and formation and we got what the negative tactics deserved.

It's easier to win if you can score goals. It's easier to score goals if you attack. It's easier to attack if you have creative players going forward or at least a target man to get on the end of something.

Dick Fearon
21 Posted 31/01/2020 at 23:07:34
Dave @19, If that cunning plan was aimed at getting City to be overconfident it was a brilliant success.
Phill Thompson
22 Posted 01/02/2020 at 09:24:02
The most bizarre set up I have seen at this level. Adeniran on the left Quirk on the right, nobody in the middle until Denny plodded forward to join them. No potency in attack until Simms came on.
Within the first 5 minutes City settled into their plan of quick sharp football, dominating the midfield and for 40 minutes Adeniran and Quirk were out of the game and wasted. They were so superior at times it was embarrassing, and that formation was a real shame for the likes of Beni and Adeniran who had little chance to shine. Tyrer was easily our best player.

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