[情報] 青年軍 - Norwich City 2-1 Chelsea
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YOUTH TEAM REPORT: NORWICH CITY 2 CHELSEA 1
Posted on: Sun 29 Jan 2012
It was a disappointing visit to Norwich for the youth team, paying the
price for a poor defensive display in the first half which ultimately left
the team with too much to do.
Alex Davey captained the side in the absence of Nathaniel Chalobah, while
Mitchell Beeney started in goal with Jamal Blackman out injured. Nathan
Ake, who usually plays in central defence, played alongside Lewis Baker
and John Swift in midfield, while Islam Feruz, who scored two late goals
against Norwich for the reserves in midweek, led the line.
Having beaten the same opposition at Carrow Road in the FA Youth Cup only
two weeks ago, Adi Viveash and his side approached the game in confident
mood, but started sloppily and Beeney was forced into two important saves
inside the opening ten minutes.
Norwich's wide men were causing problems throughout the whole of the first
half, and full-backs Alistair Gordon and Adam Nditi endured uncomfortable
afternoons.
Against the run of play our Under 18s almost took the lead, when Amin
Affane struck the post with a stunning free kick from 35 yards out, but
minutes later fell behind.
Norwich made the breakthrough in the 37th minute when Josh Murphy evaded
Gordon, only to see his effort well saved by Beeney, but as the ball
rebounded back out, Murphy reacted quickest to fire the home side into
what was a deserved lead.
The goal appeared to spark the young Blues into life, and they gradually
began to assert ourselves, dominating possession for the remainder of the
half.
Feruz came close to equalising on two occasions, first with a header from
Nditi's cross which sailed over, and then shooting straight at Conor Cable
after latching on to John Swift's clever pass.
Just before half time, though, the home side doubled their advantage.
Davey lost possession out wide on the left, and when Harry Toffolo's cross
fell into the path of striker Jamar Loza, he finished smartly from a tight
angle.
Viveash made two changes at the break, replacing Gordon with Nortei Nortey
at right-back, while bringing on Ismail Seremba [pictured] for Tom Howard
in attack, in an attempt to freshen things up.
Midway through the second half, the manager changed formation, adopting a
4-3-1-2, with Seremba playing up front alongside Feruz, and Affane
dropping into the hole in order to try and create chances for the two
strikers.
The move almost paid instant dividends, when Seremba scored with a
sublime lob and looked to have pulled his side back in the game, but the
goal was harshly ruled out for offside, much to the dismay of Viveash and
his coaching staff.
With five minutes left on the clock Seremba scored again, and this time it
counted, getting in front of his marker to convert a well-worked corner
out on the left, setting up a tense finish to the match.
With time running out, the Blues pressed forward in search of the
all-important equaliser, but failed to create any clear-cut opportunities
before the referee blew the final whistle, making it three successive
league defeats.
Viveash was disappointed with the performance, particularly in the first
half, but chose to accentuate the positives from a bad day.
'In the first half, we were good on the ball but not good off it,' he
said. 'Since Christmas, all three league games we've played we should have
won, but we've come out of it with three defeats.
'On a positive note, we're developing the players, and Mitchell Beeney has
got some valuable experience under his belt. I can see him growing
throughout the season, Reece Mitchell also came on and was bright and
lively.
'Nortey, though, was the biggest plus for me, he's been out for a long
time but hopefully now we can just keep him fit and get him into a routine
of matches.
'I'm quite conscious now of players getting game time before we face West
Ham in the Youth Cup. We don't have a league game next week, and while
John Swift and Nathan Ake have gone away to an Under-17 tournament in
Portugal, I'm a bit concerned about the rest of the boys at Cobham.'
Chelsea (4-3-3):
Mitchell Beeney
Alistair Gordon Alex Davey (c) Archange Nkumu Adam Nditi
(Nortei Nortey h/t)
John Swift Nathan Ake Lewis Baker
Tom Howard Islam Feruz Amin Affane
(Ismail Seremba h/t) (Reece Mitchell 75)
Unused subs: Anjur Osmanovic, Ben Killip
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