ACADEMY: Strikers at their best but the Under-18s fall short
Unfortunately, it was another frustrating weekend for the U18s last Saturday as they failed to take anything from their home game against Aston Villa, losing 3-1 in the Premier League Cup.Â
The visitors showed dynamism in attack with a front three full of pace and craft and who were able to unlock the Norwich defence on multiple occasions.
One of those attacking players was the prolific Scottish striker, Rory Wilson who is the top goalscorer in the U18 Premier League, hitting eleven goals for the season already. The Scot showed high levels of intelligence to get into promising positions in between the central defenders, making him a difficult opponent to nullify all game. His ability to get into promising attacking positions was epitomised by his two goals in the afternoon.Â
In the last couple of games, Norwich U18s have reverted to a back three to give extra protection to the backline. As a result, one player who has experienced a change of position is Uriah Djedje.
Since the away game at Tottenham, Djedje has been deployed as a central centre-back, testing his positional awareness more frequently. From a personal viewpoint, Uriah isn?t as effective in that position, as it requires a balanced approach in dealing with dangerous situations.
This doesn?t correlate to the type of player Uriah is, as he continuously wants to press and be aggressive. However, if the club is deliberately moving Uriah back to centre back temporarily in order to expose him more t...
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