Completely different 11 for second half. Including Taiwo, who looks about 30% fit (but great to see him).
20 mins in, some good touches from Jimmy Sinclair, Dale Taylor & Marco Stamenic. O’Brien & Richards pretty woeful. Miguel a couple of decent saves.
Have we had a shot on target yet?
We had a header from a corner in the first minute. I don't remember their keeper(s) having to do anything in the remaining 89 minutes.
Christ, don't tell him that.
No shots, no goals, no signings?
It was fine. It’s a training session designed to get minutes into legs & lungs.
If we were likely to enter a competitive match with a midfield of Stamenic, O’Brien & Whitehall, with Sinclair & Richards as wing-backs, then I’d be worried….
You could say that game was perfect preparation for another season of possession-free desperate defending.
What?
I refer the Honourable Gentleman to my previous reply. Plus Monaco are a Champions’ League team…
You know jolly well I wasn't being remotely serious.
In other 'it's just a friendly' news I see Newcastle lost 4-0 to Celtic. Elanga came on at HT. Isak not in the squad, which will doubtless (continue to) fuel Liverpoo transfer rumours.
Dale Taylor looks very old for 21, although a year in Wigan can probably have that effect.
Sinclair again playing fast and fearless. He must be worth more than 48K*.
Miguel gives me optimism after the slight disappointment last year.
Monaco looked really good.
*Joke for Sean at least
It'll be 128K in a couple of years. Eh? Eh?
So the squad are going to Portugal today I gather. Wonder if MGW has travelled.
v Fulham 8pm.
Bott, Morato, Carmo, Yates, Jota, Berry (not that one), Taiwo, Whitehall, Powell, Sinclair, Cunha
Subs Sels, Williams, Abbott, Milo, Murillo, Aina, Anderson, MGW, Wood, Sangare, CHO, Jesus, Boly.
Bit of a 2nd half side that. I won't be watching.
Who's Milo?
Milenkovic?
RA is correct. I couldn't be arsed to type it out in full for some reason. Possibly because my brain had already moved on to Murillo. And I'm sure I've seen him called that somewhere. The Ee Po text commentary possibly.
And yes, I did bother to type Anderson rather than Ando. Perhaps it trips off the typing fingers more easily.
Having looked at Fulham's 1st half line up I'm now looking at Fulham to win the 1st half at 2/1...
