ON-LOAN teenager Brad Hills has enjoyed a breakthrough year – and believes he and his fellow ‘fresh’ fledglings at Accrington Stanley can push for glory in 2024.
Stanley included ten Under-23 players in their starting XI during last weekend’s 2-1 triumph against Walsall – the same number that featured in an unfortunate defeat by the same scoreline after conceding a stoppage-time winner at in-form Harrogate on Boxing Day.
Defender Hills, 19, has kicked off more games than any other squad member this term and earned rave reviews following his season-long switch from Norwich.
Injuries to senior players have necessitated an even greater reliance on youth in recent weeks, but John Coleman’s men remain in top-seven contention heading into the new year.
“When you have young players like myself, we’re fresh and we’re ready,” Hills told The FLP. “We want to make a statement to people.
“We want to play as many games as we can and, when they come thick and fast, I think it’s good to have young, fresh legs because we should be able to cope with that.”
This story is from the December 31, 2023 edition of The Football League Paper.
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