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Moncur: 'It wasn't meant to be'
George Moncur refused to be too downhearted after the Dev Squad's 3-2 defeat at home to Tottenham
West Ham United youngster George Moncur insists the Development Squad should have been home and dry at half time against Tottenham Hotpsur, having passed up opportunities to put the game beyond the visitors' reach at the Boleyn Ground on Friday night.
As it was, the Hammers went into the interval two goals to the good, courtesy of Dan Potts and Sebastian Lletget, before Spurs mounted an improbable second-half revival, netting three times in 30 minutes to snaffle all three Barclays Under-21 Premier League points.
Reflecting on a first defeat of the new campaign, the 20-year-old reckoned it would have been very different had he and Paul McCallum taken their chances in front of goal.
He told West Ham TV: "I obviously thought that first half we played really well and did all the right things in the right areas. We got our reward by going 2-0 up, but we had more chances to maybe get a few more and then the game's dead and buried.
"Paul McCallum had a few chances, I had a couple down the line that I could have maybe done a bit better with. So had we put them away I think the game would have been over early doors."
That said, Moncur had not foreseen the second half that was to unfold, expecting the Hammers to continue where they had left off prior to the interval.
He continued: "I thought as we came out [for the second half] we could have even pressed on and got a couple more, because of the way we played in the first half. It just wasn't meant to be.
"They came out a bit brighter than us. I think our first pass was poor from a lot of us and that obviously sets a bad tone right away. They took advantage of that and scored the early goal, which was lucky off the deflection. But it gave them a boost and then, of course, they went on to get a second and third.
"To be fair, whenever we play Spurs, they always pass the ball well and move it well, they're a great footballing team. They show it every time they play us, so credit to Spurs for that."
In truth, the visitors owed much to the impressive Lewis Holtby, as the German international made his first start of the new campaign. The 22-year-old, who suffered a knee injury in this summer's European Under-21 Championship, was excellent on the night and Moncur certainly appreciated seeing him in such close quarters.
"It's great to play against players like that, especially when you see what he did here, bending that one in the top corner," he confirmed. "He's very comfortable on the ball, finds little gaps between the back four and the midfield.
"Everything was going through him. He scored one and he created chances. All credit to him."
http://www.whufc.com/articles/20130827/moncur-it-wasnt-meant-to-be_2236884_3437723
George Moncur refused to be too downhearted after the Dev Squad's 3-2 defeat at home to Tottenham
West Ham United youngster George Moncur insists the Development Squad should have been home and dry at half time against Tottenham Hotpsur, having passed up opportunities to put the game beyond the visitors' reach at the Boleyn Ground on Friday night.
As it was, the Hammers went into the interval two goals to the good, courtesy of Dan Potts and Sebastian Lletget, before Spurs mounted an improbable second-half revival, netting three times in 30 minutes to snaffle all three Barclays Under-21 Premier League points.
Reflecting on a first defeat of the new campaign, the 20-year-old reckoned it would have been very different had he and Paul McCallum taken their chances in front of goal.
He told West Ham TV: "I obviously thought that first half we played really well and did all the right things in the right areas. We got our reward by going 2-0 up, but we had more chances to maybe get a few more and then the game's dead and buried.
"Paul McCallum had a few chances, I had a couple down the line that I could have maybe done a bit better with. So had we put them away I think the game would have been over early doors."
That said, Moncur had not foreseen the second half that was to unfold, expecting the Hammers to continue where they had left off prior to the interval.
He continued: "I thought as we came out [for the second half] we could have even pressed on and got a couple more, because of the way we played in the first half. It just wasn't meant to be.
"They came out a bit brighter than us. I think our first pass was poor from a lot of us and that obviously sets a bad tone right away. They took advantage of that and scored the early goal, which was lucky off the deflection. But it gave them a boost and then, of course, they went on to get a second and third.
"To be fair, whenever we play Spurs, they always pass the ball well and move it well, they're a great footballing team. They show it every time they play us, so credit to Spurs for that."
In truth, the visitors owed much to the impressive Lewis Holtby, as the German international made his first start of the new campaign. The 22-year-old, who suffered a knee injury in this summer's European Under-21 Championship, was excellent on the night and Moncur certainly appreciated seeing him in such close quarters.
"It's great to play against players like that, especially when you see what he did here, bending that one in the top corner," he confirmed. "He's very comfortable on the ball, finds little gaps between the back four and the midfield.
"Everything was going through him. He scored one and he created chances. All credit to him."
http://www.whufc.com/articles/20130827/moncur-it-wasnt-meant-to-be_2236884_3437723
Is Nile Ranger on loan?
Bullet
Andy Thompson
Agreed. Sean Davis had more useful attributes than Yago Falque. He would score 6/10 on every attribute in a PC game thingy.
Denmark Spur
Michael Carrick
Pritchard scored for Swindon in their Capitol One Cup win at QPR tonight
ricky2tricky4city
Steffen Freund
Nice step over and quick cross for the first goal and then 50yd run and finish to sow things up. well played the young'un
THFC6061
Paul Robinson
Ugo Ehiogu on Spurs Academy:
In my role as assistant U16 coach at Tottenham, there is a clear DNA outlined at the club through out the academy ages.
That DNA is laid out and passed down from Tim Sherwood, Head of Football Development, John McDermott, Head of Academy, and the wonderfully experienced Chris Ramsey, who is Senior Professional Phase Coach.
The way that Tottenham teams play is clear and all the coaches know what is expected of them. The emphasis is on technique at a very early age and the idea is to try and produce players who can progress into the first team, or go on and make a living in the game.
In my role as assistant U16 coach at Tottenham, there is a clear DNA outlined at the club through out the academy ages.
That DNA is laid out and passed down from Tim Sherwood, Head of Football Development, John McDermott, Head of Academy, and the wonderfully experienced Chris Ramsey, who is Senior Professional Phase Coach.
The way that Tottenham teams play is clear and all the coaches know what is expected of them. The emphasis is on technique at a very early age and the idea is to try and produce players who can progress into the first team, or go on and make a living in the game.
SpursNorway
Ilie Dumitrescu
Ugo Ehiogu on Spurs Academy:
In my role as assistant U16 coach at Tottenham, there is a clear DNA outlined at the club through out the academy ages.
That DNA is laid out and passed down from Tim Sherwood, Head of Football Development, John McDermott, Head of Academy, and the wonderfully experienced Chris Ramsey, who is Senior Professional Phase Coach.
The way that Tottenham teams play is clear and all the coaches know what is expected of them. The emphasis is on technique at a very early age and the idea is to try and produce players who can progress into the first team, or go on and make a living in the game.
Nice read, thanks for sharing!
Looks like we try to do the "Ajax way" of bringing up players. Could be some interesting years coming up.
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Amazing that the likes of Townsend, Carroll and Kane are managing to break through despite the £120m worth of talent arriving from overseas this window.
Denmark Spur
Michael Carrick
Falque was named in the starting lineup for Rayo against Levante tonight, but got injured after just 5 minutes
Piece on Grant Hall's time at Swindon thus far...
Hope he continues to impress.
http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/10645644._/?
Hope he continues to impress.
http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/10645644._/?
Denmark Spur
Michael Carrick
There is a rumour over at SC that he is signing permanently for Swindon this weekend
Fee supposed to be £400,000
Thought we had high hopes for him