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Post by sheffielddons on Feb 2, 2016 18:51:58 GMT
Here you can find a summary of each team's results in the test matches and each rider's average (and from how many rides).
Also included is a coach report for each nation with the thoughts of each head coach on who has been riding well and who has been looking good in training. Coaches do know what they are talking about but there are no guarantees in sport and you are the ones who take the blame if it goes wrong so go with what you think, but another opinion never hurts!
Finally - do get involved in the 'WTC MANAGERS POSTINGS' thread in the WTC area on here. You won't make an AL reserve a world beater or anything but you can inspire your riders to put that little bit extra in to their racing if they know their manager believes in them and is passionate about winning!
Good luck to everyone for the World Cup meetings.
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Post by sheffielddons on Feb 2, 2016 18:56:47 GMT
SENIOR SUMMARIES
AUSTRALIA (won - 1, drew - 0, lost - 2)
COACH REPORT - Irwin, Hooper and Coglin have definitely been our standout riders. Pierce rode well although it's worth noting that he didn't ride against a strong England side in the test where Scott scored his 10 points. Isaacs has also been looking useful in training and is someone worth considering.
Karac Coglin - 9.14 from 7 rides Carl Hooper - 9.14 from 7 rides Ryan Irwin - 8.67 from 6 rides Korey Pierce - 8.00 from 12 rides Andrew Scott - 6.67 from 6 rides Robbie Bell - 6.33 from 12 rides Jason Isaacs - 5.67 from 12 rides Brad Easty - 4.73 from 11 rides Scott Herne - 4.67 from 12 rides Buck Bracey - 4.00 from 6 rides Warren Casey - 4.00 from 11 rides Tyson Morris - 3.33 from 6 rides
CELTIC NATIONS (won - 2, drew - 0, lost - 1)
COACH REPORT - Treadwell and Bridges are our real standout riders in the camp. Lawson did well but for me Puttman and Stewart have looked sharper in training. Last year's World Cup winners McCurdy and Williamson have both been going well in training and I wouldn't rule out involving either or both at some stage.
Luke Treadwell - 8.89 from 18 rides Andy Lawson - 8.67 from 6 rides Alex Stewart - 8.50 from 8 rides Scott Bridges - 8.25 from 16 rides Nathan Puttman - 8.00 from 3 rides Tony Clipstone - 6.00 from 4 rides Sam McCurdy - 6.00 from 10 rides Mark Briggs - 5.78 from 9 rides James Marsh - 5.50 from 8 rides Andrew Williamson - 4.40 from 10 rides Joe Finch - 3.60 from 10 rides Daniel Lawson - 2.67 from 6 rides
CZECH REP (won - 1, drew - 0, lost - 2)
COACH REPORT - Drahos and Stampfl look genuine world class riders while Janicek has proved he is definitely ready for senior speedway. Fortes and Vaniak have impressed me in training and although Stutius rode well in the tests I'm not 100% sure he can consistently produce for us. Nemecek is a better rider than his test scores but may be best utilised in the Under 21 side?
Zdenek Drahos - 8.67 from 12 rides Leonard Stampfl - 8.67 from 12 rides Pavel Stutius - 7.50 from 8 rides Ales Fortes - 7.33 from 12 rides Ludek Janicek - 7.11 from 9 rides Marc Vaniak - 6.40 from 10 rides Hynek Kosciuch - 4.89 from 9 rides Jiri Varady - 4.67 from 6 rides Martin Holub - 4.44 from 9 rides Franz Masaryk - 3.64 from 11 rides Milan Stajner - 3.00 from 4 rides Tibor Nemecek - 2.00 from 6 rides
DENMARK (won - 3, drew - 0, lost - 0)
COACH REPORT - Eriksen and Risager have been our best riders so far. Prydtz impressed in the tests and Isaksen is definitely growing into a very good rider at the highest level. Hansen has been riding in the GPs this season and has been very good in training.
Steen Eriksen - 9.78 from 18 rides Jesper Risager - 8.67 from 18 rides Jens Prydtz - 8.25 from 16 rides Jens Isaksen - 7.25 from 16 rides Claus Kristiansen - 6.86 from 14 rides Henrik Hansen - 6.57 from 14 rides Kristoffer Norgaard - 6.00 from 2 rides Fredrik Andersen - 3.00 from 4 rides Lars Meldgaard - 2.67 from 6 rides
EAST EUROPE (won - 2, drew - 0, lost - 1)
COACH REPORT - Despite mixed test scores Petkovic, Verner and Gomozov still look to be our outstanding options. Shirakov has continued his impressive European form and Zvara has been flying in training, despite his fairly average test performances. Stoyanov was excellent in the tests and Dvoynev gives us yet another useful option too.
Matija Petkovic - 9.54 from 13 rides Dimitar Stoyanov - 8.40 from 10 rides Maxim Shirakov - 8.00 from 8 rides Petr Verner - 8.00 from 8 rides Boris Dvoynev - 7.20 from 10 rides Denis Gomozov - 7.20 from 5 rides Leos Zvara - 7.00 from 8 rides Oleg Yelesnev - 6.00 from 8 rides Artem Ivanov - 5.23 from 13 rides Nikita Fedorenko - 5.07 from 15 rides Igor Alenchev - 3.20 from 10 rides
ENGLAND (won - 3, drew - 0, lost - 0)
COACH REPORT - No question that Reay, Wood and Bedford have been the star performers in both the tests and training. Adams and Ambrose are proven quality while we know Black and Shaw will not let us down if called on.
Hayden Wood - 11.00 from 12 rides Liam Reay - 10.77 from 13 rides David Bedford - 10.33 from 12 rides Chris Adams - 9.45 from 11 rides Nick Ambrose - 7.67 from 12 rides Mark Black - 6.91 from 11 rides Martin Shaw - 6.29 from 7 rides Scott Newstead - 6.00 from 6 rides Jamie Vaughan - 6.00 from 6 rides Stephen Trowbridge - 5.14 from 7 rides David Charlton - 4.00 from 4 rides Dennis Groves - 3.43 from 7 rides
FINLAND/NORWAY (won - 0, drew - 0, lost - 3)
COACH REPORT - Bergestol and Thoresen are unquestionably our standout riders. Ostenstad has impressed me massively and Helinen and Gustafsson are both looking useful. Despite his low scores in the tests Juritzen has been buzzing in training and is someone I would hope to keep involved.
Hans E Bergestol - 9.78 from 9 rides Hannu Helinen - 8.00 from 8 rides Carsten Ostenstad - 7.60 from 10 rides Jukka Gustafsson - 7.50 from 8 rides Olle Bjorn Thoresen - 6.40 from 10 rides Petri Autio - 5.60 from 10 rides Leon Raba - 5.00 from 8 rides Yrjo Eskelinen - 4.80 from 10 rides Rudi Juritzen - 4.80 from 10 rides Ila Niemi - 4.00 from 8 rides Isto Tuimala - 4.00 from 8 rides Appe Mattila - 3.11 from 9 rides
NORTH AMERICA (won - 2, drew - 0, lost - 1)
COACH REPORT - McChesney and Landis have looked our best riders and Twamley has impressed me in training as well as in the tests. Simms, Petrie and Kehoe give good options. In training both Struthers and Loucks have looked among our best options too.
Braxton McChesney - 9.88 from 17 rides Pat Landis - 8.67 from 6 rides Dubb Simms - 8.67 from 6 rides Eckard Petrie - 8.00 from 7 rides Bruce Twamley - 8.00 from 6 rides Casey Kehoe - 6.67 from 12 rides Ricky Antunovich - 6.00 from 18 rides Nate Hedden - 6.00 from 6 rides Jeremie Loucks - 5.56 from 18 rides Graeme Black - 5.33 from 6 rides Billie-Ray Campo - 5.33 from 6 rides
POLAND (won - 1, drew - 0, lost - 2)
COACH REPORT - Sczesniak had a great test appearance for us but across all the sessions I'd say Irzyk, Tercjak and Jarzabek have been looking our sharpest performers. Czaja and Ulabek give us options but it's worth mentioning that Jugovic has been flying in training and I wouldn't be too quick to overlook his experience.
Jan Sczesniak - 10.67 from 6 rides Gabrys Irzyk - 8.33 from 12 rides Maciej Tercjak - 7.67 from 12 rides Marek Czaja - 7.33 from 12 rides Jozef Jarzabek - 7.33 from 6 rides Kamil Ulabek - 7.33 from 6 rides Yuri Jugovic - 6.67 from 12 rides Boguslaw Kryznowek - 6.33 from 12 rides Bartlomiej Orzol - 5.33 from 6 rides Kamil Rozborski - 5.33 from 6 rides Rafal Narozny - 4.33 from 12 rides Rado Kornacki - 2.00 from 6 rides
REST OF WORLD (won - 0, drew - 0, lost - 3)
COACH REPORT - Chong and Te-Huna are growing into very good riders indeed and Axentiff and Moore have also been good in training as well as in the tests. Adlington and Astles gives us some more options too.
Fillippe Chong - 9.33 from 12 rides Wynton Te-Huna - 9.14 from 7 rides Craig Axentiff - 8.40 from 10 rides Darren Moore - 6.50 from 8 rides Colin Adlington - 5.67 from 12 rides Facundo Rocco - 5.45 from 11 rides Josh Astles - 5.00 from 8 rides Bryce Shuter - 4.80 from 10 rides Syd Moore - 4.00 from 6 rides Oliver Lang - 3.50 from 8 rides Brett Agnew - 3.20 from 10 rides Bart Williamson - 2.00 from 6 rides
SWEDEN (won - 2, drew - 0, lost - 1)
COACH REPORT - Davidsson, Sandin and Beijerholm are all experienced international riders and have been riding well. Soderberg has looked good in training too with Magnussen and Petterson giving us some good extra options, in addition to Svensson and Levin who have been doing well in training.
Erik Davidsson - 10.22 from 18 rides Jonus Sandin - 9.33 from 18 rides Michal Beijerholm - 7.78 from 18 rides Halle Soderberg - 6.44 from 18 rides Lars Magnussen - 5.78 from 18 rides Torbjorn Petterson - 3.50 from 16 rides Oskar Elmander - 0.00 from 1 rides Petter Halling - 0.00 from 1 rides
WEST EUROPE (won - 1, drew - 0, lost - 2)
COACH REPORT - Juttke and Dragotto were excellent in the test matches and have been flying in training too. Innacone has been in good form too. Occari did well in the tests although Wasserman has looked sharper in training to me. One other rider to mention would be Zevenbergen who has done very well in training but didn't get a chance in the test matches.
Otto Juttke - 9.67 from 12 rides Donato Dragotto - 9.00 from 12 rides Enzo Innacone - 8.44 from 18 rides Ricco Occari - 6.67 from 6 rides Felipe Cazares - 5.71 from 7 rides Sepp Manzbach - 5.56 from 18 rides Xavier Blanc - 5.33 from 12 rides Henrik Wasserman - 4.80 from 5 rides Henk Knapke - 3.33 from 18 rides
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Post by sheffielddons on Feb 2, 2016 18:58:27 GMT
UNDER 21 SUMMARIES
AUSTRALIA U21 (won - 1, drew - 2, lost - 0)
COACH REPORT - Mabo has been outstanding so far with Beattie, Montsach and Rundle also looking in great form. Hodge and Keyse give us some options whilst, although he didn't have much opportunity in the tests, Tebby has been looking very good in training.
Eddie Mabo - 11.67 from 12 rides Todd Beattie - 10.00 from 12 rides Josh Montsach - 9.00 from 4 rides Troy Rundle - 8.67 from 6 rides Rhett Hodge - 8.00 from 6 rides Rickie Keyse - 7.67 from 12 rides Allan Hughes - 6.67 from 12 rides Hunter Nelson - 6.00 from 4 rides Tyler Tebby - 6.00 from 4 rides Billy Harrison - 5.00 from 12 rides Archie Sanders - 4.33 from 12 rides Harry Warren - 2.67 from 12 rides
CELTIC NATIONS U21 (won - 2, drew - 0, lost - 1)
COACH REPORT - Caffrey, Calder and Harkins have been the leading trio so far. David and Davey both produced some good results in the tests whilst Hamilton has looked lively in training. I was particularly shocked by the poor displays from Campion however who has looked as good as anybody in training.
Craig Caffrey - 9.45 from 11 rides Johnny Calder - 8.67 from 6 rides Brett Harkins - 8.00 from 12 rides Tommy Davey - 7.56 from 9 rides Huw David - 7.33 from 6 rides Phil Nurse - 6.67 from 6 rides Rhodri Szczygiel - 6.67 from 18 rides Hamish Hamilton - 5.67 from 12 rides Carl McKinlay - 5.33 from 12 rides Jason Hoskins - 5.20 from 10 rides Jack Campion - 2.67 from 6 rides
CZECH REP U21 (won - 1, drew - 2, lost - 0)
COACH REPORT - No question that Cervenka has looked our best rider so far and Ruzucha and Galuska have also impressed me. Lafata did very well in the test matches and Pijper has looked as good as anybody we have in training. Obviously if Janicek or Nemecek become available from the senior squad they are leading contenders for a place in the World Cup side.
Vaclav Cervenka - 10.55 from 11 rides Roman Lafata - 8.86 from 14 rides Vaclav Ruzucha - 8.40 from 10 rides Dusan Galuska - 8.00 from 12 rides Janek Bartousek - 7.27 from 11 rides Roman Sivok - 6.91 from 11 rides Ludo Parizek - 6.67 from 6 rides Michal Pijper - 6.67 from 6 rides Adam Usamek - 4.50 from 8 rides Marek Cejka - 2.40 from 5 rides Radoslav Kares - 2.22 from 9 rides Jiri Vedral - 1.60 from 5 rides
DENMARK U21 (won - 0, drew - 0, lost - 3)
COACH REPORT - it looks like Jeppesen isn't going to be called up for the seniors which is great news as he's been in flying form. Algreen, Caspersen and Frandsen have looked pretty good options too. Although his test scoring wasn't great Sorensen has been going well in training and Mickellsen gives us another possibility.
Leon Jeppesen - 10.67 from 18 rides Jesper Caspersen - 8.33 from 12 rides Kenni Algreen - 8.00 from 6 rides Tommy Frandsen - 6.67 from 6 rides Knud Mickellsen - 6.00 from 6 rides Karl Sorensen - 5.82 from 11 rides Kenneth Krogh - 5.09 from 11 rides Erling Troelsen - 4.57 from 7 rides Hannes Ulriksen - 4.50 from 8 rides Brage Moller-Bech - 2.67 from 6 rides Axel Danielsen - 2.00 from 6 rides Claus Larsen - 2.00 from 6 rides Tobias Yder - 0.00 from 5 rides
EAST EUROPE U21 (won - 3, drew - 0, lost - 0)
COACH REPORT - an excellent set of results with Djbas, Kravchuk, Akumbaev and Benko all in great form and Baluch producing some useful scoring too. Zechy didn't get a ride in the tests but looks a very good prospect to me and capable of doing a job for us.
Janez Djbas - 8.67 from 18 rides Boris Kravchuk - 8.44 from 18 rides Zoltan Benko - 8.24 from 17 rides Vladislav Akumbaev - 8.22 from 18 rides Reznik Baluch - 7.06 from 17 rides Sergei Malenkov Jr - 6.00 from 18 rides Rumun Dimotrov - 0.00 from 1 rides Igor Kuznaruv - 0.00 from 1 rides
ENGLAND U21 (won - 0, drew - 1, lost - 2)
COACH REPORT - Payne has really produced the goods in the tests and Rawlins and Harmison have been standout performers. We have other good options in support with Edgar and Bonham-Wells looking sharp in training.
Martin Payne - 11.20 from 5 rides Richie Rawlins - 10.33 from 12 rides Glen Harmison - 10.00 from 6 rides Theo Craven - 7.43 from 7 rides Bob Lister - 7.33 from 6 rides Tristan Bonham-Wells - 7.00 from 12 rides Steve Edgar - 6.67 from 12 rides Shane Rumsey - 5.33 from 6 rides Dale Hawkins - 5.00 from 12 rides Mike Lowry - 5.00 from 12 rides Lance Allen - 2.46 from 13 rides Russ Julian - 2.40 from 5 rides
FINLAND/NORWAY U21 (won - 1, drew - 0, lost - 2)
COACH REPORT - Ruuska, Solberg and Petersen are all in good form at the moment with Berg impressing in the test matches too, although for me Grodas has looked a little sharper in training. It was surprising to see Haagensen not scoring well in the tests as he has been doing very well in training and I think will be capable of scoring points if called upon.
Lasse Ruuska - 8.36 from 11 rides Otto Berg - 7.64 from 11 rides Anders Solberg - 7.64 from 11 rides Niels Petersen - 6.86 from 7 rides Finn Grodas - 6.22 from 9 rides Seppo Kiyisto - 6.00 from 6 rides Tor Nevalainen - 6.00 from 6 rides Axel Johannessen - 5.00 from 8 rides Janne Sarjale - 4.73 from 11 rides Lahti Rytenen - 4.36 from 11 rides Bjorn Haagensen - 4.00 from 11 rides Joonas Aikio - 3.33 from 6 rides
NORTH AMERICA U21 (won - 2, drew - 1, lost - 0)
COACH REPORT - Houtby and Hagen led the way in the tests with some strong displays. Burkes was called in to replace Antunovich, who was on Senior duty, and produced some excellent displays, as did DeRozen. Moursin has also looked strong in training and obviously if Antunovich is not used by the Senior side he would seem an obvious candidate to lead the side.
Dwayne Houtby - 8.89 from 18 rides Jack Hagen - 8.44 from 18 rides Eugene Burkes - 7.78 from 18 rides Delmar DeRozen - 7.11 from 18 rides Dylan Goess - 5.78 from 18 rides Jaques Moursin - 5.78 from 18 rides
POLAND U21 (won - 1, drew - 0, lost - 2)
COACH REPORT - I've been very impressed with Baran and Aranowski and Pakiet has definitely come to the fore with his test performances. Witoszek is a very strong rider and Szymkowiak had a good meeting when he was brought in although for me Zadrozny has looked faster in training and Kryznowek is an obvious candidate for a place if he is not used by the Senior side.
Jakub Baran - 10.33 from 12 rides Norbert Pakiet - 8.67 from 12 rides Lukasz Szymkowiak - 8.67 from 6 rides Rafal Aranowski - 8.00 from 12 rides Dominik Witoszek - 7.67 from 12 rides Adam Gorzynski - 7.33 from 6 rides Tadeusz Woryna - 6.67 from 6 rides Jacek Klecha - 5.20 from 10 rides Mieczyslaw Zielinski - 4.67 from 6 rides Wojtek Zadrozny - 4.57 from 7 rides Zbigniew Nieroba - 4.00 from 6 rides Janusz Pala - 3.38 from 13 rides
REST OF WORLD U21 (won - 2, drew - 0, lost - 1)
COACH REPORT - Lonie, Alvarez and McFarlane have been our leading performers to date and of the rest I've been most impressed by Laing and Goycochea. It's unlikely Chong will become available from the Senior side but Williamson probably will be and would definintely strengthen the U21 team.
Jordan Lonie - 9.07 from 15 rides Leo McFarlane - 8.00 from 6 rides Jorge Alvarez - 7.76 from 17 rides Rex Stephenson - 6.67 from 6 rides Gustavo Goycochea - 6.40 from 10 rides Ian Jacques - 6.40 from 10 rides Paul Laing - 6.40 from 10 rides Joost De Villiers - 5.78 from 9 rides Zayne Malik - 5.00 from 8 rides Mauro Onega - 4.00 from 4 rides Angel Quilez - 4.00 from 4 rides Jonnie Eleno - 3.56 from 9 rides
SWEDEN U21 (won - 0, drew - 0, lost - 3)
COACH REPORT - of the riders used Runeberg and Cedergren certainly stood out in the tests and Blomqvist turned in some good scores too. From those not involved in the test matches Flood and Nyman have been very quick in training and young Nordvall has impressed me too.
Olle Runeberg - 9.56 from 18 rides Linus Cedergren - 9.11 from 18 rides Hasse Blomqvist - 8.89 from 18 rides Sebastian Aadalen - 4.00 from 18 rides Jon Nysted - 2.44 from 18 rides Torsten Lindskog - 1.11 from 18 rides
WEST EUROPE U21 (won - 2, drew - 0, lost - 1)
COACH REPORT - much will surely depend on the availability of Innacone, Manzbach and Knapke who are also in the Senior squad. Of those involved in the tests Van Maurik, Lehsmeyer and Ledereq all looked good. I have been very impressed with Pletshacher in training whilst Benkarth, Muller and Schupp look useful options too. We should be competitive but Innacone, Manzbach and Knapke are key to our chances.
Alex Van Maurik - 10.00 from 18 rides Hans Lehsmeyer - 9.33 from 6 rides Wout Ledereq - 6.89 from 18 rides Hans Benkarth - 6.86 from 7 rides Heinz Muller - 6.22 from 18 rides Markus Schupp - 6.00 from 6 rides Boris Pletshacher - 5.33 from 6 rides Silvano Ugolini - 5.33 from 6 rides Felix Walter - 3.50 from 8 rides Maxime Lescoul - 2.67 from 3 rides Ferdinand Neuser - 2.00 from 6 rides Hylke Prijs - 2.00 from 6 rides
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