Agree with one proviso. I think the US aspect and playing in big grounds in front of some decent crowds has been a good thing. Added a bit more bite than the usual pre-season fare. It's natural that players are going to up their game a bit in those circumstances.
Been an excellent few friendlies I think. In all the games we've looked the better team before the wealth of changes has disrupted the flow. Joao Pedro, Adingra and Dahoud all appear to be superb additions. Van Hecke continues to develop. Gilmour will get better and better. Verbruggen was pretty...