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Pre Season 22/23

EBS1980

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OttawaSaint

OttawaSaint

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  On 30/07/2022 at 14:27, Convict Colony said:

Good to see Ralph has gone for unbelievable tight tracksuit trousers.

Our best run under him was when he looked like he was wearing yoga pants, this bodes well for our season I'm convinced.

 

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Basically threatening the players that if they don't perform they'll be on the bench and his bulge is all they'll be able to see all game.

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DT

DT

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Bazanu playing a lot with his feet. Midfield shape feels wrong. Not much gelling. Stu Armstrong off the pace and trying flicks in dangerous areas. It’s not great. 

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Convict Colony

Convict Colony

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  On 30/07/2022 at 14:38, DT said:

Bazanu playing a lot with his feet. Midfield shape feels wrong. Not much gelling. Stu Armstrong off the pace and trying flicks in dangerous areas. It’s not great. 

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Yeah I'm seeing stuey doing flicks, losing the ball in the centre etc at the mo, trying to hard. There is no patterns of play to get it forward.

DT

DT

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I know it’s hot and pre season but big lack of intensity and , worryingly, team cohesion/awareness of the system. Hoping for a more stimulating second half. If spurs have spies  here they will be laughing into their half time Ginster’s

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bpsaint

bpsaint

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Was hoping to see some intensity this match with a clearer purpose of how we intend to set out our stall at Spurs next week - can’t say I’m particularly encouraged by that first half performance.

NewYorkSaint

NewYorkSaint

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Frustrating half.  Djenepo the highlight for me. We know what he can do around the penalty area. But as a defender he's been even more impressive, holding off the right amount, but then making some really sharp tackles.   If he ends up claiming this left wing-back role... really not something many of us would have guessed last year. 

Mara's had no chance to do anything yet.  A spectacular goal from him second half is all we need to really look forward to next Saturday.

 

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The Cat

The Cat

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Maybe I'm watching a different game but I think we've done alright against a very good team. 

We have a bunch of new players getting used to playing with each other, especially through the spine of the team. It's going to take a little bit of time for them to start really gelling.

I like the way we are trying to play, taking risks to get the ball out and break quickly with pace. Rather that than pass it around the back for long periods of the game which is what a lot of people were moaning about previously.

Their goal came from a good run but a very lucky deflected cross that sat up perfectly for the header. Other than that Bazunu hasn't had a save to make.

Another thing of note is that we are now a bigger team and also have much better collective hair styles.

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ElTrinidad

ElTrinidad

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Yet to see Mara break a sweat. Is pace a big part of his game? If so he’s certainly taking this friendly very casually so far.

Also not quite getting my head round Stuart Armstrong playing as a striker.

Not awful but so far pretty uninspiring, Djenepo looking good again and a some very nice moments from Aribo but we definitely need to up the intensity. Villarreal look set on playing out from the back and have already had a couple of shaky moments in doing so, hopefully we can capitalise on it 2nd half and pull it around.

Saint Fan CaM

Saint Fan CaM

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  On 30/07/2022 at 14:59, Matthew Le God said:

Adam Armstrong went down the tunnel early on into halftime warmup with his shirt. Guess he'll be on at start of 2nd half for Mara.

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I hope not - far more important to get Mara up to speed IMO. Glad I didn’t pay to watch this though - very lacklustre.

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Midlandsaint

Midlandsaint

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  On 30/07/2022 at 14:58, Matthew Le God said:

He is playing in a front two today with Stuart Armstrong. 

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Sorry Mr Pedantic, in a front 2 with a fully recognised striker, for example Che as opposed to a player who is usually an attacking midfielder. Hope that resolves it for you, you melt.

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Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf

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If anyone wants some real entertainment, go on FB and read the comments on Pompey's half time post. They're having a full scale meltdown.

Micky

Micky

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  On 30/07/2022 at 15:09, Bad Wolf said:

If anyone wants some real entertainment, go on FB and read the comments on Pompey's half time post. They're having a full scale meltdown.

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Equalised and conceded again inside 3 minutes...!

The Kraken

The Kraken

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  On 30/07/2022 at 15:12, niceandfriendly said:

Bella Kotch with a couple of strong interceptions. Lavia with some nice touches. 

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I like Lavia, he’s tidy, but I think I slightly prefer Romeu. Too early to tell though, and one thing is for sure, Romeu can’t play week after week effectively, he looked shot toward the end of last season.

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Toadhall Saint

Toadhall Saint

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  On 30/07/2022 at 15:14, The Kraken said:

I like Lavia, he’s tidy, but I think I slightly prefer Romeu. Too early to tell though, and one thing is for sure, Romeu can’t play week after week effectively, he looked shot toward the end of last season.

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Not bad considering the gap in age and experience 

CanadaSaint

CanadaSaint

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We are much better when we play at a higher tempo and cut down on the short square passes in meaningless areas. Hopefully the 5 subs this season will enable us to keep our intensity level up.

Villarreal are no mugs and this is a good final test.

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