Under-18s Lead Coach Oliver Reiss says he is looking forward to the challenges that him and his team will face in 2025.
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Our final game of 2024 saw us triumph 4-1 over Stoke City to stay second in the Under-18 Premier League North.
Also having success in the Under-18 Premier League Cup and FA Youth Cup, Reiss and his young boys in blue have a lot to look forward to in 2025 and the Lead Coach is looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead.
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But the first challenge, he admitted, will be finding the balance of enjoying a brief Christmas break and being match-ready for our first game back in the new year.
“The players have to use the break also in terms of coming down a little bit, breathing a little bit and so on,” said Reiss.
“We need this of course but then it’s a very early start next year in the second weekend in January.
“So yes I think tough to start back good again after the break. We will only have a week and half to get prepared for the first game.
“But that’s the challenge for us, to come back in the same shape that we finished this year.”
Watch Reiss’s post-match interview in full via the video above…