U23 Professional Development League
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Played at Chesterfield
SUFC 2021/22 Game #31
Well. I must say. The Glassworks. The pub of choice. Just opposite the Chesterfield FC turnstiles. Is really growing on me. Obvs, we don't get the chance to go there all that often. But, it's feeling niiiiice to have a base. Always a core range of Brampton Beers on. And usually some of their specials rotating around. But, tonight, it was a guest cask that grabbed us.
Vocation Brewery, Bread & Butter, Dry Hopped Pale on Cask at 3.9%
Supped to universal approval by the Carrier Bag Firm. (Except the one who can only drink brown beers). It hit me so hard, that I remarked, to the whole pub, oooohhhh that is lovely. It didn't have that harshness that some dry hopped beers have. But, it was packed full of Hoppy Hopefulness. Floral. Mouthfilling. And delivered enough bitter in the finish so that you couldn't wait for the next gob full. Just excellent.
Brampton Brewery, Mild on Cask at 4.9%
One of those dark milds that's on the way to being a Guinness buster. Lots of dried fruit sultanas and/or currants all over it. Loved it.
Right. Was there a game? Too cold to make detailed notes. Too much bollocks to be talked to make detailed notes. Too much Vocation Bread & Butter to make detailed notes. It's pen picture time. Here goes no notes…
Jack Lester was here. Del Geary was here. The Carrier Bag Firm were passing around an online job advertisement for the role of lead U23 coach to replace Heckingbottom - deadline 20 December. It turned out that our current Head Of Individual Player Development, Michael Collins was taking the lead in the dugout on the night.
Jean Belehouan posted on his So Meed that he'd been out injured for 284 fucking days. Great to see him back. The best feedback I can give is - looked like he'd never been away. Strong & switched on from the off. Fitting neatly into a back three. Marauding forward on a couple of occasions. Didn't look remotely out of place.
And. The lesser spotted Will Osula also back from injury. Will replaced Angelo Cappello up top on 61. What can I say? The boy looks and plays like a striker. Facing goal. Barreling through with the ball. It would be a little unfair to say he changed the game. But, the U Two Threes have had to play with makeshift strikers a lot this season. And Will just made us more of an attacking threat immediately. His goal, on 87, sealed it for the Blades. He runs with it from deep. Gets closed down. The ball drops free to Hassan. But because Will continues his run, Hassan can do what he does well. A clever ball back right into Osula's stride and a calm, never in doubt, finish.
Hassan (Ayari) is not an out & out striker in my view. Him & Ange Cappello had kept at it all night. United pretty much dominated the game. There were chances. But I feel neither of those two are capable of stamping on a game up top. I've reviewed the footage. And I'm going to say Fuck Knows how Hassan has scored from that edge of the box free kick on 45. The wall has NOT done the job there.
I found Iliman disappointing. If you're going to be a breakthrough player mate, you've got to break through. Partly, I feel the same way about Iliman as I do Ayari & Cappello. If you're flair players. With the hips & flicks. You've got to be in the game ALL the time. You can't be anonymous. Contrast their performances with David Brooks at the same stage. Brooksy was in the game all the time. Running, chasing, spacing. I've seen a fair bit of Iliman. Sure. People say he can sometimes be easily knocked off the ball. That's due to his unbalanced body position, which is actually a strength, he's never where the opposition expect him. And, when he loses it, he can be tenacious about winning it back. He needs to build his game around that relentless style. He didn't tonight.
Harvey Cullinan. Playing tonight in a three with Gordon & Belehouan. Harvey had a really good game. He's coming on bounds & leaps. He reads the game well. He's a forceful organiser. Switched on. Always at his man. Forwards don't run at him, because they haven't got the space to. He's calm & sensible on the ball as well.
Harrison Neal absolutely bossed midfield. He's got a good all round game. Another one that's always at his man. More of a simple, pick the man out, passer of the ball, than a Hollywood Cross Fielder. (Although he has got that in him). Win. Recycle. His short passes tend to be forward & between the lines. Bossed it.
Lots of good shifts from the not mentioned as well. Crewe didn't really offer much of a threat going forward. A good, efficient performance from the Blades.
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