blueblood007
Well-Known Member
Not seen it on today so thought i would put it on, as i love these reports as i am sure you all do.
A normal quiet session today and the good news being that Carlos was back with the team. Vinnie though wasn't out after pulling up yeterday but no news if it's a problem for weekend.None of the reserves either due to the game v the scum tonight.
After routine warms up ,jogging and stretching they moved into a sort of match scenario but working mainly on defensive shape.The 'main' team was only 9 players being a keeper , back 4 ,3 in the middle and a striker and the rest attacked them with a full team. The defensive unit stood up well and one notable thing was the voice of Lescott. He was not only in charge but also very audible with his shouts and instructions.
After this 'game' for a while they switched to a more conventional team game. It didn't appear that they were working on anything in particular. Mancini started on the sidelines watching intently but moved more central to be closer to the action and no doubt influence the general play and the positional play in some cases.Gunnar Neilsen was filling in as centre half on one team and did ok especially with an excellent recovery tackle on Silvinho ( he took a while to recover himself after that one). Not too many goals scored but one beauty near the end from Rocky was probably the pick and I would have Lescott as the stand out player on the field.
Probably more tactical work tomorrow but today was a good run out getting the legs moving in a full pitch work out. The weather was so nice they even did the warm down outside with jogging around and all the stretching on the field.
A normal quiet session today and the good news being that Carlos was back with the team. Vinnie though wasn't out after pulling up yeterday but no news if it's a problem for weekend.None of the reserves either due to the game v the scum tonight.
After routine warms up ,jogging and stretching they moved into a sort of match scenario but working mainly on defensive shape.The 'main' team was only 9 players being a keeper , back 4 ,3 in the middle and a striker and the rest attacked them with a full team. The defensive unit stood up well and one notable thing was the voice of Lescott. He was not only in charge but also very audible with his shouts and instructions.
After this 'game' for a while they switched to a more conventional team game. It didn't appear that they were working on anything in particular. Mancini started on the sidelines watching intently but moved more central to be closer to the action and no doubt influence the general play and the positional play in some cases.Gunnar Neilsen was filling in as centre half on one team and did ok especially with an excellent recovery tackle on Silvinho ( he took a while to recover himself after that one). Not too many goals scored but one beauty near the end from Rocky was probably the pick and I would have Lescott as the stand out player on the field.
Probably more tactical work tomorrow but today was a good run out getting the legs moving in a full pitch work out. The weather was so nice they even did the warm down outside with jogging around and all the stretching on the field.