Pre-season Schedule and games

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  • ianbishoplegendianbishoplegend
    Gonna be some epic counter attack goals this season on both ends!
  • horshamhammerhorshamhammer
    Clearly looking to win every game 5-4 this season. And who wouldn't be happy with that?
  • LukerzLukerz
    The idea is clearly for Lanzini/Anderson/Fornals to basically do what they want behind Haller. Each managed to take up a different position in that three on at least one occasion during that half.
  • HamstewHamstew
    Lanzini so poor again
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Yeah, that was as West Ham a performance as you could see. Good on the counter, terrible at the back.

    It seems obvious, to me at least, that we need someone next to Rice to protect the middle of the park. Ok, it means dropping one of Wilshere, Fornals, Anderson and Lanzini, but we're going to concede a lot of we let teams wander through the middle of the park.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Yeah not sure Wilshere in a two with Rice is going to work, personally.
  • LukerzLukerz
    So has Fab picked up a knock? The usual thing we get a week before the season to a key player...
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Pretty much echo what everyone is saying....and what almost all of have said all summer

    We are too lightweight in the middle of the park, we need a better partner for Rice as we ge turned over far too easily

    Haller looks great though
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    The very last we need is having to start with one of those two journeymen keepers we bought to sit behind an already porous defence. Especially as Man City already score a minimum of four every time they visit our stadium
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    While it's easy (and fun) to pick holes, this is a much better preseason in terms of attacking play than recent years, evidence of the improved quality of our top half players.

    The midfield fancy Dan's were trying hard to drop back and cover defensively, it's just that they're not very good at tackling...
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    From BBC Sport live text:

    Pre-season friendlies: Liverpool face Lyon in first of four games


    No mention of us.

    #choppedliver
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Barack's

    Roberto is hardly a journeyman.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    I really like Formals - he does love to run, and put himself about.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Ben Johnson looking proper decent again.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2019
    3-2 to Hertha

    Pretty easy again for them
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Just made 4 changes; can't help.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    :goal:

    Haller gets his first for us to level again.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Haller equalises
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Think there's going to be a lot to enjoy this season, even if we have a few :sofa: games.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2019
    4-3 Hammers. Cracking move leads to Diangana slotting home.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    :goal:

    3-4

    Diangana with a nicely taken goal. Would have been easy for him to panic there.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Game plan for the new season:

    Attack!

    Attack!

    Attack! Attack! Attack!
  • LukerzLukerz
    Watching Roberto, let’s hope Fab is ok
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    :goal:

    3-5

    What looked like a training ground free kick gone wrong ends with :antonio: slotting home.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Antonio makes it 5.

    FT 3-5 (Fornals, Lanzini, Haller, Diangana, Antonio)
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    An insanely entertaining preseason game sees us run out 3-5 winners.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Look good going forward.
    Look ropey as at the back but thats because we play such a high line. If we play like that vs City we will get ripped to shreds.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Roberto is no better than Adrian from what I've seen. Which is fine so long as Fab stays fit.

    Sanchez, despite getting an assist, is just not good enough, IMO. Misplaced passes, poor control, committing cheap fouls.

    Masuaku looked so much more comfortable than Cresswell did, so I'm pretty sure he's a starter against City.

    Going to be a very interesting season, I reckon. Has any team scored and conceded 100 goals in a season before? :hmm:
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    But Adrian is/was a half decent keeper so if Roberto is equal to that then that will do for me on the odd occasion he will play.
  • HamstewHamstew
    Lanzini is stepping up
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