It's good to know we can draw such final conclusions after 35 minutes of our first pre-season game when we're probably at about 20% match fitness and are missing over half our first XI!

 

Nobody is drawing conclusions,

Personally I am stating a fact. We have been terrible!! I just cant excuse professional players ocming back, miles overweight and unfit. Not in todays game.

What a pass by fatty Willian, unlucky ex fatty Costa too.

Just for you Val... BNmBffkCYAADSxc.jpg large.jpg

Very thoughtful, but you shouldn't have... I mean it :-)

Djilibobidybob knows he's allowed to tackle players, right?

Wasn't it exactly the same last season though? Moses seems to me may be a good impact player, maybe substitute. Definitely can't keep up his level of football for prolonged periods.

 

Oh i am certainly hoping he finds another club. Couldnt even sustain time in Hammers first XI last season

Lovely ball from Willian!

If nothing else Vienna are highlighting the importance pre season has on fitness and match sharpness.

Nobody is drawing conclusions,

Personally I am stating a fact. We have been terrible!! I just cant excuse professional players ocming back, miles overweight and unfit. Not in todays game.

 

Start as you mean to go on and all that.

 

Begovic and Loftus-Cheek may as well still be on the beach.

so one of rapid's player name is showbiz burger

BTW Some beautiful tackles by Djilobodji :)

so one of rapid's player name is showbiz burger

Sign him, now. Don't even care how good he is

Start as you mean to go on and all that.

 

Begovic and Loftus-Cheek may as well still be on the beach

 

I dont think Loftus cheek has touched the ball once!

Very thoughtful, but you shouldn't have... I mean it :-)

 

suited and booted, it's for the best lol!

Matic + Mikel + RLC = zero creativity from midfield.

BTW Some beautiful tackles by Djilobodji :)

Hahaha

Begovic can't be trusted. He does not instill confidence in me.

any danger of the full backs pushing on when we have the ball..

 

Got a flat back 4 with two Dms. Impossible to create anything.

Hahaha

 

Laugh all you want. Three superb tackles so far this half. ;)

Steve Holland looks so anxious every time Conte turns around to the bench and issues another command...bit of a culture shock perhaps

Nobody is drawing conclusions,

Personally I am stating a fact. We have been terrible!! I just cant excuse professional players ocming back, miles overweight and unfit. Not in todays game.

 

It's preposterous criticism. None of these players are overweight; they're understandably lacking in match sharpness as they haven't played a proper match in two months. Our opponents on the other hand are on game six of their pre-season and start their season proper in a week's time. How could we expect anything else?

 

FC is absolutely right, this is nothing more than an exercise in match fitness. The result and to quite a large extent the performance are entirely irrelevant.

Laugh all you want. Three superb tackles so far this half. ;)

What about the 3 times he's allowed attackers to just wander past him and get a shot away?

Is that smoke over the pitch or is my laptop getting misty-eyed now it's showing Chelsea again?

It's preposterous criticism. None of these players are overweight; they're understandably lacking in match sharpness as they haven't played a proper match in two months. Our opponents on the other hand are on game six of their pre-season and start their season proper in a week's time. How could we expect anything else?

FC is absolutely right, this is nothing more than an exercise in match fitness. The result and to quite a large extent the performance are entirely irrelevant.

Saying they are miles overweight means he must be able to see through shirts.

so one of rapid's player name is showbiz burger

 

My favourite name for a football player is this guy:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Invincibile