Not on preseason it’s not!
Arsenal vs Manchester United (Sun 28th July, 01:00 UK time)
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My Arsenal mate was at the match said the stadium is unreal. Issue they have to figure out is how to keep the pitch wet so the ball rolls properly and bounces properly
The real Palazzo is bound and gagged in a broom closet next to the dressing rooms.
Unless FIFA is able cap prices, including the secondary markets, I fear those prices are going to make the Utd tour look cheap.
It would explain a lot. Luckily it didn't go to the 7th innings.
Why?
What was the final score?
Their bench made the difference in second half, perhaps we should have given first XI a bit more than 45 mins. Mind you there is no doubt those injuries upset the rhythm too.
Spot on.
That was in response to the Yoro injury.
If it's bad - Maguire is crap and got turned so badly he was grasping at Jesus to recover, Lindelof is not playing pre-season because he's likely to leave, Yoro injured. Whom is starting with Martinez?
We need De Ligt.
I was leading the ETH out charge at the end of last season. But even with that POV, it’s still too early, and too shorn of established players, to start wetting the bed just yet.
It was, on the flip side of the offside goal there were 3 or 4 dubious offsides we got away with in the second half which would probably have been costly if they hadn't been given
The officiating was very poor across the board. Gutted about the injuries but thought we had some good passing sequences and looked pretty good for long chunks. Same old problems in defence though
MUTV said it was grass laid on top of the turf.
Who’s been injured then ffs? We’re starting early with that this year are we?
no doubt and it doesn't help that prices are already higher in california based on what he told me
Yeah sell Lindelof and get that deal done,mind you will need to sell another player like AWB to fully fund it
Can't stomach the channel full of ABU's and that pathetic presenter just sits there and accepts it
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Are we having an injury crisis before the season even begins? Can something change for the better for once?
Yeah those two are good enough to be in some matchday squads this season
Why was there penalties if Arsenal won in regular time?
Pointless gimmicky thing
Purely for practice
It honestly annoys me how backwards some people are about things like added penalties to the end of matches for the practice
...injuries.......wtf......not again .....
It’s not really for practise though is it. They can practise penalties every day in training. Also, practising taking them in a friendly where the pressure is off isn’t going to count for much when it comes to taking them in a game that really matters.
The penalties are purely to cater towards the American market to add to the spectacle and to add to the entertainment value of the game to those that might not regularly watch “soccer”.
Mount, Amass, Collyer are like new signings. Amass is instantly ahead of Malacia. ** Not sure how Collyer and Mount will fit into the same midfield with Mainoo and Bruno. Right side has to be Amad’s now, surely. Rashford and Garnacho can battle it out for the left.
This tour has at least brought forward into real consideration two youth players, with several others not that far behind.
Maybe Wheatley can make more of his next chance because we still need an additional striker, and that’s with Højlund.
Still need to get a CB over the line, and a true defensive midfielder.
**even when fit
This tour has at least brought forward into real consideration two youth players, with several others not that far behind.
Maybe Wheatley can make more of his next chance because we still need an additional striker, and that’s with Højlund.
Still need to get a CB over the line, and a true defensive midfielder.
**even when fit
There may be a bit of that as well, but it doesn’t hurt the players to practice penalties in a simulated real game. And that’s all a friendly is at the end of the day - an illusion of a competitive game for entertainment and training purposes. It serves its own unique purpose for fans, players, and managers.
Actually last year against Lens we've seen ETH setup being ineffective and too open, then those issues continued through the entire season and are still visible today.
This preseason is about something else. If we can't move the ball smoothly in preseason, we're in trouble.
No point in getting too excited over youth players in pre-season, Zidane Iqbal also looked like a world beater, and then was never given a look in again, and sold for 500k. There will be many pre season pirlos, we gotta be realistic.
Those Americans need to Google sprinklers
Blimey.
What were the injuries then, guys?
Yoro and hojlund.
Let’s see and hope it’s not too serious. 2-4 weeks each would be ok for me. Not ideal but not the end of the world.
Yoro and Hojlund injured. Hopefully nothing serious. Thankfully we are looking into signing a new CB and we already signed another striker Zirkzee and have Sancho back.
A 2-1 loss and a penalty shootout win.
Basically a 1-1 draw as Jesus scored in an offside position. Not too bad of a result.
What about our performance. Was it good?
A 2-1 loss and a penalty shootout win.
Basically a 1-1 draw as Jesus scored in an offside position. Not too bad of a result.
What about our performance. Was it good?
Only watched the first half as that was our 'first' team and I have no idea why anyone is upset. I saw some real positives. Mount was excellent, and offered something very different in that role. Also looked fully fit, probably ran more than anyone else out there. Amad looked confident and dangerous, hopefully he's made that role his. The big young fella in central midfield was better than Casemiro. And Amass genuinely looks like he could play this season, and has the touch of a genuine baller. We were superb for the first 25 - really til Rasmus went off.
Obviously it's not great that Rasmus and Yoro are hurt, but hopefully it's just precautionary.
Don't really care about the second half as it was such a weird team.
Our biggest issue looks to be the same as last season: Casemiro.
Obviously it's not great that Rasmus and Yoro are hurt, but hopefully it's just precautionary.
Don't really care about the second half as it was such a weird team.
Our biggest issue looks to be the same as last season: Casemiro.
Positives: Mount, Collyer, Amass, Amad. Maguire's heading. Minusses: injuries to Yoro and Hojlund; Casemiro, Antony, Maguires turning speed. The officiating was sh!t ( for both sides). The pitch played like plastic. I'd seriously consider playing Mainoo and Collyer together.
Does that mean when he gives a yellow card he mimes it?
For those who said we chose US for financial reason, is holding preseasom really that profitable? Football isnt even a main sport there.