@SpursOfficial: Spurs U21s (v Bolton): Archer, A McQueen, Rose, Veljkovic, Ball, Fryers, McEvoy, Sandro, Coulibaly, Kane, Coulthirst.

@SpursOfficial: GOAL - Spurs 1 Bolton 0. Coulibaly with the header after a great corner delivery from McEvoy, 22 mins

@SpursOfficial: GOAL - Spurs 2 Bolton 0. Coulthirst with a powerful header across the keeper following McQueen's cross, 37 mins

@SpursOfficial: WOODWORK - Spurs. Veljkovic picks up the balls on the edge of the area and crashes a shot off the post. 2-0 Spurs, 43 mins

@SpursOfficial: PENALTY & RED CARD - Spurs. Dominic Ball is sent off for a professional foul inside the box, 66 mins

@SpursOfficial: GOAL - Bolton. Youngs converts from the penalty spot after Ball's foul in the box. Spurs 2 Bolton 1, 67 mins

@SpursOfficial: GOAL - Bolton. Lester heads home from close range. 2-2, 75 mins

@SpursOfficial: GOAL - Bolton. Lester capitalises on a defensive slip for Iliev to bundle home from close range. Spurs 2 Bolton 3, 79 mins

@SpursOfficial: GOAL - Bolton. Iliev bursts through the Spurs defence and fires past Archer. Spurs 2 Bolton 4, 81 mins

@SpursOfficial: GOAL - Bolton. Iliev gets his hat-trick. He blasts home after Archer could only parry a shot. Spurs 2 Bolton 5, 84 mins

@SpursOfficial: FULL TIME - Spurs 2 Bolton 5. The Trotters take full advantage of the extra man as our U21s fall to a quickfire 2nd half hat-trick.


Sandro played 51 mins
Rose played 64 mins

1. Ball has been terrible all season.

2. Sandro is probably still not ready to be in a senior match squad.

yey even the U21'S crumble at the drop of a hat.....

16 mins to let in 5 goals must be a record

The remaining collective Academy crop between U19 - U21 this season is not so good.
Knowing this, I am surprised some of the U18s haven't been given a run-out in U21 games.

"16 mins to let in 5 goals must be a record"

Wasn't there an FA Youth Cup game (against Bolton ?? ) a couple of seasons ago where the kids shipped 8 goals ??

What happened we had a good lot last season

"What happened we had a good lot last season"

They are in the next part of the pipeline (loans etc) .
The next stage of the Academy is to try and ensure that every year that the standard is good, and not a couple of years of good followed by a similar period of barren talent.

Oh yes Swindon hotspur

And QPR. And probably Leyton O(tspur)s next season.

Tom Carroll in 14 appearances for Qpr he has No goals and No assists

What was the U21's score? Did Sandro come through ok?

5-2 defeat

Played 51 mins

Cheers Hengy

Our U21 used to be brilliant, they're now a load of rubbish

RDBD has answered that above mate... There all out on loan this year

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Player sent off and pen 17 mins later 5-2

Had taken Sandro rose and Kane off by then tho

It all depends on what stage of the development the kids are at there are promising ones about.

They have been a few under 18s given chances the likes of joe prichard, georgiou, maghoma (stand out in his age group) winks, akindayini and most recently oduwa who trained with the first team.

it just so disjointed. The premier league "b" will help the matches mean more so should take youth development more seriously.

Ive been at work since 5am who took charge today. Freund? Brush? Ramsey?

Our Under-21s collapsed to a 5-2 defeat against Bolton Wanderers at Hotspur Way on Monday after being reduced to 10 men in the second half.

We led 2-0 at the break through Souleymane Coulibaly and Shaq Coulthirst but, after dominating possession for much of the first hour, we contrived to throw away our advantage in the last quarter of the game.
The contest saw the return to action of Brazilian international midfielder Sandro after consecutive hamstring and calf problems, while Danny Rose started at left-back having missed last week’s 4-0 win at Newcastle in the Premier League.
We dominated possession for most of the first period, although goalkeeper Jordan Archer was required to make a couple of early stops to keep the visitors at bay. First he pulled off a fine save from point-blank range to keep out Oscar Threlkeld’s header, before palming out a speculative long-range effort from the lively Robert Hall.
We soon seized the upper hand, Kenny McEvoy heading over from Coulthirst’s ball in and Harry Kane testing Bolton stopper Jay Lynch from long range.
Coulthirst had the ball in the net in the eighth minute but his effort was ruled out for off-side, while a quick Bolton break saw Hayden White flash a dangerous ball across the face of goal which ran just beyond the arriving Sanmi Odelusi.
Coulibaly was denied by a fine covering tackle by Threlkeld following a fluid attacking move, but Bolton keeper Lynch was injured in the build-up and had to be replaced.
We finally broke the deadlock mid-way through the first period as Coulibaly climbed highest in the box to nod home McEvoy’s corner.
Coulthirst then stabbed a shot wide after controlling Coulibaly’s pass inside the area while Kane and Milos Veljkovic were off target as we continue to press the visitors back.
Sandro’s 30-yard shot was straight at substitute goalkeeper Harry Campbell, but the visiting stopper could do nothing to keep out Coulthirst’s header in the 37th minute – the forward diverting Alex McQueen’s right sided cross inside the far post.
Campbell made a good stop at close quarters to deny Coulibaly, while Rose showed his defensive wherewithal to prevent Hall from running loose in the box at the other end.
Veljkovic crashed a shot wide while Kane again tested Campbell, but Hall had the last chance of the half as he cut in from the right and drilled just beyond Archer’s left-hand post.
Hall ballooned a shot over the top for Bolton just beyond the hour mark, while Campebll had to be alert to keep out a shot from substitute Ruben Lameiras.
The game took a decisive turn on 67 minutes as Dominic Ball was shown a straight red card having been adjudged to have made an ill-timed challenge on Hall as he galloped into the box. Tom Youngs sent Archer the wrong way from the spot and it was downhill from then on for our lads.
Chris Lester bundled home Bolton’s leveller at the back post after Odelusi’s left wing cross was helped on its way by Andy Kellet, while the latter flashed a shot wide from 20 yards.
Bolton substitute Georg Iliev then helped himself to three goals in five minutes.
First he bundled home from close range after Lester capitalised on a defensive mistake, before controlling well and firing low inside the near post on 81 minutes. He completed his treble three minutes later from close range when he converted Hall’s cross.
Spurs: Archer, A McQueen, Rose (Stewart 64), Veljkovic, Ball, Fryers, McEvoy, Sandro (Lameiras 51), Coulibaly, Kane (McEneff 64), Coulthirst. Sub (not used): McGee (GK).

The premier league "b"

How will this work? Just like a reserve league?

comment by look like modric (U7431)
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It all depends on what stage of the development the kids are at there are promising ones about.

They have been a few under 18s given chances the likes of joe prichard, georgiou, maghoma (stand out in his age group) winks, akindayini and most recently oduwa who trained with the first team.
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Maghoma, never see that name and he's the 2nd one we've had at the club. Is he related to Jacques at all?

"There all out on loan this year"

Some are on loan. Others were sold.

As for Bentaleb, if he is the CM gem people are claiming, then at the minimum he would be tearing up the U21s like Townsend/Pritchard/Ceballos did.

As for Bentaleb, if he is the CM gem people are claiming
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Different player with a different style. CM passing players rely on those around him to move and make him look good with his passes.

In the passing style if you dont have those players around you then you will never look great