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Anywhere i can at least get text coverage of the United game?
** Official ** Season 2010/2011 Pre-Season thread
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United line-up: Amos; Rafael, Smalling, J.Evans, De Laet; Nani, Scholes, Gibson, Giggs; Berbatov, Diouf. Subs: Van der Sar, Brown, Welbeck, Fabio, Obertan, Macheda, C.Evans, Cleverley.
This will be my first pre season match, the rest have been on too late
Good to see Nani back
This will be my first pre season match, the rest have been on too late
Good to see Nani back
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1-0 down, shoddy. Scholes and Gibson just don't work together
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Giggs has started well, Gibson has already given the ball away 4 times
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Nani just got elbowed and it wasn't even a freekick!! US refs eh 
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Nani has come close twice, good run for the first chance and then a header tipped over the bar for the second.
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This ref is horrendously biased, he's just given Giggs a yellow when the defender was all over him from the corner!
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We should get the US ref's over here then 
I didn't realise that the MLS season runs March through October, so they are basically mid season, and took a break for the world cup, not expecting USA to do well as the MLS kicked off 3 days after the last group game, before the first knockout game
But basically we have preseason English teams, with players missing, who have only really just started preseason, vs teams that have been playing pretty much since March, with a decent rest period over the world cup, not quite sure how, with the season actually going on right now, that some teams are available for a tournament?
But they should be fitter, and fresher, and well, they are used to playing in a hot climate in the middle of summer, English teams certainly aren't used to that, let alone when not match fit.
I didn't realise that the MLS season runs March through October, so they are basically mid season, and took a break for the world cup, not expecting USA to do well as the MLS kicked off 3 days after the last group game, before the first knockout game
But basically we have preseason English teams, with players missing, who have only really just started preseason, vs teams that have been playing pretty much since March, with a decent rest period over the world cup, not quite sure how, with the season actually going on right now, that some teams are available for a tournament?
But they should be fitter, and fresher, and well, they are used to playing in a hot climate in the middle of summer, English teams certainly aren't used to that, let alone when not match fit.
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Um Rafael possibly, he was playing him onside. The defence isn't communicating very well though, natural with all the young heads.
Been pretty shocking so far, Gibson and Scholes are very static and have been caught on the ball a lot.
Been pretty shocking so far, Gibson and Scholes are very static and have been caught on the ball a lot.
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penalty to United, and a red card. Would be a red in a game but seems a little harsh in a friendly.
Lol the Goalie was refusing to give Berb the ball
Lovely pen. Commentators are a joke "Berbatov to open his 2010/2011 account"
...We are in JULY, he has scored this year. And he scored last week against Celtic!!
Lol the Goalie was refusing to give Berb the ball
Lovely pen. Commentators are a joke "Berbatov to open his 2010/2011 account"
...We are in JULY, he has scored this year. And he scored last week against Celtic!!
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That wasn't over the line. *Sigh*
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A reverse Lampard really
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Yeah everyone seems a bit pro Kansas. The ref is giving them freekicks for nothing.
It's a friendly, doesn't really matter - but the linesman should've seen that. Never mind. Nani should have done better there, and Giggs earlier for a goal scoring chance. Hope Smalling stays on for the second half.