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Behind Closed Doors: Man United 4-0 Blackburn
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Didn’t know where else to put it so thought I’d just make a thread.
Glad they got some minutes in for those that didn't get much play time in Cardiff
Good to hear!
Interesting, coming the day after our Milan match. Sounds like Ole's making sure they're all getting enough minutes.
good to see the kids (Chong, Greenwood, Lingard) get their minutes
Good going.
Pretty cool of Blackburn to send a team given the season has started.
Glad to see Pogba's bad back got better in less than 24 hours. Must have a hell of a mattress
Their under 23...
Started the game before the Milan one to be fair, it is why he didn't start. And Ole said it wasn't an injury just he felt something.
No he didnt start the game before Milan. He came on after 60 mins. Listen I'm not smelling bs but that is a hell of a heat rub he is getting on his back.
No I meant the issue with his back started the game before the Milan game, not that he started the match.. My bad.
It is why he didn't start that game though cause he felt something, Ole's words.
Nice one..
Ole said last night after the Milan game he felt some pain in his back and couldnt be risked before the first game of the season. Fine. Less than 16 hours later he is playing. He probably doesnt like Wales
Ole exclusively said he doesn't want to risk Pogba before Chelsea and obviously a game against Milan poses a lot more danger to an injury than a game behind close doors against an U23 team.
If there was any truth to Pogba going on strike, why would he play in this one? It's just a match for fitness purposes.
Played a lot of games this pre-season which is good to see, we should be fit and sharp for Chelsea on the first day. Hope it doesn't lead to us being burnt out later in the season but the focus on fitness is encouraging.
Did he, or Twitter, get a teamsheet?
Clearly never had back issues.
They can limit your movement one day, a good massage later and you’re back to normal .
It's on his website
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/behind-closed-doors-man-united-4-0-blackburn.449451/
I'm sure more were involved, but i'm guessing the above got the most minutes?
‘Behind closed doors’
The thread title seems unnecessarily ominous.
The thread title seems unnecessarily ominous.
Well Chong scored so we can include him in the above list!
Our preseason prep under Ole compared v the Toxic ones effort last year is night and day.
At this point last year our ship was already sinking
At this point last year our ship was already sinking
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Are you talking to me?
Good spot
I wonder why he didn't just list all players who played?
It does read like a HBO Sports SpecialMeh I'll believe it when I see it.
Ill have to ask him where he got it, see if it can cure mine as quick
Yes, you seem surprised that a back niggle can be better after a day? It’s definitely possible if something is inflamed.
I have suffered herniated discs at L12, L10 and C8 in my life. I watched Ole's press conference yesterday after the Milan game and he said Pogba didnt travel as he felt pain in his back and they didnt want to risk him for the start of the season. Fast forward what 15 hours later and he is playing. That to me is a little strange to say the least, especially when he had this bad back last week in Norway and couldnt be played from the start. Like I said either he has a hell of a mattress, or he didnt want to travel to Wales
It’s funny to see Lingard is being referred to as a “kid”
Looks like Ole had a certain minute mark he wanted all first teamers to hit.
It's been a joke on here for a while, catch up dudeIt’s funny to see Lingard is being referred to as a “kid”
Yeah right. I've had back pains for over a month now and I'm 25 and go to a physio twice a week, doing specific exercises daily. It's just about going back to normal now.
Or, as has been speculated, he was busy elsewhere giving dybala a haircut.
More like a blow dry
Hopefully everyone has hit their minutes target and we are ready to go for Chelsea.
There are different kinds of back pain, you know. Probably didn't feel like traveling would be the best idea, but he has had a couple of days to work with the physios. Him playing some minutes in a closed-off friendly does not mean he refused to go to Wales just because.
Ahh cool, you must have the exact same pain he does to be able to speak so assuredly on the subject.
Some people will never refuse to peddle their anti-Pogba BS. 
Do we know the starting squad and subs for this behind-the-doors match?
There’s obviously a difference between a niggle and a proper injury. Pogba clearly isn’t “real world” injured, but felt a twinge. they decided to rest it and not make it worse? travelling in a plane / bus also isn’t good for that sort of thing.
It’s the right thing to do but obviously certain “fans” want to try and make it out to be something negative