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Author Topic: Pre season 2025  (Read 100579 times)

Online Olneythelonely

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #645 on: August 02, 2025, 11:51:26 PM »
Konsa is the new Konsa

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #646 on: August 02, 2025, 11:52:02 PM »
Really poor defending, even for a friendly. At least Unai will know who he can rely on. Illing and Rowe won’t be on the list.

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #647 on: August 02, 2025, 11:53:52 PM »
Nashville have been the better side throughout the half

Offline john e

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #648 on: August 02, 2025, 11:54:27 PM »
Really poor defending, even for a friendly. At least Unai will know who he can rely on. Illing and Rowe won’t be on the list.

What you on about that 2nd goal was 100% Konsa fault

Offline Steve67

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #649 on: August 02, 2025, 11:55:28 PM »
Really poor defending, even for a friendly. At least Unai will know who he can rely on. Illing and Rowe won’t be on the list.

What you on about that 2nd goal was 100% Konsa fault

Wasn’t talking about the goal.

Offline Gareth

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #650 on: August 02, 2025, 11:55:43 PM »
Konsa has become a little fond of the throw himself to the floor and get a free kick routine.  Not sure relying on referees is always the best way to go :-)


Offline olaftab

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #651 on: August 02, 2025, 11:56:35 PM »
What's Nashville's standard? From what I have seen it's about League 2.

Offline Crown Hill

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #652 on: August 02, 2025, 11:56:39 PM »
I’m amazed Unai hasn’t seen that the defence hasn’t been compact for some time now. Doesn’t look like the close season will address this

Offline john e

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #653 on: August 02, 2025, 11:57:00 PM »
Really poor defending, even for a friendly. At least Unai will know who he can rely on. Illing and Rowe won’t be on the list.

What you on about that 2nd goal was 100% Konsa fault

Wasn’t talking about the goal.

I am, shocking defending

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #654 on: August 02, 2025, 11:58:13 PM »
Konsa has become a little fond of the throw himself to the floor and get a free kick routine.  Not sure relying on referees is always the best way to go :-)
He's is England's centre back now so refs have to decide in his favour.

Offline dorsetvillian

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #655 on: August 02, 2025, 11:59:00 PM »
Rogers has been particularly poor.

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #656 on: August 03, 2025, 12:01:06 AM »
Rogers has been particularly poor.

Another one of his lose it every time he gets the ball days.

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #657 on: August 03, 2025, 12:01:24 AM »
Good for Unai to see all of his players get minutes. Two poor goals defensively. Hoping several leave or go out on loan for experience.

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #658 on: August 03, 2025, 12:01:50 AM »
Rogers has been particularly poor.

He's just knackered, hasn't had a rest all season.

Offline dorsetvillian

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Re: Pre season 2025
« Reply #659 on: August 03, 2025, 12:02:21 AM »
We all know at this stage of pre season we are 2 or 3 players short. If we go into the season with Beundia and Bailey as our impact subs  we are well short. Difficult to see how we move them on though...

 


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