Pre-season friendly thread

[Deano]

Apparently we are playing a friendly / training game Vs Al Shabab at the moment and losing 1-0 at half time

https://twitter.com/x/status/1420078019994075144

 

[Nando]

Won 2-1.

 

[Jinky]

Saw a couple of videos. We were playing in a black kit. Away shirt?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Our old friend Alfred N'Diaye plays for Al-Shabab. He'd actually get more game time for us now then he did when he was here.

 

[Derby Wolf]

I do love Big Willy but starting to get a little concerned at his injuries recently, excluding the Covid diagnosis this is his third muscle injury/knock in 9 months.

Hopefully he comes through it and its non-serious but if we lost him for any amount of time it makes the defensive situation even more complicated.

 

[Deano]

Apparently Jimenez and Campbell scored

 

[AndyWolves]

Apparently Jimenez and Campbell scored

https://twitter.com/x/status/1420097283052408840

 

[Tredman]

Our old friend Alfred N'Diaye plays for Al-Shabab. He'd actually get more game time for us now then he did when he was here.

I know he wasn’t good enough for us in the Premier but we’ve never replaced him.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Not really tried to either which is a bit weird as it was obvious a player similar to that (but better, obviously) would give us something different off the bench or in certain games from the start.

The glory days of us playing Alf as a false 9 towards the end of games. He actually looked alright at it.

 

[Tredman]

Not really tried to either which is a bit weird as it was obvious a player similar to that (but better, obviously) would give us something different off the bench or in certain games from the start.

The glory days of us playing Alf as a false 9 towards the end of games. He actually looked alright at it.

He’d fit well with the current plans. Though perhaps that’s the role planned for MGW.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I do wonder that given the pitfalls of this system (if we go for it, on the signs so far we shouldn't!), if we do manage to get another bona fide first team CH in that we'd look at putting Saiss back into midfield. Don't ask him to do a huge amount, just sit in front. We have huge issues as it stands whenever we lose the ball, you run straight onto our defence and the full backs are frequently nowhere.

 

[Tredman]

Should be Donks role as it stands though, perhaps Saiss is more suited which is again a worry.

 

[Derby Wolf]

I do wonder that given the pitfalls of this system (if we go for it, on the signs so far we shouldn't!), if we do manage to get another bona fide first team CH in that we'd look at putting Saiss back into midfield. Don't ask him to do a huge amount, just sit in front. We have huge issues as it stands whenever we lose the ball, you run straight onto our defence and the full backs are frequently nowhere.

You'd like to think Saiss would take the yellow all day long in the Lingard situation too.

 

[Kenny]

You'd like to think Saiss would take the yellow all day long in the Lingard situation too.

Saiss would take a red if it stopped one of Lingard's dance routines

 

[Tony Towner]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1420097283052408840

That's a lovely photo

 

[The Bear]

So is that dark green with the yellow/orange flashes the new away kit?

 

[Kenny]

Just one of the training tops isn't it?

 

[The Bear]

No idea! I looked at those for about 5 seconds before bleaching my eyes.

 

[Tony Towner]

Looks like the South African training top to me

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Coady has the captains armband over it, thats the away shirt not a training top.