Pre-Season July/August 2016 (and Olympic Stadium opening ceremony)

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  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Good work from Quina down the left for the goal.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    How much fun is Josh Cullen having?

    He's bombing about all over the place, and still has the breath left to tell others where to be.

    Think he's a real prospect.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited July 2016
    We look good, i think Rubin Kazan will be a good test though this lot don't really seem up for it.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Still not convinced at all by Antonio and i think it will be the biggest mistake ever to continue him as a RB
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Have to confess to knowing very little about Declan Rice.

    He looks very assured.
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    Randy really helping the young defence ;clap
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Josh Cullen is Scotty Parker's Mini-Me
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

    Cracking header by Ashley Fletcher

    2-0

    #marqueestriker
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Their No. 9 is softer than our Enner.
  • LukerzLukerz
    2-1

    We have looked a bit ropey at defending corners.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    2-1 ;angry

    Bilic OUT!
  • LukerzLukerz
    2-2
  • LukerzLukerz
    tbf, Spiegel is a pretty bad keeper.

    Not sure why he's not been moved on yet.

    Pretty poor not being able to see this out, friendly or not.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Antonio caught ball watching - perhaps he isn't a RB after all...
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    if we go in with Antonio as our RB we will get skinned so many times he just isn't a RB
  • LukerzLukerz
    Guys he's only been back in pre-season training a few days.

    Give him another month and he'll be much better equipped to be a RWB.

    We have no choice now with Tore, Feghouli and Payet. There is no room for him as a winger unless one of them bombs.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2016
    Good stuff in the first half. Never got into a rhythm in the second apart from a good goal by Fletcher.

    By the 85th minute, the team was so disjointed due to subs, kids being on the field (Burke, Quina, Fletcher, Martinez, Browne, Spiegel) and tiredness that we allowed them to get a draw from nowhere. Thought Spiegel should've done better with both goals, especially the second (pretty much both just above his head). Not sure why, at 22/23 (?) he's still at the club.

    Other than glimpses from Fletcher, Tore and Quina not a lot to catch the eye in the second.

    But good stuff from Burke, Rice, Cullen, Nobes, Samuleson, Quina, Flecther, Feghouli.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    I see our love affair with 2-2 draws continues unabated...
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Cant believe Quina is only 16
    What a fantastic player he could turn 9ut to be

    Good for Fletcher showed good strength to get the header and he'll be looking to impress with the striker situation up I the air

    Feghouli already looks class, nice to have a other option to carry some of the creative burden which we were slightly over reliant on payet last season

    Got some good youth nice to see strong displays from Cullen,Samuelson, Burke, Rice and Page got some talent in this sqaud at youth levels
    let's just keep Oxford now and we'll have some breakout stars in the next few years
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    What sort of team are we thinking will start the first league game vs Chelsea?

    Adrian
    Antonio, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell
    Noble, Kouyate
    Feghouli, Tore, Payet
    Carroll

    ?
    With Lanzini away with Argentina. Tore or Nordviet (sp?)
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Just makes me crease seeing Antonio at RB he has 3 weeks to learn the position that most players would have had a couple years of experiance of being in that position now

    Cant learn how to be effective in another position in a couple weeks of pre season

    My first XI
    Adrian
    Byram Reid Ogbonna Cresswell
    Noble Kouyate
    Feghouli Payet Antonio
    Carroll

    But think Bilic will be going with Antonio at RB so in that case Tore comes in on the LHS or Nordveit moves into a 3 man midfield with payet on the left

    Think as it's agaisnt Chelsea nordveit might be a good shout to shore things up and help Antonio get protection against hazard who likes to play in between the lines
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited July 2016
    Payet will still be resting i imagine he probably will not feature till September? And Carroll probably injured
  • LukerzLukerz
    Adrian
    Reid - Nordveit - Ogbonna
    Antonio - Noble - Kouyate - Cresswell
    Feghouli - Payet
    Carroll
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2016
    Looks like this evening we'll see something like:

    Adrian
    Antonio - Nordveit - Reid - Cresswell
    Kouyate - Makasi - Noble
    Tore - Quina
    Fletcher

    Going on the basis that Andy is carrying a knock.
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    The dev squad minus Browne,Page,Quina,Burke,Rice,Cullen,Makasi etc..
    beat Peterborough last night ;clap

    Highlights:

  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    ;clap
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    image
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    AC not on the bench, but he was yesterday, wasn't he? ;hmm
  • LukerzLukerz
    #crocked
  • stevesteve
    did noble play 90 mins yesterday if so why is he starting today ;hmm
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