SUIYHP
The King's Gull
Is there any update on Knockaert's injury? Is he ok?
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- Thread starter Uncle C
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Good call re Sidders - they really were quite dirty. Yes, Solly was okay as well, I liked Gross, as he kept finding the 'soft' part of the pitch between the midfield and forwards.
Norwood I thought did well, and I don't rate him at all normally.
CH concerned but will know more in a day or two.
Nixonator
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Agreed, looks like he plays that position well. Some nice touches too.
Publius Ovidius
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This can't be right....Murphy. Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Scored!
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I'm sorry, but reports such as this make me inwardly smile. Pre-season friendlies, certainly the very first one such as this, are a means of getting fit. No more and no less. Individual performances are neither here nor there.
Nixonator
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As do posts like this for me. As if I haven't seen my fair share of pre-seasons.
Surprised you didn't go to the next level of condescending bellendery and suggest that I'm wetting the bed because we didn't play well.
It's a game of football, I gave my take on the performances. Whether it is considered a walk in the park or a fitness exercise it's there to be commented on.
Also, if you had actually watched the game you'd realise that it was anything but 'friendly'.
Austrian Gull
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A few observations:
1. The B team looked better overall.
2. Düsseldorf start their season in two weeks so are ahead of us in terms of pre-season.
3. Murphy has a directness that none of our wingers has.
4. The players are a credit to the club. All happy to pose for a photo with my boys. Hughton, Murray, Bruno and Baldock especially happy to chat.
5. Dunk had to be restrained from confronting one of their players at half-time.
1. The B team looked better overall.
2. Düsseldorf start their season in two weeks so are ahead of us in terms of pre-season.
3. Murphy has a directness that none of our wingers has.
4. The players are a credit to the club. All happy to pose for a photo with my boys. Hughton, Murray, Bruno and Baldock especially happy to chat.
5. Dunk had to be restrained from confronting one of their players at half-time.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Possibly the one who crocked Knockaert
As do posts like this for me. As if I haven't seen my fair share of pre-seasons.
Surprised you didn't go to the next level of condescending bellendery and suggest that I'm wetting the bed because we didn't play well.
It's a game of football, I gave my take on the performances. Whether it is considered a walk in the park or a fitness exercise it's there to be commented on.
Also, if you had actually watched the game you'd realise that it was anything but 'friendly'.
This. Whether we agree or disagree about the merits of Bong, they are honest opinions about something we enjoy.
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Sanchez usually has excellent distrubution for such a young guy and Stockers never gave any away I suppose....
That's a bit unfair. If he'd banged on about a 'great result' then yes, by all means point out it's just a training exercise and means nothing. However he just highlighted a few people who he thought looked good in training and some who didn't. Fair enough IMO.
The Brighton Buzz
Falmer here we come
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Only watched the second half, but for what it is worth I thought that Bong,Norwood and Murphy were our stand out players. Even given the standard of the opposition it is still encouraging as Bong and Norwood are two that I think will struggle in the Premiership. To me it shows that they are at least prepared to show what they have got and to fight for the chance to play there. There will always be surprises on who can step up and who can't anyway.