2016/17 Pre-season Friendly Thread

badgeruk · 20 Jul 2016 at 21:18

And his first touch was almost a great though ball for Ings.

BaZ87 · 20 Jul 2016 at 21:37

**** off Moreno. Last minute pen and he doesn't let the youth keeper take it!

badgeruk · 20 Jul 2016 at 22:12

LFCTV died for me so didn't see the last 10mins and if that was the case then yes **** of Moreno.

Tummy · 21 Jul 2016 at 00:52

Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0 Benfica :cool:

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A very enjoyable match.

NexusK · 22 Jul 2016 at 12:10

BVB: Weidenfeller, Bender, Dembélé, Aubameyang, Rode, Ramos, Kagawa, Sokratis, Castro, Schmelzer, Passlack

Shamikebab · 22 Jul 2016 at 12:50

Loan Varela out, keep Valencia. Seems good.

Blind in midfield this time as well.

Also apparently no striker, Memphis up front? :/

Shamikebab · 22 Jul 2016 at 13:28

This pitch looks atrocious

Shamikebab · 22 Jul 2016 at 13:29

1-0 Bad mistake from Johnstone

Xordium · 22 Jul 2016 at 13:30

Lol "3 mins: Phil Jones’s hair is absolutely extraordinary. It’s a proper peroxide top, dark below, close-cropped number. He looks like someone who’s failed an audition for a Luc Besson film."

Robbo · 22 Jul 2016 at 13:44

Well, this is going swimmingly.

Shamikebab · 22 Jul 2016 at 13:44

And Valencia gives them a penalty with a handball. Well at least hopefully Jose is seeing who is ****

Shamikebab · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:00

We've been ok, they look a lot fitter than us (I think they're further through their pre season?) and just have more experienced players out there. I'd hope we bring Rashford on for the second half. Depay has done ok but he isn't really a striker and I can't help but think playing him out of position isn't going to help his confidence.

fez · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:03

Missed the first half but just saw their first goal.

So we have conceded a penalty and a soft goal because our keeper can't make basic saves. Magic stuff

Shamikebab · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:10

I'd rather we concede goals because two players who are (hopefully) nowhere near the first team are making mistakes than people like Bailly or Shaw. Johnstone is our third choice keeper and I'm hoping Mourinho has the sense to not play Valencia. He can play right back against a relegation zone team maybe but Darmian and Fosu Mensah should both be ahead of him, or this new guy if we do sign him.

fez · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:13

At least 6 of that starting XI are unlikely to be first choice so its not a massive surprise.

Shamikebab · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:17

Rashford, Romero, Rojo and Young coming on for Lingard, Depay, Johnstone and Jones

Shamikebab · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:21

My favourite part of preseason always Paddy attempting to pronounce people's names, Socrates

fez · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:23

Bailly is looking pretty good so far.

Shamikebab · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:27

Bizarrely Young appears to be playing up front and Rashford on the left. yeah Bailly has played really well again.

fez · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:28

Great goal from Dembele. Rojo really is a complete nightmare in defence.