Lowry previews midweek Stevenage trip

Argyle Under-18s are looking to make it three wins from three games in the EFL South Youth Alliance League on Wednesday, when they face Stevenage away from home. 

Jamie Lowry’s side have found strong form in recent weeks, picking up seven points out of a possible nine in league play, beating Exeter City and Cheltenham Town, and drawing with Luton Town. 

Despite having a quick turnaround from Saturday and travelling away from Plymouth, Head Coach Lowry believes his side can take the confidence and belief into the game on Wednesday morning and continue to play at a high standard to further their unbeaten run. 

“We spoke at half-time in the Exeter game that we just needed to be a little bit more aggressive on the front foot,” Lowry said, “Go the extra yard to put pressure on, have intent to win the ball back; I think that helped us on the weekend. 

“The boys are high in confidence. You can tell from training; the buzz around the place is really good. To get a result from Wednesday, we will again need to fight, compete, win those 1v1s, and be brave enough in possession to be able to make passes, get on the ball and play through the lines when we need to. I think they would be the key things. 

“We watched a couple of games, and Stevenage are very strong. They play forward when possible and have some big physical lads who are probably more of a physical threat than a technical threat, so that's what we're mindful of when we're prepping for the game. It’ll be that usual thing of 'can we deal with first and second balls?' and try to maybe stop it at the source if we can.  

“We need to be ready to compete and fight. We talk about it in every game, which is the basis and the foundation of how we currently play. We have to work hard; we have to compete. 

“We had a lighter session Monday, and will have another light one on Tuesday, to keep the legs for Wednesday. Due to the way we try to play - intense, full-press, super-aggressive football - we demand a lot from the boys during the 90 minutes. It's important that we train efficiently but are also still mindful that they recover and are fresh to go for the next game.” 

Argyle will look to progress further up the league table with Wednesday's away fixture. The Pilgrims currently sit in tenth place on 10 points from seven games, whilst Stevenage hold eighth on the same points, but have two games in hand. Argyle Under-18s are looking to make it three wins from three games in the EFL South Youth Alliance League on Wednesday, when they face Stevenage away from home. 

Jamie Lowry’s side have found strong form in recent weeks, picking up seven points out of a possible nine in league play, beating Exeter City and Cheltenham Town, and drawing with Luton Town. 

Despite having a quick turnaround from Saturday and travelling away from Plymouth, Head Coach Lowry believes his side can take the confidence and belief into the game on Wednesday morning and continue to play at a high standard to further their unbeaten run. 

“We spoke at half-time in the Exeter game that we just needed to be a little bit more aggressive on the front foot,” Lowry said, “Go the extra yard to put pressure on, have intent to win the ball back; I think that helped us on the weekend.  

“The boys are high in confidence. You can tell from training; the buzz around the place is really good. To get a result from Wednesday, we will again need to fight, compete, win those 1v1s, and be brave enough in possession to be able to make passes, get on the ball and play through the lines when we need to. I think they would be the key things. 

“We watched a couple of games, and Stevenage are very strong. They play forward when possible and have some big physical lads who are probably more of a physical threat than a technical threat, so that's what we're mindful of when we're prepping for the game. It’ll be that usual thing of 'can we deal with first and second balls?' and try to maybe stop it at the source if we can.  

“We need to be ready to compete and fight. We talk about it in every game, which is the basis and the foundation of how we currently play. We have to work hard; we have to compete. 

“We had a lighter session Monday, and will have another light one on Tuesday, to keep the legs for Wednesday. Due to the way we try to play - intense, full-press, super-aggressive football - we demand a lot from the boys during the 90 minutes. It's important that we train efficiently but are also still mindful that they recover and are fresh to go for the next game.”  

Argyle will look to progress further up the league table with Wednesday's away fixture. The Pilgrims currently sit in tenth place on 10 points from seven games, whilst Stevenage hold eighth on the same points, but have two games in hand.