Pre-Season Friendlies 2023

[jd2010]

Shambolic pre season in every sense of the word.

I'll raise you, a trip to Perth for a few random days. Then a game in monsoon season against your lot called off. A random Singaporean sailors XI comes in to play us because the organisers didn't pay Roma their fee. We go to Barcelona soon and then play a side we just stole a player from who we are donating gate takings to

 

[RossFC]

 

[Jatz]

I'll raise you, a trip to Perth for a few random days. Then a game in monsoon season against your lot called off. A random Singaporean sailors XI comes in to play us because the organisers didn't pay Roma their fee. We go to Barcelona soon and then play a side we just stole a player from who we are donating gate takings to

That's up there.

I get our owner/main sponsor is Thai but we've just been relegated, the trip to Asia was wildly wrong imo. Focus on getting the squad gelling under the new manager at home.

 

[jod23]

Lost 4-3 to Bayern. Two of their goals looked offside though but no VAR.

Despite that, we are shipping too many goals this pre-season.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Lost 4-3 to Bayern. Two of their goals looked offside though but no VAR.

Despite that, we are shipping too many goals this pre-season.

Liverpool are as dangerous as any team going forward. But still vulnerable at right back. Look at TAA's positioning for the first and second Bayern goals. The fourth goal also came down that side when Gomez was RB.

 

[jod23]

Liverpool are as dangerous as any team going forward. But still vulnerable at right back. Look at TAA's positioning for the first and second Bayern goals. The fourth goal also came down that side when Gomez was RB.

TAA was playing in midfield, we were trialing the three at the back with two 6's again. Still trying to iron out the kinks and teams are still getting down the flanks too easily.

 

[Frank Bunn]

TAA was playing in midfield, we were trialing the three at the back with two 6's again. Still trying to iron out the kinks and teams are still getting down the flanks too easily.

Three at the back reverts to four or five at the back when the opposition has the ball. This is when TAA goes missing.

 

[moomba]

I don't think Alexander-Arnold has the intelligence to play that midfield/defender role.

 

[moomba]

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Good goal more than anything.

 

[DBAH0]

Well just lost 4-0 to Leverkusen so going beautifully really.

 

[RossFC]

 

[moomba]

Fun fact. Last time Arsenal won the Charity/Community Shield and the league in the same year was in the 1920s.

Their opponent in the Charity shield that season, Man City.

 

[moomba]

PS, if we win there will be a formal petition to move the above post to an "important trophy" thread.

If we don't win, it can stay here.

 

[hawkman]

A lazy 4 for Kane against Shakhtar Donetsk

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Ange ball so much more watchable than the s**t of the last 3 seasons.

100+ shots in 3 friendlies.

Like watching us play under Poch. Aggressive press and exciting attacking play.

 

[moomba]

Decent half, we had the best of the first 15. They had the best of the last 15. Two best chances went to Arsenal but Ortega good both times.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Saka went down incredibly easy there. Barely got touched.

 

[moomba]

And off to pens we go. Not the best half from either side but a goal apiece.

 

[moomba]

Good hit out in our last unimportant pre season friendly.

 

[kreglze]

Good hit out, didn't get a chance to watch the entire game, but good to hear positives about the Havertz performance.

Getting a little confidence up at the start of the season isn't a bad thing.

 

[jod23]

Beat Darmstad 3-1 with goals from Salah, Jota and Diaz.

Pre-season over.

Erm... dodgy I guess is the word I'd use for pre-season. I'm not confident heading into the Chelsea game.

 

[RPCB]

 

[hawkman]

Ange may be the best manager in history if he can make Sanchez look comfortable on the ball

 

[Zidane98]

Spurs are going to be a good watch this season.