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Author Topic: Pre-season 2023/24  (Read 199992 times)

Offline Risso

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1320 on: July 30, 2023, 05:25:33 PM »
Well, this is disappointingly shit.

Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1321 on: July 30, 2023, 05:25:40 PM »
Not really sure how we are losing this 2-0.

Offline dave shelley

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1322 on: July 30, 2023, 05:25:43 PM »
Sometimes you just have to admire.

Offline Proposition Joe

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1323 on: July 30, 2023, 05:25:44 PM »
Bastards. They can go down next season please.

Offline Taylor

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1324 on: July 30, 2023, 05:25:49 PM »
The sooner Brentford f**k off back to the championship the better.

Offline VillaTim

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1325 on: July 30, 2023, 05:26:13 PM »
They have the measure of us. We look very edgy

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1326 on: July 30, 2023, 05:26:20 PM »
Great finish.

Not sure Pau Torres at LB is going to work in premier league v pacy players, far too square and easily beaten.

Get Digne on at half time as we haven't looked too bad otherwise.

Offline Garyth

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1327 on: July 30, 2023, 05:26:28 PM »
A goal like that is wasted on a pre-season game

Offline Ads

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1328 on: July 30, 2023, 05:26:41 PM »
Good finish, another goal entirely against the run of play mind.

Online Nev

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1329 on: July 30, 2023, 05:26:46 PM »
The last time I saw the ball go through the net was at the Sty in 1987.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1330 on: July 30, 2023, 05:26:56 PM »
Gave him too much room.

Offline Skerra

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1331 on: July 30, 2023, 05:27:17 PM »
We’re too slow moving the ball today. We had a similar situation to their second goal but, instead of shooting, we keep playing the ball backwards or sideways.

Offline Smithy

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1332 on: July 30, 2023, 05:27:34 PM »
That was a brilliant finish, but also evidence Pau is not a left-back. He stood him up and with the drop of a shoulder bought himself five yards for the shot.  He'll get murdered in the premier league defending like that.

Online Nev

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1333 on: July 30, 2023, 05:27:46 PM »
Is Emery there, all I've seen is that ex member of the Scorpians in my TV every 5 fucking minutes.

Offline Risso

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1334 on: July 30, 2023, 05:28:03 PM »
Not sure really why we're experimenting with a lop-sided three at the back. I know that Emery likes the unbalanced set up, but this seems a step too far.

 


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