honeybradger

Hermansen had blunders when we were in the championship as well. Stolarczyk isnt perfect but he's won us a lot more points than he's lost and has been one of the best in the championship. Put an average championship shotstopper in our team and we're lower midtable with the number of chances we concede a game.

Nelson will get his chance Nelson isnt a youngster anymore, he is proven at this level. He had a better defensive record playing for Oxford United in the championship last season than we have this season and that was against harder opposition than we have faced so far. He can fill in for Faes just fine, Marti is just a terrible manager who cant see what he has available to him.

Leicester cant beat Hull, Portsmouth, Wrexham, does that mean that Fatawu is not one of the best players in the championship? Evans, Aluko, Page have been earmarked to make the step up for a reason and that is because they have a standout quality in the U21s. Other players in that team might not even make it at national league level which is why as a team they struggle against men's opposition. Three good players doesnt mean a youth team can come out and dominate a men's side. Nelson is outright proven at championship level, so he doesnt belong in this conversation with the others. He's no longer an academy player but a good championship centreback which is why there is so much fuss about him in particular.

I remember people saying the other day to let him off for jogging back against Portsmouth because that's not his game. He showed in the last 20 minutes today that it's not that he cant do a defensive job, he just cant be bothered most of the time. Playing like that last 20 minutes isnt sustainable i will admit. I will also take off my hat off and admit he was brilliant for those 20 minutes, so can we please see at least 50% of that graft on a regular basis.

Hopefully after the Edouard fiasco we have learned to put a break clause in his loan?

Not quite, they finished 14th that season. Finished 17th the season after so it somehow got worse for them after he left.

We need to move on from a lot of these players. We all know that. Does Marti know that? Im not so sure. He seems to have given new life to the Leicester Careers of Ayew, Faes, Vestergaard, Daka, Soumare etc. This was supposed to be the season where we rebuilt around the academy and he has not delivered.

Could have had 2 assists today

Brilliant by Ramsey

*5-3

3-2 on pens, forest green missed one. We might win this. Evans, Aluko and Daniels the takers so far.

Monga is already too good to be playing with these teammates

2-2 sadly

Wout Faes had his inevitable couple of stinkers. Had he had 1 or 2 less mistakes in recent weeks it would still be considered acceptable for us to sacrifice the long term future of the club for a player who has been pushing for an exit since the season he came.

I think we need to accept there simply isnt a pathway. Nelson had a successful loan at championship level including good games against the promoted and playoff sides and still doesnt make the bench.

Here's the U21 lineup in photo form as our social media hasnt posted anything and the BBC website won't update with the lineup.

Hughes, Vestergaard, Nelson, Okoli, Faes, Egan. Probably knock Nelson above Vestergaard if he's playing regularly for us.

We keep the ball a lot so our defenders dont actually have to do much defending. When the opposition are actually attacking us our defenders seem to get it wrong about as often as they get it right. Just because a defender plays in a better team does not make them better, Coady played 3000 minutes for us and couldnt last 5 games at Wrexham.

Misses Middlesbrough, Norwich, Stoke, Southampton and probably Sheffield United as well if they go all the way. It's a shame as with the fixture congestion you would hope he would get a couple more games under his belt for us.

Williams Barnett tore our u21s a new one a month or so ago in the 6-3 loss to Spurs. Very talented player, dont know anyone else.

He was very involved in the goal Cremonese scored a couple weeks ago against Inter Milan. Won the ball back, played the ball out wide to the assister then dragged away the defenders with a run to make space for the goalscorer. Shame that Cremonese were 4-0 down at that point so it didnt mean much.

Dom Ballard at Leyton Orient in League one might be one to watch out for. 6 goals in 7 games at 20 years old.

Motsi looking good despite being only 15. Perhaps he is another Monga, will be interesting to see how he progresses in the u21s.

Maybe youre right. I would like to think he would come in flying but there have been games where he was isolated in the u21s. Cant hurt trying him at least.

Jake Evans is a special talent. We should play him.