Pre-season Schedule and games

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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Wolves play next Thursday :ok:

    Will be interesting to see if this season they suffer the curse of the Europa League.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Adam said:

    Arsenal had 18 points more than us least season, AND got to the Europa League final. It’s more than just experience.

    Not to mention around £100m worth of strikers.

    #justsayin
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    IH I agree about that, their 2 strikers are top, but the rest? :hmm:
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I’m with you on that jay. :ok:
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited July 2019
    jay_in_cpt said:

    IH I agree about that, their 2 strikers are top, but the rest? :hmm:

    I'd have Xhaka> Sanchez and Obiang
    Bellerin>Fredericks
    Leno>Roberto
    Mkhitarian>Lanzini
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Hugill playing for the U23s today.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Fair enough Mrs G, although 2 of your players are not regular in the starting 11( Roberto will be no 2 & Obiang ( if stays & Sanchez, lets hope will not be in starting 11 )....
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    So, Fulham next is it? The fitness should be coming along by now so I'd like to see Pellegrini play his best eleven and get them gelled.

    Problem with that is will Fornals, Masuaku and Balbuena be available? Haller has had some pre-season with Frankfurt so I'd expect him to feature, but the other three won't be up to pace.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited July 2019
    The three late arrivals will be joining up with the squad for training on Monday. So (bearing in mind that they have had a short break and so not lost too much fitness) might they get 45 mins? Or the possibility of giving them the last 20 mins...
    OldCastleSwift said:

    So, Fulham next is it? The fitness should be coming along by now so I'd like to see Pellegrini play his best eleven and get them gelled..

    imo the priority still has to be to get everyone up to peak fitness, rather than 'getting them gelled'.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    I dont see why we cant do both

    We've had 3 preseason games now, with only 3 more to go yet we look wayyy off the pace

    We can give the team about 60 mins now before ringing the changes, but the majority of those should be the strongest team we could put out

    Fab
    Frederick's - Diop - Reid - Cresswell
    - Noble - Rice - Wilshere -
    Yarmo - Haller - Anderson

    Need to sort out the system now, not once we've played Man City
  • welovethehammerswelovethehammers
    WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years said:

    I dont see why we cant do both

    We've had 3 preseason games now, with only 3 more to go yet we look wayyy off the pace

    We can give the team about 60 mins now before ringing the changes, but the majority of those should be the strongest team we could put out

    Fab
    Frederick's - Diop - Reid - Cresswell
    - Noble - Rice - Wilshere -
    Yarmo - Haller - Anderson

    Need to sort out the system now, not once we've played Man City

    I agree although I think Johnson should be playing instead of Cresswell.

    He made his debut against City and looked decent as well as not looking out of place against City in this pre season tournament.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Are we changing the system?
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    edited July 2019
    Does anyone still use gel? :biggrin:
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Colgate Blue Minty Gel.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited July 2019
    Deep Heat Gel for my lumbago.
  • DeanscaleshammerDeanscaleshammer
    Grey, How’s your wife’s lumbago? :quaver:
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Mustn't grumble...
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    Not a lazy sunday afternoon for me - I'm boarding out a ceiling, not that I'm grumbling (the wife don't allow it :biggrin: )
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited July 2019
    Fulham unlikely, no broadcaster listed. The Bertha game is being shown on ESPN, so might get a stream. No broadcaster for the Bilbao game so far.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/22/manchester-city-accused-of-being-arrogant-and-disrespectful-by-chinese-state-media

    Paragraph 6.

    #choppedliver
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    No problem.

    If I do find they are being broadcast/streamed I'll stick up a thread.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Fornals, Haller and Masuaku training at Rush Green today. Pics on club website. :star:
  • MarkNobleLocalHeroMarkNobleLocalHero
    No sign in those pics of El Commandante
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    :hmm:

    I thought Arthur and Fab were out of their respective tournaments at the same time.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    It's a longer flight home from Africa. :whistle:
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    :puzzled:

  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Fab = Balbuena = South America.

    Arthur = Masuaku = Egypt.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Oh, I thought you meant Fabianski. :lol:
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    I realised that after :lol:
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    No TV broadcasters for the Fulham game, but it looks like BBC Radio London are covering it.
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