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Pre-Season Friendlies (2022/2023)

ThierryHenry14

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That's four in a row actually, two to PL sides, one of them champions of Europe.



Arsenal are back.
Only means arsenal players match fitness is better than other team at this stage. No need to read too much in friendly games.
 

Rajiztar

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Only positive for us in that game was koulibaly. Looks class and will be perfectly slot in for Rudi with more aggression as well. Other than that nothing.

We looked clueless and played like strangers in first half. Second half we looked okay but again we are not good enough to stop arsenal do their things.
 

MADReaLJL

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Crazy that Batshuayi is 28 going on 29.

Been at the club 6 years and had 5 loans. Utterly pointless him being in the squad. Can’t you shift him? I assume he was given a new contract at some point which would seem mental?
It's no worse than United keeping Jones for longer.
 

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The RM and Barca broadcast in America is embarrassing. They're extremely over the top, thinking this has actual importance. To that, the color commentator called Lewandowski a German. How fecking shite is that. So, so poor.
 

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He went by the name of Wayne Rooney
Are the commentators allowed to say anything these days? The American commentator just said even he would play anywhere not to go to Manchester United, when talking about de Jong playing as centre half.
 

Donaldo

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Only a friendly but always good to beat those khunts.

Excited for the season, hope we can sustain a top 4 challenge with some comfort and not playing catch up as usual.
 

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The Salzburg/ Liverpool game is quite good.

Salzburg player booked within the first 2 minutes for fouling Carvalho twice so it's been fiesty.

Nunez has made a mess of some proper opportunities but he keeps getting them (by the looks of things he won't start vs city this weekend).

Salzburg just scored after missing an absolute sitter a couple of minutes ago, Sesko looks really dangerous.

Anyone know anything about Stefan Bajcetic (number 43) he looks light-years ahead of Jones in midfield.
 

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Kante looking like Kante again. Great goal.
 

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First time this preseason we've looked good. Only 25minutes gone mind but it's such an improvement from the last 3 games.
 

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First time this preseason we've looked good. Only 25minutes gone mind but it's such an improvement from the last 3 games.
Looking very sharp. Mount, Havertz and Sterling showing great understanding so far.
 

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Sterling with a WONDER GOAL!!!!!
 

padr81

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As a Chelsea fan, I'm totally fine with that!
You should be, one thing I think we'll miss at City this season is getting the scrappy goals that Raheem did for us so often. He's a great man to score a scrappy goal in a 1-0 or 2-1 win.
Its on goals like this titles are won.
 

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McNeil scored a great debut goal and Tarkowski again looked solid. I know it’s only a warm up game but they both looked like they’ll add stuff to us.
 

awop

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Sevilla looks fully ready and fit for the new season in terms of complaining. Football-wise, not really...