Caporegime
Dembele look s a talent.
Mkhi pulls one back, again unselfish play from Mata
Mkhi pulls one back, again unselfish play from Mata
2016/17 Pre-season Friendly Thread
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Caporegime
Disasterous. Bring back LvG, sign N'Zogbia and sell Zlatan.
Man of Honour
Castro gets another, Dortmund now 4-1 up!
I've seen bits of him in Dortmunds other games and he looks something special. Gutted we weren't able to pip Dortmund to him.
Soldato
I very much doubt it will happen, but if Man Utd have another crap season....it'll be my favourite of the bunch 
Dortmund could really push Bayern this year!
Dortmund could really push Bayern this year!
Caporegime
I dont think you can take much from that game for either side Clipsey. United were missing at least half their first XI and we have a new manager who has only had one other game, again missing a lot of players. Dortmund are mostly the same side that was playing last season and under the same manager.
Caporegime
Also they're well into their pre season, that was only our second game. I've no doubt Nick will be in to tell us it's all doom and gloom but it's not about the result.
Soldato
Oh I know, just with now some of the ego's there and if/when they get Pogba, the only thing that will seem a success is winning the league.
Dortmund, have strengthened in the right areas, not sure how much of a hole Hummels will leave as their defense was solid last season.
Dortmund, have strengthened in the right areas, not sure how much of a hole Hummels will leave as their defense was solid last season.
Soldato
I know it was only a friendly against Dortmund, but a 4-1 defeat is hiding you don't want your team to suffer. City, up next.
Caporegime
Well, the wheels have come off so soon. Still at least we beat Wigan and I guess we won't see Dortmund in Europe?
Actually doesnt matter a jot, especially with 1/2 the 1st team not even playing.
We thumped everyone in the 15-16 pre-season and look where we finished
Much prefer JM gets a good look at all the useless ***** in the squad now than in live EPL games.
Even just with one change (De Gea in goal) it would have been a lot closer.
Valencia , Jones and Rojo (two of which started) shouldnt be anywhere near the 1st team, they are just liabilities.
edit - there were rumours earlier in the week that the City game might be cancelled due to bad weather not sure if thats still the case
Caporegime
So are you saying that morale and confidence means nothing in football?
Soldato
I agree in some regard to what you're saying, but success breeds confidence. And I'm sure Dortmund didn't field a full strength team neither.
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Caporegime
After today's game with barely half our first team you're convinced we should be buying more players.
If today was a "live" game that actually mattered then you may well be right, but win the first two or three EPL games will breed far more confidence than winning a game against a team Utd are highly unlikely to meet competitively next season
BD may not have fielded a full strength team, but Utd started with two players who haven't even got 90 minutes under their belt for Utd yet, another player that hasn't played for practically a year (Shaw), Jones who has only played a handful of games in that period and a gk who has never had a first team appearance - and that's just the defence.....
vs one of the deadliest strikers in Europe last season (with help obviously but even so)
Utd played terribly and deserved to lose, but its still completely meaningless with at least two or three pre-season games to go (depending on whether the City game happens or not)
edit - I would be very happy with a CM (even if its not Pogba) and a defender (Fabinho or a centre half) and that would be a very good window indeed although we are still weak in certain areas, depending on how JM wants to play (and against some teams) the weaknesses in the squad could be masked for a while. Its not about today's game, but there are glaring deficiencies in the squad.
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Celtic vs Leicester about to start
Celtic (3-5-2) Gordon; Janko, Lustig, O’Connell; Roberts, McGregor, Brown, Armstrong, Izaguirre; Griffiths, Dembele.
Subs: Fasan, Ciftci, Christie, Rogic, Allan, Fisher, Forrest, Henderson, Ambrose, Hazard
Leicester (4-4-2) Zieler; Amartey, Hernandez, Morgan, Chilwell; Mahrez, Mendy, Drinkwater, Albrighton; Ulloa, Gray.
Subs: Schmeichel, Huth, Musa, Schlupp, Simpson, Okazaki, Wasilewski, Fuchs.
Celtic (3-5-2) Gordon; Janko, Lustig, O’Connell; Roberts, McGregor, Brown, Armstrong, Izaguirre; Griffiths, Dembele.
Subs: Fasan, Ciftci, Christie, Rogic, Allan, Fisher, Forrest, Henderson, Ambrose, Hazard
Leicester (4-4-2) Zieler; Amartey, Hernandez, Morgan, Chilwell; Mahrez, Mendy, Drinkwater, Albrighton; Ulloa, Gray.
Subs: Schmeichel, Huth, Musa, Schlupp, Simpson, Okazaki, Wasilewski, Fuchs.
Caporegime
Cracking goal from Mahrez!!