ninjamonkey
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Less to take from that than club America game.
Haaland looks very much in tune with the side and ready to storm it, the idea he won't fit in is laughable.
Alvarez has great tenacity and some really nice movement but he's less in sync with the team just yet, which isn't unexpected at all. Ideally he will bag one against the Dippers to get himself settled. Might take a while but he's going to be class, want to see him on the wing where he can be more involved.
Phillips has still got the headless chicken bielsa trait to knock out of him, it'll come, no rush when Rodri is looking impervious.
JWE had a much better game from a defensive stand point than club America where I thought he was suspect, still plenty of improvement needed before he's a genuine member of the squad but the lads got strong potential and can expect to be in contention for cup games.
Not great having a fractured 80 minute game as one of just 2 pre-season games but it is what it is, a lot of players getting 70-80 minutes and seemingly no injuries were positive signs.
Back home, whole squad together and get ready to defend our title. Its going nowhere.
Haaland looks very much in tune with the side and ready to storm it, the idea he won't fit in is laughable.
Alvarez has great tenacity and some really nice movement but he's less in sync with the team just yet, which isn't unexpected at all. Ideally he will bag one against the Dippers to get himself settled. Might take a while but he's going to be class, want to see him on the wing where he can be more involved.
Phillips has still got the headless chicken bielsa trait to knock out of him, it'll come, no rush when Rodri is looking impervious.
JWE had a much better game from a defensive stand point than club America where I thought he was suspect, still plenty of improvement needed before he's a genuine member of the squad but the lads got strong potential and can expect to be in contention for cup games.
Not great having a fractured 80 minute game as one of just 2 pre-season games but it is what it is, a lot of players getting 70-80 minutes and seemingly no injuries were positive signs.
Back home, whole squad together and get ready to defend our title. Its going nowhere.