| How was it? 16:55 - Jul 27 with 6389 views | Wallingford_Boy |
Obviously not a great result. But did we play well?
Delap? |  |
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| How was it? on 17:04 - Jul 27 with 5004 views | FrimleyBlue |
It was a typical friendly tbh
Mixed sides either half
Harness had a cameo on the right and did OK
Chappers played some nice quick passes
Taylor looks knackered after 90 minutes. Should have scored in the game too
We lack depth that's really obvious already. So new signings are needed sooner rather than later
Result doesn't matter at all. It was a great game to have. Fortuna were able to play exactly how some prem sides do. Which will only help us. |  |
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| How was it? on 17:08 - Jul 27 with 4906 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| How was it? on 17:04 - Jul 27 by FrimleyBlue |
It was a typical friendly tbh
Mixed sides either half
Harness had a cameo on the right and did OK
Chappers played some nice quick passes
Taylor looks knackered after 90 minutes. Should have scored in the game too
We lack depth that's really obvious already. So new signings are needed sooner rather than later
Result doesn't matter at all. It was a great game to have. Fortuna were able to play exactly how some prem sides do. Which will only help us. |
Harness had a Cameo? He played about 60 minutes. |  |
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| How was it? on 17:09 - Jul 27 with 4886 views | Clutch |
New players knew the system - was expecting Muric to pop up in their box and score though at any point.
Really need some more through the door and Ladapo back to League One though.
Tanaka was standout player - Harness did well when he came on. [Post edited 27 Jul 2024 17:10]
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| How was it? on 17:10 - Jul 27 with 4865 views | LeoMuff |
Watched the second half Fortuna looked better side, though we had our moments. |  |
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| How was it? on 17:11 - Jul 27 with 4828 views | EddyJ |
We dominated the game without creating a huge amount. Fortuna capitalised on defensive lapses against the run of play.
Muric is a Neuer wannabe. At one point he was in possession in the opposition half. One good save too.
Johnson looks athletic but didn’t offer much. Played it safe every time. Positioning was suspect for the Fortuna second. Hope he is still finding his feet.
Greaves looks good. Very assured. Pick of the new signings on that showing.
Delap scrapped well and won the ball back a few times. Didn’t show much on the ball and messed up a couple of half chances.
Harness was my MOTM. Took his goal well. A couple of other nice crosses. Our most effective attacking play came through him. Morsy, Hirst and greaves also good.
We are missing our spark players like Hutchinson and Broadhead. Nobody did badly but it felt a bit workmanlike without them. |  | | |
| How was it? on 17:13 - Jul 27 with 4757 views | FrimleyBlue |
| How was it? on 17:08 - Jul 27 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Harness had a Cameo? He played about 60 minutes. |
Didn't know there was a timing definition for cameo. Apologies. | |
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| How was it? on 17:16 - Jul 27 with 4664 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| How was it? on 17:13 - Jul 27 by FrimleyBlue |
Didn't know there was a timing definition for cameo. Apologies. |
Yeah, a 'cameo' in regards football, would just be a few minutes. | |
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| How was it? on 17:16 - Jul 27 with 4663 views | VanSaParody |
Anyone know how the pens finished? |  | | |
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| How was it? on 17:18 - Jul 27 with 4599 views | FrimleyBlue |
| How was it? on 17:16 - Jul 27 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Yeah, a 'cameo' in regards football, would just be a few minutes. |
Oh. I just meant cameo as he came on and played a position he doesn't normally play. | |
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| How was it? on 17:19 - Jul 27 with 4582 views | RadioOrwell |
| How was it? on 17:11 - Jul 27 by EddyJ |
We dominated the game without creating a huge amount. Fortuna capitalised on defensive lapses against the run of play.
Muric is a Neuer wannabe. At one point he was in possession in the opposition half. One good save too.
Johnson looks athletic but didn’t offer much. Played it safe every time. Positioning was suspect for the Fortuna second. Hope he is still finding his feet.
Greaves looks good. Very assured. Pick of the new signings on that showing.
Delap scrapped well and won the ball back a few times. Didn’t show much on the ball and messed up a couple of half chances.
Harness was my MOTM. Took his goal well. A couple of other nice crosses. Our most effective attacking play came through him. Morsy, Hirst and greaves also good.
We are missing our spark players like Hutchinson and Broadhead. Nobody did badly but it felt a bit workmanlike without them. |
We really didn't dominate.
We were chasing them a lot.
Couldn't hold the ball up top. |  | | |
| How was it? on 17:25 - Jul 27 with 4414 views | SitfcB |
| How was it? on 17:16 - Jul 27 by VanSaParody |
Anyone know how the pens finished? |
7-6 Fortuna. Woolfie missed our last one. |  |
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| How was it? on 17:26 - Jul 27 with 4388 views | SitfcB |
| How was it? on 17:25 - Jul 27 by SitfcB |
7-6 Fortuna. Woolfie missed our last one. |
That was after Chaplin missed our first and Fortuna missed their first as well. | |
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| How was it? on 17:35 - Jul 27 with 4218 views | cressi |
Thought we was poor although I understand Not up to speed.
Outfield players only Morsy Chaplin and Harness in bursts did OK in my view. I thought Johnson played well last week but was out of position like Clarke was last season for both goals vast improvement required on the 17th of August. | | | |
| How was it? on 17:36 - Jul 27 with 4187 views | cressi |
| How was it? on 17:11 - Jul 27 by EddyJ |
We dominated the game without creating a huge amount. Fortuna capitalised on defensive lapses against the run of play.
Muric is a Neuer wannabe. At one point he was in possession in the opposition half. One good save too.
Johnson looks athletic but didn’t offer much. Played it safe every time. Positioning was suspect for the Fortuna second. Hope he is still finding his feet.
Greaves looks good. Very assured. Pick of the new signings on that showing.
Delap scrapped well and won the ball back a few times. Didn’t show much on the ball and messed up a couple of half chances.
Harness was my MOTM. Took his goal well. A couple of other nice crosses. Our most effective attacking play came through him. Morsy, Hirst and greaves also good.
We are missing our spark players like Hutchinson and Broadhead. Nobody did badly but it felt a bit workmanlike without them. |
Dominant really | | | |
| How was it? on 17:37 - Jul 27 with 4179 views | Europablue |
| How was it? on 17:16 - Jul 27 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Yeah, a 'cameo' in regards football, would just be a few minutes. |
Yes, but you could consider 60 minutes a cameo in the span of a whole season... | | | |
| How was it? on 17:39 - Jul 27 with 4144 views | Europablue |
| How was it? on 17:19 - Jul 27 by RadioOrwell |
We really didn't dominate.
We were chasing them a lot.
Couldn't hold the ball up top. |
I don't think we can read too much into that match. There was some good passing phases, but in general it was very disjointed. Just remember how much potential, but with no end result Hutchinson had last preseason. It was just a chance to get the players out there and building new relationships. | | | |
| How was it? on 17:46 - Jul 27 with 4014 views | bluester |
Just to add to the comments above, i thought Barbrook looked pretty handy when he came on. | | | |
| How was it? on 17:47 - Jul 27 with 3993 views | RadioOrwell |
| How was it? on 17:39 - Jul 27 by Europablue |
I don't think we can read too much into that match. There was some good passing phases, but in general it was very disjointed. Just remember how much potential, but with no end result Hutchinson had last preseason. It was just a chance to get the players out there and building new relationships. |
I know all that.
Just a response to the idea we dominated. | | | |
| How was it? on 17:49 - Jul 27 with 3949 views | TractorFrog |
Chaplin was class! |  |
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| How was it? on 17:49 - Jul 27 with 3928 views | FrimleyBlue |
| How was it? on 17:35 - Jul 27 by cressi |
Thought we was poor although I understand Not up to speed.
Outfield players only Morsy Chaplin and Harness in bursts did OK in my view. I thought Johnson played well last week but was out of position like Clarke was last season for both goals vast improvement required on the 17th of August. |
On Johnson..
Off the ball you could see he had no help from luongo or morsy on occasions with runners.
Esp 2nd half, they got space on the left as Burgess tucked over, wolfy then moved to cover the man who had ran past our cms, johnson then had to tuck in to mark the man wolfy lost which then left a free man on the far side.
Cm drop and allow wolfy to mark the correct player then johnson wasn't out of position and stops the wide player.
Happened time and time again. | |
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| How was it? on 18:19 - Jul 27 with 3505 views | Churchman |
| How was it? on 17:39 - Jul 27 by Europablue |
I don't think we can read too much into that match. There was some good passing phases, but in general it was very disjointed. Just remember how much potential, but with no end result Hutchinson had last preseason. It was just a chance to get the players out there and building new relationships. |
This post is how I saw it. Goalie: he’s a definite upgrade, even if he does look like a stick of rock in that awful keeper kit.
Johnson: he’ll be fine but looks exposed as everyone does on that side by the way we play
Greaves: good player
Delap: didn’t impress me. But then I’m the bloke who’d have returned Hutchinson to Chelsea few games in.
Don’t know about Barbrook, but I thought he looked lively.
Of the usuals, Harness did well. Morsy - service as normal. Hirst - willing runner. Taylor - worried about him.
Overall, a pre-season friendly. Good quality opposition will do us no harm. We were disjointed but are work in progress so as far as I’m concerned, an interesting afternoon - all good. |  | | |
| How was it? on 18:30 - Jul 27 with 3380 views | Simonds92 |
| How was it? on 17:49 - Jul 27 by FrimleyBlue |
On Johnson..
Off the ball you could see he had no help from luongo or morsy on occasions with runners.
Esp 2nd half, they got space on the left as Burgess tucked over, wolfy then moved to cover the man who had ran past our cms, johnson then had to tuck in to mark the man wolfy lost which then left a free man on the far side.
Cm drop and allow wolfy to mark the correct player then johnson wasn't out of position and stops the wide player.
Happened time and time again. |
I think we've effectively signed a 60k a week Janoi.
Not written him off and maybe there will be a massive improvement working under McKenna rather than Moyes but based on that showing he's not particularly comfortable on the ball or going forward, his first touch is very square which then limits where he can play it.
Our best players looked to be the ones who were at the club last season, which is a bit of a concern.
However, based on just today, Harness is our best player, so who knows! | | | |
| How was it? on 18:46 - Jul 27 with 3248 views | wrightsrightglove |
| How was it? on 18:30 - Jul 27 by Simonds92 |
I think we've effectively signed a 60k a week Janoi.
Not written him off and maybe there will be a massive improvement working under McKenna rather than Moyes but based on that showing he's not particularly comfortable on the ball or going forward, his first touch is very square which then limits where he can play it.
Our best players looked to be the ones who were at the club last season, which is a bit of a concern.
However, based on just today, Harness is our best player, so who knows! |
I make Frimmers right. Our right backs are always going to be a target for criticism because of the way we play. They’re effectively fulfilling a right centre back role because leif is bombing forward meaning that they’re exposed to the oppositions overlap, particularly when we don’t have burns : Hutchinson tracking back at speed. Clarke was constantly being slated last season for being ‘out of position’ but they play exactly where McKenna wants them to and the way we play just means they’re exposed. It’s the negative side of the way that we play [Post edited 27 Jul 2024 18:48]
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| How was it? on 18:58 - Jul 27 with 3121 views | itfcsuth |
We showed our strengths and weaknesses in the game.
Attacking wise, as you would expect we look dangerous, defensively, we looked vulnerable, both in transition, and during our press, at times Fortuna cut through the press very slickly.
Have to be cautious of that in the PL, players are a lot better at being pressed and playing through it.
Have to be cautious in transition as well, mistakes will be punished in the PL.
Overall really enjoyable game though for a friendly, both sides had good moments. |  | | |
| How was it? on 19:03 - Jul 27 with 3060 views | FrimleyBlue |
| How was it? on 18:58 - Jul 27 by itfcsuth |
We showed our strengths and weaknesses in the game.
Attacking wise, as you would expect we look dangerous, defensively, we looked vulnerable, both in transition, and during our press, at times Fortuna cut through the press very slickly.
Have to be cautious of that in the PL, players are a lot better at being pressed and playing through it.
Have to be cautious in transition as well, mistakes will be punished in the PL.
Overall really enjoyable game though for a friendly, both sides had good moments. |
Its not popular. But the luongo morsy partnership Is our weak point off the ball and that's why it's so important t we get a partner for Morsy. Or even that 2 to replace both. As harsh and hard that is to take.. we are prem now and we can't be ripped apart with Ease anytime we lose the ball in the final third.
It's hard enough playing with a high fullback in davis but then we need to ensure they can't just pass around us and run past our midfielders easily to get the overrun on the opposite side.
If we are to use both. One has to drop and stay. Imo. | |
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