2013/14 Pre-season Friendly Thread
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Soldato
These refs are blind, clear obstruction.
Caporegime
Yeah that was a clear pen.
Caporegime
Fricking love Danny Welbeck. His confidence has absolutely no relation to his ability.
Caporegime
Oh my life, is that Chris Smalling??
Caporegime
3-2 down. Seems deserved, they seem a lot fitter than us (middle of their season?) and are playing a pretty high tempo game.
We've had chances, they just haven't gone in. Young had a few efforts, Kagawa had one, Januzaj had a couple. Just not clicked yet.
Very hot, a good run around against a team in their season.
Just realised in the 90th minute that Cleverley is still on the pitch.
Very hot, a good run around against a team in their season.
Just realised in the 90th minute that Cleverley is still on the pitch.
Caporegime
Anyone one see Kagawa s fanservice before at the shootout?
Caporegime
Hmm, I don't quite see the point in playing so many players together than will never be seeing each other. I know you want to see them play but a lot of football is understanding and communication between players. This has been one of our issues over the past few years that we never seem to have a set first XI that you see most weeks.
We know what Giggs is like. He has been at the club 20 odd years. I don't mind Welbeck but he keeps getting far more game time than he should.
Caporegime
I'm hoping this doesn't turn into another embarrassing defeat. Could moyes feasibly be fired before the season actually kicks off?
Caporegime
Only if you were in charge Nick.
Caporegime
These games don't matter at all but you should be using them to prepare the team for the coming season. Look at what the top teams in Europe do. Include the odd talented youngster in what is essentially a first XI. If they don't perform in the team that they would be trying to break into then what is the point. Giving them a chance to show their talent with 7 or so of the players around them unlikely to be there in the league seems a little pointless to me.
Surely you aren't actually this daft, it's all an act, right?
Caporegime
It is embarrassing though isn't it? I know pre season is for fitness but it's also an exhibition to show our prowess. Asia is a huge market for us and we are surely expected to win and win these types of matches, and convincingly at that.
Caporegime
No it's not. The result is utterly irrelevant, we're out their to gain fitness and match sharpness. We've got a lot of players missing (some are slowly joining the tour) so we've hardly done badly so far.
Soldato
He needs to start winning games or Fergie will fire him.