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Author Topic: Pre-season 2023/24  (Read 201097 times)

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1305 on: July 30, 2023, 05:20:59 PM »
Kamara thought we were playing Leicester again, good save by Emi.

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1306 on: July 30, 2023, 05:21:27 PM »
The high line minus VAR is a risky set up if we are not perfect at it. Mostly we were after our issues early on.

Offline VillaTim

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1307 on: July 30, 2023, 05:22:09 PM »
Kamara sloppy again there

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1308 on: July 30, 2023, 05:22:25 PM »
Looked a cast iron penalty to me, Konsa slid in at the end and got nowhere near the ball.

Indeed, and if forwards can break your high line by running from inside their own half, maybe, just maybe, it's a tad TOO high?

In the premier league Konsa is off and out for 3 games.

For one, 3 for a red is down to violent conduct.

Offline Ads

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1309 on: July 30, 2023, 05:22:30 PM »
Better side. Largely controlled. Just watch the long balls.

Offline Risso

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1310 on: July 30, 2023, 05:22:33 PM »
Kamara worries me sometimes.

Offline UK Redsox

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1311 on: July 30, 2023, 05:22:40 PM »
JPB with the full double barrel on the away shirt

Offline Smithy

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1312 on: July 30, 2023, 05:23:43 PM »
Looked a cast iron penalty to me, Konsa slid in at the end and got nowhere near the ball.

Indeed, and if forwards can break your high line by running from inside their own half, maybe, just maybe, it's a tad TOO high?

In the premier league Konsa is off and out for 3 games.

For one, 3 for a red is down to violent conduct.

Is that right? I'd always imagined all reds were three games (unless for 2 yellows)

Offline Steve67

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1313 on: July 30, 2023, 05:24:07 PM »
0-2, lovely goal from them.  Got it all to do now.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1314 on: July 30, 2023, 05:24:21 PM »
Fuck sake 2-0 down

Offline devilla

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1315 on: July 30, 2023, 05:24:26 PM »
FFS.

Offline beness

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1316 on: July 30, 2023, 05:24:53 PM »
Great goal. Martinez had no chance.

Offline Nelly

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1317 on: July 30, 2023, 05:25:10 PM »
Ouch. 0-2.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1318 on: July 30, 2023, 05:25:22 PM »
Looked a cast iron penalty to me, Konsa slid in at the end and got nowhere near the ball.

but where was the foul?

Contact with the player from behind and no contact with the ball attacking player goes over, penalty. Modern football sadly.

but things like that happen over and over again and get ignored. For me he's had a penalty given purely because he went off his feet, with no attempt to determine if he actually made a foul.

Now he's given a foul against Cash for making exactly he sort of challenge Mee has been making all game with any punishment. and it led to their 2nd goal.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1319 on: July 30, 2023, 05:25:31 PM »
Torres at left back just ain't working. Needs binning. (the idea not Torres)

 


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