A Lot To Look Forward To For City's Under-23s, Says Petty
- Leicester City's Development Squad host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday (7pm kick-off)
- The Holmes Park clash is available to watch live and for free on LCFC TV from 6:45pm
- Former Foxes manager Micky Adams will be on commentary duties in Whetstone
- Coach Ben Petty says there is much to be excited about in 2020 for the Club's youngsters
The Foxes ended 2019 by winning nine of their final 10 matches in the calendar year, while also making good progress in two cup competitions.
Later this month, City's youngsters head to Tranmere Rovers in Round 3 of the Leasing.com Trophy, after winning their group and defeating Doncaster Rovers in the knockout phase.
Meanwhile, a 2-1 success over Villarreal last month sealed a winning start in the Premier League International Cup, while Leicester also sit fourth in Premier League 2 Division 1.
With Wolves next up on Friday evening - a clash which is available live and for free on LCFC TV - Petty, the Club's Assistant Senior Professional Development Phase Coach, is excited by the New Year.
"Ultimately, we’ve looked at 2019 as a year and it’s been a fantastic year for the Under-23s," he said ahead of Friday's Premier League 2 Division 1 encounter at Holmes Park.
"We’ve got the league, the International Cup and the EFL Trophy to look forward to in 2020 now.
"We had a difficult second half of last season, with a young team, but then Hamza Choudhury and Harvey Barnes graduated to the seniors."
Leicester City U23s 2 Villarreal B 1
Watch extended highlights as the young Foxes took a 2-1 victory from their first game in the Premier League International Cup against Villarreal B at Holmes Park.
There are several avenues a player may take in their development at the Football Club and Petty believes some may go out on loan to test their skills in the Sky Bet Football League this year.
"This year, we’ve seen the team really perform and take on board the things we’ve been saying to them, and hopefully we’ll get two or three players out on loan," he added.
"That gives them exposure and experience in the professional men’s leagues, so it’s all coming together, we’re really chuffed, and we’ve just got to keep going."
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