45’ Takumi MINAMINO on, Max WOLTMAN off 64’ Roberto FIRMINO on, Elijah DIXON-BONNAR off 80’ Melkamu FRAUENDORF on, Kaide GORDON off 90+2 Kostas TSIMIKAS on, Andrew ROBERTSON off 90+2 James NORRIS, Tyler MORTON off
Brilliant result for this mixed-up team! It’s always good to see fresh blood coming into the squad and they gave a really good account of themselves.
Scoreline a bit harsh on Shrewsbury who made a real contest out of this game, well done to them.
We march on in a competition we haven’t done well in the last decade or so. It would be good to have a good run at this trophy, and with this batch of youngsters providing quality depth, everything is possible for us!
Gordon, what a player… This is why you can’t get your knickers in a twist about transfers, we literally have the next front 3 player in our own youth set up ready to step up in the next 1-2 years.
Conceded a sloppy goal. The kids on the right were caught out a few times, and for the Shrewsbury goal Konate did…not exactly sure. Anyway, it woke us up.
A mix of first team plus youth prospects plus kids who would normally move around U18 and U23 for another two/three years.
I’m actually really sad that he didn’t manage to score in the League Cup matches, could have beaten Woodburn’s record, or even become the first 16-year-old to score for us.
Pretty drab watch although with everyone more further forward than Fabinho being youth players, other than Curtis, it was to be expected. Disappointed with the tempo though, very very lethargic. Jones, in particular as the most senior of the lot in the final third and more on the ball than most, really needs to be setting it higher than that. Let’s call it rust.
Onwards we go, though, so not really going to dwell on it.
Thought Fabinho was the stand out player even without the goals, then Bradley, certainly in his attacking display was the pick of the youngsters.
Bobby looked sharp when he came on and Jones grew into the game and looked really good for the last 20 or so.
I just don’t see the hype around Gordon though. I admit I’ve never seen him at youth level, but I’ve probably seen all his senior appearances and while he never looks particularly bad, I’ve never seen anything to make me think he’ll make it all the way here, though obviously it would ve great if he could. Certainly don’t think he was one of the motm today, even if he took his goal well.
Never really in doubt but we don’t half make things hard at times. Gordon is one that stood out , Bradley a bit like a headless chicken at times but got better as the game went on, Konate positioning I very suspect at times, I thought Morton was steady . Good result and hopefully a easy draw for next round. Onwards and upwards.
45’ Takumi MINAMINO on, Max WOLTMAN off
34’ Kaide GORDON (Assist Conor BRADLEY)
