Bishop's Stortford 1-8 Spurs XI
--------------Fulop--------------------Ifil--Lee--Davenport--Ziegler----
-Lennon--Jenas--Murphy--O'Hara-
---------Barnard--Barcham---------
Goals Spurs: Barcham (18, 26), Ziegler (32), Lennon (42), Barnard (44), Dawkins (51, 57, 85)
B Stortford: Galitsios o.g. (53)
B Stortford: Galitsios o.g. (53)
Bishop's Stortford: Squad: Hussey, Jones, Gwillim, Grainger, Goodacre, Champion, Howell, Porter, Morison, Midson, Fuller, Stewart, Taylor, Mason, Lockett, Gillman, Evans, Collis, Ward.
Spurs: Fulop, Ifil, Ziegler, Jenas (Dawkins, 46), Lee (Galitsios, 46), Davenport, Lennon (Maghoma, 46; Riley, 79), Barcham (Daniels, 61), Barnard, Murphy, O'Hara. Subs: Forecast, Riley.
A second half hat trick from Simon Dawkins, a fine goal from Aaron Lennon and a convincing performance from Reto Ziegler, were the main talking points from what was nominally a Development team outing (Clive Allen was in the dugout) against Conference South side Bishop's Stortford. With Jol, Hughton and new Youth Team coach Alex Inglethorpe (newly recruited from his management post at Exeter) all in attendance and the involvment of some First Team players the encounter was given an air of importance beyond the typical reserve team preseason friendly.
With Jenas and Lennon only just back in training and therefore given only a 45 minute run out and Danny Murphy showing his usual level of enthusiasm for reserve games, it was left to Ziegler to provide Jol with some food for thought. It was Ziegler's inability to adapt to the the leftback position during preseason last year that resulted in Jol sending him out on loan to Hamburg, reasoning that without the option of playing fullback Ziegler was unlikely to see much first team action at Spurs. If anything, Ziegler's path to the first team is even more cluttered now, but demonstrating the versatility which Frank Arnesen spoke of when he brought him to the club certainly won't do his chances of claiming a squad place next season any harm.
Conversely, trialist Georgios Galitsios, who played at rightback having come on at half time, probably won't have furthered his own case. The AE Larisa player's most meaningful contribution was to provide Bishop's Stortford with a consolation goal when he diverted a cross past Marton Fulop.
[credit DJ ZAC on COYS for information on tonight's match]
With Jenas and Lennon only just back in training and therefore given only a 45 minute run out and Danny Murphy showing his usual level of enthusiasm for reserve games, it was left to Ziegler to provide Jol with some food for thought. It was Ziegler's inability to adapt to the the leftback position during preseason last year that resulted in Jol sending him out on loan to Hamburg, reasoning that without the option of playing fullback Ziegler was unlikely to see much first team action at Spurs. If anything, Ziegler's path to the first team is even more cluttered now, but demonstrating the versatility which Frank Arnesen spoke of when he brought him to the club certainly won't do his chances of claiming a squad place next season any harm.
Conversely, trialist Georgios Galitsios, who played at rightback having come on at half time, probably won't have furthered his own case. The AE Larisa player's most meaningful contribution was to provide Bishop's Stortford with a consolation goal when he diverted a cross past Marton Fulop.
[credit DJ ZAC on COYS for information on tonight's match]
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