| U21 v Brentford 20:32 - Mar 3 with 890 views | KeithHaynes |
A definite sign that the u21 side are getting weaker.
Swansea City Under-21s: Kit Margetson, Sebastian Dabrowski (Jack Fanning 85), Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Jacob Cook, Arthur Parker, Iestyn Jones, Sam Parker (Morgan Bates 60), Dan Watts (Sammy Henia-Kamau 60), Thomas Woodward, Ben Lloyd (Josh Pescatore 45), Aimar Govea.
Substitutes: Sam Seager.
A lot out on loan etc.
One Iwan Morgan who can’t stop scoring for Brentford B was on the mark today.
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Swansea City Under-21s suffered defeat against Brentford in west London in their Professional Development League clash at Wheatsheaf Park.
Romelle Donovan opened the scoring just after the 10-minute mark for the Bees, whilst teammate Riley Owen doubled the home side's advantage in the 22nd minute.
Former Swans scholar Iwan Morgan tapped home the third and final goal of the clash just after the break.
The Swans did manage to carve out a few chances of their own through Aimar Govea and Sam Parker, but they were unable to make them count.
The visitors had shown three changes to the side that beat Queens Park Rangers last time out. Josh Pescatore and Morgan Bates dropped to the bench, whilst Richard Faakye missed out.
Nathan Tjoe-A-On dropped into the age-grade side to get some game time, while Ben Lloyd returned as captain following a groin injury.
The game opened at a frantic pace, and the Swans had the best of the early chances when Thomas Woodward was just unable to reach Govea's cross.
Swansea keeper Kit Margetson was forced into a diving save to keep out a free-kick from Donovan. However, the Brentford striker would find the net seconds later from the resulting corner, with a powerful effort from just inside the penalty area.
Swans stopper Margetson was called into action again when Owen's cross from an acute angle forced a low one-handed save from the Wales youth international.
But Owen soon got himself on the scoresheet when he broke through the defence and his deflected chip found its way into the net.
Swansea needed a response, and good work from Govea and Woodward ended with the latter getting away a strike from distance that found the side-netting.
The visitors looked set to pull a goal back when Parker was found unmarked in the area, but his effort struck the crossbar and flew out of play.
Brentford were the next to strike as Morgan tapped home to complete a fine team move early in the second half.
The visitors introduced Sammy Henia-Kamau and Morgan Bates just beyond the hour mark, and the pair were quickly involved.
Henia-Kamau's clever flick-on set up Bates, but his final effort sailed wide of the near post.
Approaching the final whistle, Bates' thunderous volley had Julian Eyestone scrambling to pull make a high one-handed save, with Sebastian Dabrowski putting the ball wide from the resulting corner.
Eyestone denied two further chances from the visitors as he prevented Henia-Kamau and Govea finding the net to preserve a clean sheet for Brentford.
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| U21 v Brentford on 20:33 - Mar 3 with 873 views | KeithHaynes |
That’s Govea and Parker out of any squad tomorrow. | |
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| U21 v Brentford on 21:01 - Mar 3 with 810 views | Whiterockin |
Loan out players like Wilson and you will seriously weaken the u21s. But will it benifit the first team long term? What we are currently doing certainly isn't working as there is little progression. |  | | |
| U21 v Brentford on 15:31 - Mar 4 with 455 views | glanmORJa_k |
| U21 v Brentford on 21:01 - Mar 3 by Whiterockin |
Loan out players like Wilson and you will seriously weaken the u21s. But will it benifit the first team long term? What we are currently doing certainly isn't working as there is little progression. |
Not a question of getting weaker but more of a lack of experience in playing at a level a season or two before their time which can work for, or against some of the players. Some will take the step up they wouldn't normally have to their advantage, others won't. |  | | |
| U21 v Brentford on 16:42 - Mar 4 with 418 views | KeithHaynes |
| U21 v Brentford on 15:31 - Mar 4 by glanmORJa_k |
Not a question of getting weaker but more of a lack of experience in playing at a level a season or two before their time which can work for, or against some of the players. Some will take the step up they wouldn't normally have to their advantage, others won't. |
Weakened as a result of the club loaning out as many players as possible, that adds up to a nice figure I would say around 5k a week, 20k a month. Nothing to do with development, it’s all about saving money and using development as an excuse. | |
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| U21 v Brentford on 07:30 - Mar 5 with 219 views | glanmORJa_k |
| U21 v Brentford on 16:42 - Mar 4 by KeithHaynes |
Weakened as a result of the club loaning out as many players as possible, that adds up to a nice figure I would say around 5k a week, 20k a month. Nothing to do with development, it’s all about saving money and using development as an excuse. |
Yes there were financial savings but to keep playing Cotterill, Wilson, Congreve, Watts, Hughes, Nzingo, Josh Thomas, Bates, Cadogan in the 21's will not improve their game. Some times the club can't win when fans are screaming out for youngsters to go out on loan and when they are sent out there are moans about weakening the squad. | | | |
| U21 v Brentford on 07:49 - Mar 5 with 212 views | Dr_Winston |
| U21 v Brentford on 07:30 - Mar 5 by glanmORJa_k |
Yes there were financial savings but to keep playing Cotterill, Wilson, Congreve, Watts, Hughes, Nzingo, Josh Thomas, Bates, Cadogan in the 21's will not improve their game. Some times the club can't win when fans are screaming out for youngsters to go out on loan and when they are sent out there are moans about weakening the squad. |
Agreed. If they're not going to be featuring in our first team then they need to be playing proper competitive football somewhere else. Wilson had to go out on loan. Ditto Congreve, Nzingo and Cotterill.
Mooching about in the u21's would have been a waste of their time. |  |
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