I saw it as Roy doing it as a challenge to these subs/young players. He can't have a go at the older players (as they won't stand for it) in this way but he can aim it at the younger ones and get away with it and hopefully get a positive reaction from them.

I hope this doesn't put Roy off playing youngsters though as i'm praying he gives a striker from the U10's a chance against Burnley rather than those 2 numpty's, Lazy G1t and Headless Chicken, who we play up front every game!

I think some people are being naive if they think Roy is just a pleasant, avuncular chap.

He's a Premier League manager with 500 games under his belt. You don't achieve that by being nice all the time.

His words may seem a little harsh especially as they are in the public domain, but he was right in what he said.

The youngsters need to step up when given an opportunity, and I think he was making that point.

And I'm sure he will be re-iterating that in training this week.

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With these comments Roy is attempting to shift attention away from his favoured tactics which for him end in a perfect 0-0. It worked at home against Forest and Fulham, congratulations.
I'm not sure how stating that a top ten finish is the aim on the one hand, and playing for 0-0 results on the other can possibly exist on the same page, but here we are.
Chuck youngsters on for 10/15 minutes to chase a losing game and then insinuate that it didn't happen because of them, ha ha...

Hodgson was pleased with the teams general performance he made that very clear, so he wasn’t under mining the teams confidence. Having said that he was very truthful to the young players, they are all he is left with, and in every respect this is the big time, they have to perform, and he can not wait for them to find that out by some longer route.
I think it’s the board he is really frustrated with, what he has said was as much for them as these lads , because he really should not have to throw them into the fire, as is the case when getting hammered at St James, and losing 2-0 to a top of the league Spurs . It’s a bit of a joke really, as we were never going to put them on 3-0 up were we? And that’s how it should be done, no pressure.

I totally agree with this comment.

I think perhaps the youngsters would do better given more chances and opportunity
Once Eze and Olise return sell off Mateta, Schlupp, Tomkins and Reidwald in January and buy 1 or 2 upgrades and put more youngsters on the bench