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Andrew Ware 12:21 Sat Mar 30
Arsenal West Ham U23s Boreham Wood

Entertaining game.
Thought we should have had something from the game.
Having seen a lot of the various junior sides I think we play well through midfield but we miss Martinez and Samuelson and haven’t really replaced that cutting edge at this level.
However on a positive
Great to think that less than two years ago I was watching Declan at this level and he’s now a regular 1st team player.
Anyone else there with an opinion

HAMMERAMA 3:06 Sat Mar 30
Re: Arsenal West Ham U23s Boreham Wood

What is missing is a good hold up striker and someone to take chances in and around the box.
Holland,Kemp and even Johnson all had chances to pull the trigger plus when chances came there was a lack of composure.
I saw this fixture last year and we are much closer to Arsenal than a year ago but every time they got near our goal they looked very dangerous unlike us.
The other factor we tend to try to pass it through sides a this creates a slow build up,secondly our technical players are very lightweight and easily knocked off the ball and thirdly the playing surface at Dagenham is decidedly poor unlike the surface last night at Boreham Wood. We will probably get relegated this season but not a bad thing considering the groups average age no more than 20 and also a lot of good players out on loan

Sven Roeder 12:30 Sat Mar 30
Re: Arsenal West Ham U23s Boreham Wood

How were Johnson & Holland?
Worth a bench spot ahead of players who might not be with us next season?