doggface Posted 4 February, 2014 Share Posted 4 February, 2014 Seriously Wanyama was clearly in need of a game to dust off the rust before getting back to the pace of the premier league. Im sure Jos would benefit greatly too as he maybe needed sooner rather than later. used to be common practice to do this, but not anymore.... Wanyama could have cost us the game on Saturday. why do we not do this these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 4 February, 2014 Share Posted 4 February, 2014 Theoretically, it goes someway towards regaining fitness, but is playing at U21 level really what we want for " recovering " Prem. League players? Everyone seems to make a big thing about the first teams' " bonding process ", and stepping outside of the "pack " might not be a good psychological move, and could undermine those lads who normally play. I noticed that several former players (now departed) had " run-outs " with U21s (Tadanari Lee, Barnard), but that was an effort to give them match practice and perhaps a PR thing - to help get " noticed ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 4 February, 2014 Share Posted 4 February, 2014 Seriously Wanyama was clearly in need of a game to dust off the rust before getting back to the pace of the premier league. Im sure Jos would benefit greatly too as he maybe needed sooner rather than later. used to be common practice to do this, but not anymore.... Wanyama could have cost us the game on Saturday. why do we not do this these days? We've only had two under 21 games since 13th December, the last one was over 2 weeks ago on 20th January. Pochettino probably feels its better for Wanyama to be training with the first team during the week rather than the development squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 4 February, 2014 Share Posted 4 February, 2014 Doggface If this is true then its a total disgrace, there needs to be a public enquiry and the fans need to be told the truth Scandulous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 4 February, 2014 Share Posted 4 February, 2014 One reason is we no longer have a reserve league but a half-arsed 'development' competition. Many clubs want the reinstatement of the reserve league, not least so that they can get players match-fit, and keep squad players up to speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 4 February, 2014 Share Posted 4 February, 2014 Is there a reason why he can't train with all the first team but then play a game for the u21s? I know there isn't many games but I do agree with the OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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