Sadly, Lua Lua has been a bit-part player for YEARS now, with an utterly predictable cameo role for the last twenty minutes or so. Time was, he'd be a game-changer when he came on. Not any more.
Bah humbug!
Wouldn't expect the players to be fully fired-up for pre-season friendlies. Just avoid injury and do enough to impress the boss to ensure a starting line-up place is what it's all about shirley? Save the full-on gung-ho stuff for when it matters.
The key players gave enough...