Swaggering Fletcher an Irons future star
Well it was what it was – a training match in the sun with probably less thn 1,000 watching.
On that basis alone maybe we should dismiss the result. On the other hand perhaps we shouldn’t because to lose two goals very late on shouldn’t happen at any level of the game and there can be little doubt we were pretty naive at the back and fell asleep believing the game was won. Not good enough!
OK, this was hardly a first team but none the less we need to be concerned at some of the shabbier stuff we saw in those closing seconds.
By and large we were by far the better side and the showing in the second half of the newly signed Ashley Fletcher who plays with a real swagger was my big feature. He is going to become an Irons star of the future. Mark my words.
He scored a very clever header from a great Domingos Quita cross who himself supplied some fancy footwork and stepovers and looks an outstanding prospect.
With Sofiane Feghouli an ever present danger in the first half we looked a handful. Wouldn’t it have been nice if we’d seen the job out.
Mark Noble had scored the opener having been cleverl picked out by Martin Samuelsen and Sam Byram was steady on the right side of defence.
Tomorrow however, comes a real test when we play Russian outfit Rubin Kazn who are nobody’s mugs and one imagines the big guns will be on show as we build towards the season.
Today, however, was a disappointment and we will be looking for a tighter display as we build towards those important Europa games.