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So much of what's gone on with the club must have effected the top end academy sides
 
Like has been mentioned, U23s and U18 have been stripped of top players for a lot of matches, but also for training too. For example Cashin has played for U23s as he can't play senior, but I'm assuming he's been training with the seniors more due to numbers, so they may not have trained together as much as would be ideal
 
Then there's the motivation others have mentioned, must be tough as an U23 talent knowing whatever you do, you can't play for the seniors
 
Theres also other factors like injuries ect, but I think that's the main crux of it 

Living quite near to Kingsmeadow (where Chelsea play their games and rather unsportingly booted out the local team Kingstonians...) I went along to this.    We were quite unlucky to lose, playing better than we did the other night against Charlton. Everybody turned in a decent 6 or 7 out of 10 performances, with the exception of Liam Thompson, who was the best player on the pitch, at least for the first 75 mins.   He outshone both of those perennial Chelsea stars of the future Lewis Baker and George McEachran.
The sending off changed the game - it was a clear red, so we can't feel cheated.  After that the most we could hope for was to hang on for 0 - 0.  Some random thoughts:
Harrison Foulkes is a tidy keeper, but also unfortunately a tiny one.  He seemed barely visible when their player took the penalty, although Mart Poom standing on the crossbar would have struggled to reach it. We were quite, erm, 'professional' in breaking up Chelsea's potential attacks with carefully timed fouls Jack Stretton certainly likes mixing it with the defenders, often leaving something in there on challenges Ossie Aghitese, who I've always thought looks like he's making up the numbers at u23 level, had a strong second-half performance & so hopefully he's beginning to find his feet Luke Plange looks like a decent asset. Given their resources, I was quite surprised how mundane Chelsea where.  Most of their players seemed a long way of potential Premier league standard.  

Looks like Olamide Ibrahim is back for the U18s today.
https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/10/16/england/u18-premier-league-cup/blackburn-rovers-fc-under-18-academy/Derby-county-fc-under-18-academy/3642533/ 
 
Robinson Keilen is a new name I don’t recignise.

https://ukfootballtrials.com/success-stories/377

Wow, multi-tasking there! 

Some lovely football being played by our youngsters tonight.
Dixon, Thompson and Watson playing well in midfield. Beautiful slick passing. As with the first team, the finishing isn’t quite there but great promise shown.

Yes, that’s him.
As R. Hutchinson will count as a player of professional standing because of his appearances for Burton Albion, I assume we can’t sign him whilst we are under the current transfer embargo restrictions.

Yes, that’s him.
As R. Hutchinson will count as a player of professional standing because of his appearances for Burton Albion, I assume we can’t sign him whilst we are under the current transfer embargo restrictions.

Under-23s draw 3-3 in cup clash
Derby County's Under-23s conceded two late goals to draw 3-3 away to Norwich City in the Premier League Cup.
Coach Pat Lyons named three trialists in the squad in Brad Burton, Reece Hutchinson and Ali Al Hamadi while recent signing from Rangers, Malcolm Ebiowei, was among the substitutes.
Derby took the lead after 15 minutes through Osazee Aghatise and although Tom Dickson-Peters equalised just before the break, striker Bartosz Cybulski put the Rams 2-1 up in added time at the half.
Al Hamadi converted a penalty to stretch Derby's lead in the second half after he was brought down, but Dickson-Peters scored twice more to complete his hat trick and pull Norwich level.
The Rams are in Group C of the competition alongside Norwich, Charlton Athletic and Reading.
Their next Premier League Cup fixture is on Monday, October11, against Charlton Athletic at Loughborough (7pm kick-off).
Derby COUNTY U23s: Foulkes;, Burton, R Hutchinson, L Thompson, Bardell, Cashin, S Thompson, Clarke, Cybulski, Dixon, Aghatise.
Subs: Solomon, Randle, Grewal-Pollard, Ebiowei, Al Hamadi.
Source: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/Derby-county-live-west-brom-5908945

My guess is injury

Isn't Marcin 'Tata Cybulski'?

And this reply from Bart's younger brother made me chuckle! 
 

Ali Al-Hamadi, former Swansea striker. Won Academy POTY last season for them yet didn't come to an agreement with his contract by the looks of it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48218007 Here's an interesting story about his journey so far.

Under-23s draw 3-3 in cup clash
Derby County's Under-23s conceded two late goals to draw 3-3 away to Norwich City in the Premier League Cup.
Coach Pat Lyons named three trialists in the squad in Brad Burton, Reece Hutchinson and Ali Al Hamadi while recent signing from Rangers, Malcolm Ebiowei, was among the substitutes.
Derby took the lead after 15 minutes through Osazee Aghatise and although Tom Dickson-Peters equalised just before the break, striker Bartosz Cybulski put the Rams 2-1 up in added time at the half.
Al Hamadi converted a penalty to stretch Derby's lead in the second half after he was brought down, but Dickson-Peters scored twice more to complete his hat trick and pull Norwich level.
The Rams are in Group C of the competition alongside Norwich, Charlton Athletic and Reading.
Their next Premier League Cup fixture is on Monday, October11, against Charlton Athletic at Loughborough (7pm kick-off).
Derby COUNTY U23s: Foulkes;, Burton, R Hutchinson, L Thompson, Bardell, Cashin, S Thompson, Clarke, Cybulski, Dixon, Aghatise.
Subs: Solomon, Randle, Grewal-Pollard, Ebiowei, Al Hamadi.
Source: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/Derby-county-live-west-brom-5908945

https://www.canaries.co.uk/content/tom-dickson-peters-hat-trick-earns-under-23s-a-point-in-premier-league-cup - match report.

Osazee Aghatise with the first (0-1), Bartosz Cybulski with the second (1-2), and a penalty for the third (1-3) but it finished 3-3.
Reasonable coverage on Norwich City Academy Twitter but couldn’t find any Derby County Academy coverage.

U23’s 1-0 up at Norwich in the PL Cup. Aghatise with the goal

1-2 at HAlf Time. Cybulski restoring our lead.

I was at the u23's game tonight and it was a tough watch tbh.
Keeper Fowkes was impressive, with one save made when the ball was seemingly already past him. Given the concerns around Roos and Allsop he might not be too far away from a call up to the first team squad.
Louis Thompson was a bit disappointing, especially his delivery from set pieces. You can see he has something there to work with though. 
Isaac Hutchinson seemed to have the wrong studs in. Again, looks to have a touch of class about him but, as with Thompson, needs to be running the show at this level.
Of the others, I'll be kind to new boy Reece Hutchinson and suggest he'll improve with a run of games. He really struggled though in truth, as did Solomon at CB. 
Bardell was decent enough at right back but not much happened for Agathise. 
I'm loathe to criticise young lads giving their best but Cybulski up top is never going to have a career in league football. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reece_Hutchinson

Probably. Will Grewal-Pollard started playing CB last season following the emergence of Dylan Williams at LB.

Liam Thompson was substituted at HT but just a ‘dead leg’ according to Pat Lyons so should be back in a week or so…

Liam Thompson was substituted at HT but just a ‘dead leg’ according to Pat Lyons so should be back in a week or so…