Rams U21 draw at Belper

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A couple of days late but here's my thoughts on Derby County U21s v Belper Town.

Having watched Belper Town a few times last season, and knowing that a number of young players Derby County have released in recent seasons have ended up playing for Mickleover Sports, I never expected this to be a walk-in-the-park for a very young Derby County U21 side.

Belper Town started with eight of last season’s players in their starting-11, unlike Derby County who had a combination of trialists, U21 players, U18 players, and players just entering the 2nd year of their Academy Scholarship.

First Half Team: Jonathan Mitchell; Jack Tuite, Eduard Lowen (trialist), Ethan Wassall, Calum MacDonald; Callum Guy, Alban Bunjaku (sub: Mason Bennett), Charles Vernam; Shaquille McDonald, Kwame Thomas, Alefe Santos.

Overall the first 45 minutes was uninspiring. Belper Town played well, looking like a team that had played together last season, whereas the Derby team hadn’t played together before – and it showed