A young Oxford United team yesterday travelled away to Milton United for a friendly. United lost the game 3-2, the two goals scored for Oxford by Alex Fisher and Chris Fower. Three times Milton United took the lead, and the third time Oxford were unable to equalise.
It’s certainly not a bad result considering the average age of the team; there are a lot of talented youngsters at Oxford United at current, and Sam Deering’s rise into the first team this season provides proof as to the strength of the Oxford United youth set-up right now. In recent years several youth players have been brought into the first team and failed to shine; James Clarke broke into the first team successfully last season though and Sam Deering is this season showing that he too can cut it at Blue Square Premier League level.
There are several players that were involved in this game against Milton that could easily break into the Oxford United first team in the next few seasons. They’re still developing, but there’s some fantastic raw talent in Oxford United’s youth system, and some real potential OUFC stars for the future.
The game may have been lost, but the experience will serve the players well, and friendly games such as these can be very helpful for grooming young talent and preparing Oxford’s youngsters for life in the first team.
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