Just absolute horrendous at the back. Can't even do a simple interception. Terrible.

Just now, Scott Harris said:

A few of the players that have had long term injuries barely look like professional footballers right now. Watching Lavia, Fofana and James trying to run is painful.

Don't understand why they are playing on such a poor surface.

If this is how we play with everyone back for the season then we will be up a certain creek

To think I turned down a colonoscopy to watch this.

This bad press, high line is giving me AVB PTSD

Just now, dermott said:

To think I turned down a colonoscopy to watch this.

Well you're still getting to see sh*t. Same difference

Is it time for the Maresca out poll yet?

Terrible half / It's only preseason, take your pick.

1 minute ago, Drogba1 said:

Is it time for the Maresca out poll yet?

@axman2526 has already posted it.

Should have buried one at least. 0-2 ht.

Holy sh*t!

 

It’s an effing friendly against a side who are way ahead in their pre season training. The SpL starts next week.

I honestly can’t fathom the seethe from plenty of posters on here when that 11 is so far away from who will line up for the first game of the season.

Get a grip of yourselves ffs.

 

 Positives At least it wasn’t five

Standard appalling half of football. Still at least none of that old chaos ball stuff.

Fitness exercise mostly, doesnt matter, players arent trying that hard. However, the spaces were leaving at the back are worrying.,

Well. Could’ve been worse I suppose. 
 

2nd string coming on now so we can try and blame this sh*t result on that. 🫠

1 minute ago, 19seventyone said:

Holy sh*t!

 

It’s an effing friendly against a side who are way ahead in their pre season training. The SpL starts next week.

I honestly can’t fathom the seethe from plenty of posters on here when that 11 is so far away from who will line up for the first game of the season.

Get a grip of yourselves ffs.

 

We were superb in pre season last year

 That was the nail in the coffin of me even paying attention to pre season games. 

Not a lot of positives we can take really other than some of our players hardly played any football last season and they're getting some minutes in them. James, Nkunku, Fofana, Chukwuemeka and Lavia need some time to shake off the cobwebs

1 minute ago, 19seventyone said:

Holy sh*t!

 

It’s an effing friendly against a side who are way ahead in their pre season training. The SpL starts next week.

I honestly can’t fathom the seethe from plenty of posters on here when that 11 is so far away from who will line up for the first game of the season.

Get a grip of yourselves ffs.

 

If you're not underwhelmed by what we are seeing preseason or not then you need to give you head a wobble mate 

Im sure if leicester players can grasp this way of playing, that its just a matter of time until our players do too 🤞🤞🤞

2 minutes ago, 19seventyone said:

Holy sh*t!

 

It’s an effing friendly against a side who are way ahead in their pre season training. The SpL starts next week.

I honestly can’t fathom the seethe from plenty of posters on here when that 11 is so far away from who will line up for the first game of the season.

Get a grip of yourselves ffs.

 

What you think Sanchez, James, Fofana, Colwill, Lavia, Madueke, Nkunku, and Mudryk won't make the starting 11 for the first game?

Not watching the game. Pre season yes but it sounds like the system won't bear any good results.

Feels like we are back to square 1. The back five are horribly disorganised. Celtic have no problem finding space behind the lines and in behind. 

Don’t think James is mobile enough to be inverting and then having to run back into the RB position.

Colwill is not fast enough to play LB. He keeps dropping off defenders until he is almost inside our own goal.

Badiashile, Fofana and Lavia not looking convicing.

Sanchez has been ok. Nkunku and Guiu the only ones who look good.

Positives: Reece's corners, Sanchez' saves, Noni.

Negatives: Every f**king thing else.

Celtic in good form in preseason and too early for knee jerk reactions. Major negative is the left flank, zero attacking output from Mudryk and Colwill isn't a left back.

Edited July 27, 20241 yr by the special one