Mansfield Town vs Colchester United

THE
ACADEMY
Mansfield under-18s’ forward, Jack
Deakin, provides an update on life at
the academy…
feel that the team is developing
I as the weeks go on. I think we’re
getting stronger now, especially
because we are having more time
with each other.
The bond us players have is great,
and our fitness is improving. We’ve
had a couple of games postponed
recently so it will be interesting to
see if we can get back to how we
were playing before the break over
Christmas.
Personally, I think I started off the
season a bit shaky, but I got my
form up to top standard throughout
winter.
If I’m wanting to be up there with the
first team, then I’ve got to keep that
form up. That’s what motivates me
the most.
The people around me help. The
staff help me with shooting drills,
my combination and hold-up play. It
would be disappointing if the form
drops as everyone puts in a lot of
effort to make sure I have the best
chance of becoming a good player.
We go through a lot of specific
positions that both me and the rest of
the team should be taking up.
My hold-up play is something that
I’ve been working on with the
coaches. It is important part of my
position as a striker. In training, we
practice fizzing balls into me and
dealing with it. If we don’t look after
it there, at the top end of the pitch,
then we don’t have a chance of
scoring.
We get taught that it’s not a selfish
sport and that we’ve got to be there
for our teammates and give them
opportunities to score as well.
Preparation is key. We all have to
make sure we eat and sleep right the
day before games and make sure our
mentality is right.
We’re all hoping to win as many
games as we can between now
and the end of the season.
We know some games
are going to be harder
than others but
we’re working hard.
I want to make
sure I’m providing
goals and assists
again. Helping
the team is
the most
important
thing for me.
EFL YOUTH ALLIANCE
NORTH EAST 2021-22
Fixture and
Results
Date Opposition KO/Res H/A
Sat 07 Aug Grimsby Town D 1-1 A
Sat 14 Aug Scunthorpe United L 1-2 H
Sat 21 Aug Oldham Athletic (YAC) D 1-1 A
Thu 26 Aug Rotherham United L 2-3 A
Sat 04 Sep Bradford City P-P H
Sat 11 Sep Doncaster Rovers W 4-0 A
Sat 18 Sep Lincoln City L 0-2 H
Sat 25 Sep Doncaster Rovers (YAC) W 2-0 H
Sat 02 Oct Burton Albion W 1-0 H
Sat 09 Oct Bolton Wanderers (YAC) L 1-3 H
Sat 23 Oct Harrogate Town W 3-0 A
Sat 30 Oct Huddersfield Town W 4-1 H
Thu 04 Nov Boston (FAYC) W 5-2 A
Fri 12 Nov Fleetwood Town (FAYC) L 0-1 A
Sat 13 Nov Bradford City L 2-3 A
Sat 04 Dec Scunthorpe United D 1-1 A
Sat 08 Jan Grimsby Town P-P H
Sat 15 Jan Lincoln City P-P A
Sat 22 Jan Doncaster Rovers L 0-1 H
Sat 05 Feb Rotherham Unnited L 0-3 H
Fri 11 Feb Burton Albion 1pm A
Sat 19 Feb Harrogate Town 11am H
Sat 12 Mar Huddersfield Town 11am A
(YAC) Youth Alliance Cup match
(FAYC) FA Youth Cup
EFL YOUTH ALLIANCE
NORTH EAST 2021-22
League Table
P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Lincoln City 14 10 0 4 35 19 +16 30
2 Grimsby Town 14 8 4 2 33 12 +21 28
3 Bradford City 12 9 0 3 30 20 +10 27
4 Rotherham 13 7 0 6 26 24 +2 21
5 Doncaster Rovers 13 6 1 6 21 25 -4 19
6 Scunthorpe United 14 5 3 6 33 32 +1 18
7 Burton Albion 14 5 2 7 27 30 -3 17
8 Mansfield Town 12 4 2 6 19 17 +2 14
9 Harrogate Town 13 3 1 9 18 33 -15 10
10 Huddersfield Town 13 2 1 10 13 43 -30 7
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