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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1695 on: July 31, 2023, 09:32:11 AM »
Is there a skytv link to some highlights of the Brentford game?

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1696 on: July 31, 2023, 09:49:03 AM »
Is there a skytv link to some highlights of the Brentford game?

There should be a repeat of the whole game at some point, just had a quick look on my telly but I can’t find it at the moment. Hoping someone a bit more clued up than me can give a heads up.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1697 on: July 31, 2023, 10:01:38 AM »
Is there a skytv link to some highlights of the Brentford game?

There should be a repeat of the whole game at some point, just had a quick look on my telly but I can’t find it at the moment. Hoping someone a bit more clued up than me can give a heads up.
It's on now. 402 on sky. Edit. And then again at 7pm tonight.
« Last Edit: July 31, 2023, 10:03:50 AM by Lsvilla »

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1698 on: July 31, 2023, 10:02:54 AM »
First choice starting XI if everyone is injury free?

Martinez
Cash
Konsa
Mings
Moreno
Luiz
McGinn
Diaby
Kamara
Coutinho
Watkins

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1699 on: July 31, 2023, 10:06:59 AM »
2 pre season games left. Practice for our European expedition.

Then in a month's time, we'll already have played 3 league games, 1 European and be preparing for the second leg of our Conference game in the evening.

Bring it on.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1700 on: July 31, 2023, 10:08:41 AM »
Is there a skytv link to some highlights of the Brentford game?

There should be a repeat of the whole game at some point, just had a quick look on my telly but I can’t find it at the moment. Hoping someone a bit more clued up than me can give a heads up.
It's on now. 402 on sky. Edit. And then again at 7pm tonight.
thanks, guys. I'm just on my way back from France so will try and watch at 7pm.
Much appreciated.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1701 on: July 31, 2023, 10:20:11 AM »
Is there a skytv link to some highlights of the Brentford game?

There should be a repeat of the whole game at some point, just had a quick look on my telly but I can’t find it at the moment. Hoping someone a bit more clued up than me can give a heads up.
It's on now. 402 on sky. Edit. And then again at 7pm tonight.

Cheers mate.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1702 on: July 31, 2023, 11:36:19 AM »
First choice starting XI if everyone is injury free?

Martinez
Cash
Konsa
Mings
Moreno
Luiz
McGinn
Diaby
Kamara
Coutinho
Watkins

I thought Coutinho looked a bit off the pace when he came on yesterday (understandable as he is just coming back).  Wouldn't be my choice, but can see the starting XI from yesterday being the one that starts the season.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1703 on: July 31, 2023, 11:54:46 AM »
I'd like the defence to be alot tighter for the Lazio and Valencia games . The ease at times that Newcastle and Brentford went through us (ball over the top) was a slight concern

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1704 on: July 31, 2023, 01:18:59 PM »
I'd like the defence to be alot tighter for the Lazio and Valencia games . The ease at times that Newcastle and Brentford went through us (ball over the top) was a slight concern

New Mail reported was saying that Emery isn't concerned with leaking a few goals while we're trying new things out, and pointed to the goals we shipped against Leicester, Arsenal and Man City before going on a solid run

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1705 on: July 31, 2023, 01:58:52 PM »
I'd like the defence to be alot tighter for the Lazio and Valencia games . The ease at times that Newcastle and Brentford went through us (ball over the top) was a slight concern

New Mail reported was saying that Emery isn't concerned with leaking a few goals while we're trying new things out, and pointed to the goals we shipped against Leicester, Arsenal and Man City before going on a solid run

Sounds right, that's exactly what we should be using these games for.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1706 on: July 31, 2023, 02:10:06 PM »
Spot on.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1707 on: July 31, 2023, 02:13:38 PM »
It's far more useful to have a 3-3 draw against decent opposition as you try something different and errors are made than it is to twat some Swedish part time side 10-0 like we used to back in the day.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1708 on: July 31, 2023, 02:23:54 PM »
It's far more useful to have a 3-3 draw against decent opposition as you try something different and errors are made than it is to twat some Swedish part time side 10-0 like we used to back in the day.

a couple of games like that are ok to start though, when it's all about minutes in the legs. This summer we've gone to the other end and out of 6 only Walsall could count as an easy run out and that fixture is pretty much sacrosanct.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1709 on: July 31, 2023, 03:58:38 PM »
was it David O'Leary who kept taking us on a tour of Swedish pub teams

 


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