The first game is always about who is in the best shape for me. No point rushing someone back if they’re blowing out of their rear end after 30 minutes, so I’d go with those who have been more involved in pre season.
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 38 seconds ago
The first game is always about who is in the best shape for me. No point rushing someone back if they’re blowing out of their rear end after 30 minutes, so I’d go with those who have been more involved in pre season.
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I get what you’re saying but only Matic, AWB and Greenwood got plenty of pre season minutes. The rest who played are kids or deadwood.
I imagine 8/9 at least will be the same. I'd go with McTominay and Fred personally. We'll be behind Leeds in terms of overall fitness and the last thing we need is a poor result because we were naive and played a team that wasn't up to it, energy wise. With 5 decent fixtures after, winning on Saturday is massive and if it can setup a 6 game run of wins then we should be hitting momentum and form by the time we start getting the tougher fixtures.
Imagine Sancho will get half an hour or so, it's not like he's been on an 8 week break, I'd hope he's relatively fresh and fit.
DDG
AWB Maguire Lindelof Shaw
Matic
Bruno Beeky
Greenwood Martial James
Wouldn’t be a huge shock if Sancho/Varane started tbf, Sancho joined training yesterday and has a full week with the squad. All depends on both their fitness and how they’ve kept themselves during the break.
Ole started Bruno about 2 days after he signed, Maguire too perhaps?
comment by FFS Mike. (U1170)
posted 4 seconds ago
DDG
AWB Maguire Lindelof Shaw
Matic
Bruno Beeky
Greenwood Martial James
Wouldn’t be a huge shock if Sancho/Varane started tbf, Sancho joined training yesterday and has a full week with the squad. All depends on both their fitness and how they’ve kept themselves during the break.
Ole started Bruno about 2 days after he signed, Maguire too perhaps?
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Bruno was signed mid season and I think Maguire has a full pre season behind him.
I think James and Greenwood will both start. Fred, Bruno and Pogba in midfield.
Fuming I can’t watch the game
Be surprised if Sancho and Varane start.
Why is Cavani back so late? Quarantine and/or extra time off?
Don’t care who plays as long as we win!
Don’t care who plays as long as we win!
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We can be confident as long as Mike doesn't do the match thread.
I want us to play better football this season but I'd take the scrappiest of 1-0 victories on Saturday!
I do think we'll be on it though and it'll be a pretty good game. It'll be special in front of the fans again.
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 2 minutes ago
Don’t care who plays as long as we win!
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We can be confident as long as Mike doesn't do the match thread.
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Won 4-0 the other day
I won't be doing it anyway, I'll be at the game and the reception/wifi in OT isn't fast enough to keep up with a live thread of everyone abusing me.
I'd be amazed if we didn't go for the closest team possible to the one that battered them 6-2 last time.
Players like James, Greenwood, Scott will be essential for the energy + counter attacking
Leeds wised up the second game though and it was very tight.
The side that started the friendly for us vs Everton were clearly the fittest players in our squad at the time, noticeably when the likes of Pogba came on they weren't as up to speed as Beeky and Matic.
Another week of training though and you'd expect other than match sharpness most to be at a similar level.
Tbh we didn’t get out of second gear in the away game and they didn’t really threaten. We should win this one but given last season’s opener you can’t be too confident!
I think the line up minus the front line will be the same.
Hope VDB and Martial kill it for us this weekend so it can shut some of the naysayers up
I don’t understand the “bedding in” of players. Bruno came straight in and smashed it, Sancho should also come straight in.
Can he be worse than James? I doubt it.
comment by FFS Mike. (U1170)
posted 5 hours, 15 minutes ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 2 minutes ago
Don’t care who plays as long as we win!
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We can be confident as long as Mike doesn't do the match thread.
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Won 4-0 the other day
I won't be doing it anyway, I'll be at the game and the reception/wifi in OT isn't fast enough to keep up with a live thread of everyone abusing me.
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Don’t understand why we don’t have wifi, it’s 2021, and why is the reception so bad?
Anyway, buzzing the game, atmosphere will be electric. £3 beers in the ground now too
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by FFS Mike. (U1170)
posted 5 hours, 15 minutes ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 2 minutes ago
Don’t care who plays as long as we win!
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We can be confident as long as Mike doesn't do the match thread.
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Won 4-0 the other day
I won't be doing it anyway, I'll be at the game and the reception/wifi in OT isn't fast enough to keep up with a live thread of everyone abusing me.
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Don’t understand why we don’t have wifi, it’s 2021, and why is the reception so bad?
Anyway, buzzing the game, atmosphere will be electric. £3 beers in the ground now too
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Just hope they’ve got round to installing more pumps for the decent beer or it’ll have to be a few pints of Carling
Still, £3 is £3
I’d like us to start our new signings. I’m an impatient child who wants to see the exciting new players!
Is my memory failing me or did new signings tend to start straight away more back in the day than nowadays?
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posted on 10/8/21
The first game is always about who is in the best shape for me. No point rushing someone back if they’re blowing out of their rear end after 30 minutes, so I’d go with those who have been more involved in pre season.
posted on 10/8/21
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 38 seconds ago
The first game is always about who is in the best shape for me. No point rushing someone back if they’re blowing out of their rear end after 30 minutes, so I’d go with those who have been more involved in pre season.
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I get what you’re saying but only Matic, AWB and Greenwood got plenty of pre season minutes. The rest who played are kids or deadwood.
posted on 10/8/21
I imagine 8/9 at least will be the same. I'd go with McTominay and Fred personally. We'll be behind Leeds in terms of overall fitness and the last thing we need is a poor result because we were naive and played a team that wasn't up to it, energy wise. With 5 decent fixtures after, winning on Saturday is massive and if it can setup a 6 game run of wins then we should be hitting momentum and form by the time we start getting the tougher fixtures.
Imagine Sancho will get half an hour or so, it's not like he's been on an 8 week break, I'd hope he's relatively fresh and fit.
posted on 10/8/21
DDG
AWB Maguire Lindelof Shaw
Matic
Bruno Beeky
Greenwood Martial James
Wouldn’t be a huge shock if Sancho/Varane started tbf, Sancho joined training yesterday and has a full week with the squad. All depends on both their fitness and how they’ve kept themselves during the break.
Ole started Bruno about 2 days after he signed, Maguire too perhaps?
posted on 10/8/21
comment by FFS Mike. (U1170)
posted 4 seconds ago
DDG
AWB Maguire Lindelof Shaw
Matic
Bruno Beeky
Greenwood Martial James
Wouldn’t be a huge shock if Sancho/Varane started tbf, Sancho joined training yesterday and has a full week with the squad. All depends on both their fitness and how they’ve kept themselves during the break.
Ole started Bruno about 2 days after he signed, Maguire too perhaps?
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Bruno was signed mid season and I think Maguire has a full pre season behind him.
posted on 10/8/21
I think James and Greenwood will both start. Fred, Bruno and Pogba in midfield.
posted on 10/8/21
Fuming I can’t watch the game
Be surprised if Sancho and Varane start.
Why is Cavani back so late? Quarantine and/or extra time off?
Don’t care who plays as long as we win!
posted on 10/8/21
Don’t care who plays as long as we win!
-
We can be confident as long as Mike doesn't do the match thread.
posted on 10/8/21
I want us to play better football this season but I'd take the scrappiest of 1-0 victories on Saturday!
I do think we'll be on it though and it'll be a pretty good game. It'll be special in front of the fans again.
posted on 10/8/21
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 2 minutes ago
Don’t care who plays as long as we win!
-
We can be confident as long as Mike doesn't do the match thread.
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Won 4-0 the other day
I won't be doing it anyway, I'll be at the game and the reception/wifi in OT isn't fast enough to keep up with a live thread of everyone abusing me.
posted on 10/8/21
I'd be amazed if we didn't go for the closest team possible to the one that battered them 6-2 last time.
Players like James, Greenwood, Scott will be essential for the energy + counter attacking
posted on 10/8/21
Leeds wised up the second game though and it was very tight.
The side that started the friendly for us vs Everton were clearly the fittest players in our squad at the time, noticeably when the likes of Pogba came on they weren't as up to speed as Beeky and Matic.
Another week of training though and you'd expect other than match sharpness most to be at a similar level.
posted on 10/8/21
Tbh we didn’t get out of second gear in the away game and they didn’t really threaten. We should win this one but given last season’s opener you can’t be too confident!
posted on 10/8/21
I think the line up minus the front line will be the same.
Hope VDB and Martial kill it for us this weekend so it can shut some of the naysayers up
posted on 10/8/21
I don’t understand the “bedding in” of players. Bruno came straight in and smashed it, Sancho should also come straight in.
Can he be worse than James? I doubt it.
posted on 10/8/21
comment by FFS Mike. (U1170)
posted 5 hours, 15 minutes ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 2 minutes ago
Don’t care who plays as long as we win!
-
We can be confident as long as Mike doesn't do the match thread.
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Won 4-0 the other day
I won't be doing it anyway, I'll be at the game and the reception/wifi in OT isn't fast enough to keep up with a live thread of everyone abusing me.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Don’t understand why we don’t have wifi, it’s 2021, and why is the reception so bad?
Anyway, buzzing the game, atmosphere will be electric. £3 beers in the ground now too
posted on 10/8/21
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by FFS Mike. (U1170)
posted 5 hours, 15 minutes ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 2 minutes ago
Don’t care who plays as long as we win!
-
We can be confident as long as Mike doesn't do the match thread.
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Won 4-0 the other day
I won't be doing it anyway, I'll be at the game and the reception/wifi in OT isn't fast enough to keep up with a live thread of everyone abusing me.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Don’t understand why we don’t have wifi, it’s 2021, and why is the reception so bad?
Anyway, buzzing the game, atmosphere will be electric. £3 beers in the ground now too
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Just hope they’ve got round to installing more pumps for the decent beer or it’ll have to be a few pints of Carling
Still, £3 is £3
posted on 10/8/21
I’d like us to start our new signings. I’m an impatient child who wants to see the exciting new players!
Is my memory failing me or did new signings tend to start straight away more back in the day than nowadays?
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