Pre Season Thread

[Niall_Quinn]

"It's just pre-season", doesn't cut it any more.

Sure, when pre-season was a kickabout against Barnet in order to get match fitness levels up then there's a purpose there and nothing to draw beyond it.

But if the clubs now want to do big publicity, money spinning tours that trade fitness for air miles then the rules have changed. That performance against the chavs humiliated the club in front of a large audience. It was that bad, even if it was "just pre-season".

[Letters]

What do you mean? Did you watch the match v Chelsea?
I know it was a pre season friendly.

Do you? Really? Look at the team we put out, how many substitutes we made. No, I didn't watch it but I don't see pre-season results as performances as indicative of anything.
And calling our new signing (who scored on his debut, by the way) names? Before he's played a single competitive game for us. Behave...

[Power n Glory]

I agree.

Xhaka and Elneny always seemed the most balanced partnership but Wenger obviously doesn't rate Elneny.

I think he'll stick with Xhaka and Ramsey and that's really worrying as they leave us too open. Ramsey doesn't have the discipline and Xhaka isn't mobile enough to cover the space.

Hearing stories about us accepting a bid for Elneny and seeing him being played as CB instead of in the midfield is a worry. Can’t take too much away from preseason games but seeing that indicates he’s not part of Wenger’s plans in the middle.

Really not sold in Xhaka. We bought the wrong sort of player for our tactics. Also, if Ozil can’t find a way to assist Lacazette this season….

[Power n Glory]

[QUOTE=Chippy;4413044]

Chip on his shoulder.

Hmmmm, very amusing.

[Power n Glory]

"It's just pre-season", doesn't cut it any more.

Sure, when pre-season was a kickabout against Barnet in order to get match fitness levels up then there's a purpose there and nothing to draw beyond it.

But if the clubs now want to do big publicity, money spinning tours that trade fitness for air miles then the rules have changed. That performance against the chavs humiliated the club in front of a large audience. It was that bad, even if it was "just pre-season".

That was the Chav's first pre season game. They looked very good.

[Letters]

If we looked very good would it seriously encourage people that we'll sweep all before us this season?

[GP]

Conveniently forgetting that we smashed Chelsea to bits at the end of May.

Since then we've strengthened the squad.

[Chippy]

[QUOTE=Delusions of Grandeur;4413049]

[Power n Glory]

If we looked very good would it seriously encourage people that we'll sweep all before us this season?

No. But nobody is looking at one pre season defeat and drawing such conclusions either.

[Letters]

No. But nobody is looking at one pre season defeat and drawing such conclusions either.

Aren't they?

11 individuals and a **** of a Manager. How much did we pay for Laccashite?