Pre-season Friendlies - Summer 2023

[Sui]

I don’t know how De Zerbi is going to fit all these exciting attacking players in next season. Might have to skip playing defenders.

Adingra wants his place in the team.

 

[sigma]

I mean i didnt want to be the person who said this but yea. Ridiculous challenge on Bellingham

At least he apologised afterwards.

 

[sigma]

I don’t know how De Zerbi is going to fit all these exciting attacking players in next season. Might have to skip playing defenders.

Adingra wants his place in the team.

His goal was top class.

 

[Martynt74]

Martinez really has small man issues doesn’t he. Stupid tackles in friendlies. Argentine defenders are just loons.

I think it's just the Argentinian nature. Heinze was equally capable of that style!

 

[manic111]

I think it's just the Argentinian nature. Heinze was equally capable of that style!

He was full of beans

 

[Bigpig]

Love to see Newcastle rejects scoring overhead kicks against Manu

https://twitter.com/x/status/1684481481886793728

 

[Converge]

Enjoyable game on the whole. Thought the Bellingham goal was offside, and nothing Onana could really have done for the second cracker.
Speaking of which, how refreshing was it for us to have a goal keeper who can pass. I nearly cheered when I saw him close to entering RM’s half at one point!

As a side note, the more I see that away kit the more I hate it. It reminds me of a shopping bag from the ‘90s, it’s absolutely awful.

 

[sigma]

Love to see Newcastle rejects scoring overhead kicks against Manu

https://twitter.com/x/status/1684481481886793728

Given the kit United were wearing it might as well have been against Newcastle

 

[Droolinggimp]

Enjoyable game on the whole. Thought the Bellingham goal was offside, and nothing Onana could really have done for the second cracker.
Speaking of which, how refreshing was it for us to have a goal keeper who can pass. I nearly cheered when I saw him close to entering RM’s half at one point!

As a side note, the more I see that away kit the more I hate it. It reminds me of a shopping bag from the ‘90s, it’s absolutely awful.

I am getting more fond of the kit. The more I see it, the long sleeve versions looks a bit naff though

 

[dansew123]

Love Martinez, can understand why other teams don’t like what he does, but he’s a guy you’d love if he was on your team.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1684472880040382466

Also, you see equally “unfriendly” challenges all the time in friendly games.

 

[Shamikebab]

Even in the same game...

 

[adam cool dude]

Don't they have VAR in friendlies as Jude was more offside than the 1939 German offensive into Poland?

 

[omnomnom]

Don't they have VAR in friendlies as Jude was more offside than the 1939 German offensive into Poland?

It looked close in the replay i saw but no they dont.

 

[Tombstone]

I nearly cheered when I saw him close to entering RM’s half at one point!

Hopefully he will go wandering out like that lots when playing against our speedy front line

 

[sigma]

Love Martinez, can understand why other teams don’t like what he does, but he’s a guy you’d love if he was on your team.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1684472880040382466

Also, you see equally “unfriendly” challenges all the time in friendly games.

That clip looks odd, looks like it's AI generated!

 

[ThestigGT999]

Why is Xavi so Salty?

“We played our first friendly match and they played the Champions League final.”

Mikel Arteta responds after Xavi says Arsenal’s intensity was ‘not normal’ during friendly

Xavi: ️ ‘The intensity of Arsenal was not normal. We played our first friendly match and they played the Champions League final' Arteta:

www.givemesport.com

 

[manic111]

Why is Xavi so Salty?

Mikel Arteta responds after Xavi says Arsenal’s intensity was ‘not normal’ during friendly

Xavi: ️ ‘The intensity of Arsenal was not normal. We played our first friendly match and they played the Champions League final' Arteta:

www.givemesport.com

I'm not sure it's salty, he's just pointing out that Arsenal have had a longer pre season and explaining a lack of intensity from his side. He's not exactly going to come out and just say that Arsenal are better

 

[fez]

I'm not sure it's salty, he's just pointing out that Arsenal have had a longer pre season and explaining a lack of intensity from his side. He's not exactly going to come out and just say that Arsenal are better

Hes pretty salty to my mind. Claiming that Arsenal played "The champions league final". He could have used pretty much any other analogy. Saying that implies that Arsenal treated this as the most important game they could ever play.

 

[robfosters]

I'm not sure it's salty, he's just pointing out that Arsenal have had a longer pre season and explaining a lack of intensity from his side. He's not exactly going to come out and just say that Arsenal are better

Why wouldn’t he say that? It’s sportsmanlike to admit the team who beat you played better

 

[omnomnom]

Why wouldn’t he say that? It’s sportsmanlike to admit the team who beat you played better

Because its a friendly and it really doesnt matter.