Neil McNab's Tash
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Hi Folks, couldn't see if anybody had posted Doug's view of training today so.....................
Back on the best pitch for me for viewing. Hellos from Kidd and Fausto and then from Mario as he came to the fencing to retrieve a ball, a nice start.A few photographers around plus schoolkids milling about hoping for a ball to come over.17 on show today plus 4 keepers but no AJ apparently talking with Sunderland.Good to see Nigel still with us and fully at it.
All the usual looseners and then they broke into two groups for some specific fitness routines.Then Mancini took a team off to another pitch for some tactical work.Always makes me smile they do the tactical work on a pitch which is the most accessible to the watching cameras! Mostly this work was on team shape and movements but some stuff on corners as well.Then the personel was changed and similar work done with the "new" team.
Back across then for the game and Massimo kept Joe and Panti for some more work with him leaving Gunnar and and Italian keeper for the game.I think I have missed the Italian keeper joining.At least he sounded Italian when a ball flew past his outstretched hand,hit the post,bounced back to hit him on the head and back into the net.
The game was enjoyable and interesting as the team with probably most of the ball didnt win. Chances created and spurned,some excellent defending and 1 or 2 very good saves.At the other end Edin was in great form scoring a hat trick and the best was the 3rd a left footer which flew into the far corner and stuck in the stanchion.(is that really a word?)
No hints of Nigel moving on which is the same as yesterday. Played the game like he really meant it and had some good tussles with Razak who also looked good.Some good interplay between Silva and Milner took the eye and the same goes for SN/YT and CT. Boyata although generally defending well did have his hand up appealling for offside a lot... and now I hear he is off on another season long loan.
Almost the last action in the game was Edin smacking the post beofre they all stopped for drinks.Half went in and most of the rest had some shooting practice which really got the watching kids excited as they hoped for a ball to come over the fence.Mancini used the time for some 1 to 1 chats with different players,Kidd spent some time talking with Rodders, Lombardo working with Savic and some quality finishing which must ,for a while, have made the Italian keeper wonder why he was bothering.
Good session.
Back on the best pitch for me for viewing. Hellos from Kidd and Fausto and then from Mario as he came to the fencing to retrieve a ball, a nice start.A few photographers around plus schoolkids milling about hoping for a ball to come over.17 on show today plus 4 keepers but no AJ apparently talking with Sunderland.Good to see Nigel still with us and fully at it.
All the usual looseners and then they broke into two groups for some specific fitness routines.Then Mancini took a team off to another pitch for some tactical work.Always makes me smile they do the tactical work on a pitch which is the most accessible to the watching cameras! Mostly this work was on team shape and movements but some stuff on corners as well.Then the personel was changed and similar work done with the "new" team.
Back across then for the game and Massimo kept Joe and Panti for some more work with him leaving Gunnar and and Italian keeper for the game.I think I have missed the Italian keeper joining.At least he sounded Italian when a ball flew past his outstretched hand,hit the post,bounced back to hit him on the head and back into the net.
The game was enjoyable and interesting as the team with probably most of the ball didnt win. Chances created and spurned,some excellent defending and 1 or 2 very good saves.At the other end Edin was in great form scoring a hat trick and the best was the 3rd a left footer which flew into the far corner and stuck in the stanchion.(is that really a word?)
No hints of Nigel moving on which is the same as yesterday. Played the game like he really meant it and had some good tussles with Razak who also looked good.Some good interplay between Silva and Milner took the eye and the same goes for SN/YT and CT. Boyata although generally defending well did have his hand up appealling for offside a lot... and now I hear he is off on another season long loan.
Almost the last action in the game was Edin smacking the post beofre they all stopped for drinks.Half went in and most of the rest had some shooting practice which really got the watching kids excited as they hoped for a ball to come over the fence.Mancini used the time for some 1 to 1 chats with different players,Kidd spent some time talking with Rodders, Lombardo working with Savic and some quality finishing which must ,for a while, have made the Italian keeper wonder why he was bothering.
Good session.