Tottenham Hotspur Under-21’s took on Cambridge United in the Football League Trophy on Tuesday night, falling to a 1-0 defeat.
Sam Smith bagged the only goal of the game, scoring on 72 minutes to defeat Tottenham’s kids.
Wayne Burnett’s side had more shots, more shots on target, more possession of the ball and made more passes, but couldn’t win the game.
Who played for Tottenham Under-21’s?
There were a number of notable players in action for Tottenham Under-21’s last night.
Highly-rated Alfie Devine started the game, as did wingers Dilan Markanday and Jack Clarke.
Tobi Omole was recently on the bench at Crystal Palace, and he started in the back line.
Maksim Paskotsi was only on the bench, and the same goes for Yago Santiago – though the latter did come on as a substitute.
Bonner comments on Tottenham
Cambridge boss Mark Bonner is a big fan of the Tottenham setup.
Bonner signed by Jubril Okedina and Shilow Tracey on loan from Tottenham last season. After winning promotion, Cambridge landed both players permanently.
Bonner has now told the Cambridge official site that he thinks Tottenham’s work with their academy has been ‘exceptional’.
The likes of Harry Kane, Harry Winks, Japhet Tanganga and Oliver Skipp have emerged into the first team setup in recent years.
Bonner added a prediction, believing that Tottenham’s academy ‘will serve them really well’ in the years to come as excitement builds over the likes of Devine and Markanday.
“Tottenham’s reputation and development within their academy has been exceptional and they have certainly got something in place that I think will serve them really well in the future,” said Bonner.
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