Pre-Season TV match thread stuff

Harry Palmr

Plenty of games on the telly - both pay and FTA

Chelsea v Arsenal in China kicks off soon on ITV - Liverpool v Leicester is at 1.30 on Sky, next week the Audi Cup is on ITV4.

Anyone got any more games to include?

Harry Palmr

That pitch is worse than Wigan in the old days.

Ronan Raver77

Great website for live tv games..not many games on tv today besides ones already mentioned...
http://liveonsat.com

NIMAN

Do many people watch these games?

Friendlies lost their appeal to me many years ago.

Van.Bosch

NIMAN wrote: »

Do many people watch these games?

Friendlies lost their appeal to me many years ago.

Typically I don't but I'm watching Juve Barca at the moment on Eir, Neymar just scored.

Andersonisgod

Barca doing lots of good things. Neymar scores a great move, he looks razor sharp.

Headshot

wow that is some 2nd goal by Neymar

Andersonisgod

Messi and Neymar combine and destroy Juventus! Imagine even thinking about walking away from playing with Messi.

Harry Palmr

Playing for the transfer

Andersonisgod

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Playing for the transfer

Playing for Ernesto Valverde's Barcelona.

Andersonisgod

I don't want to jump the gun, it is only pre season, but Valverde's Barcelona looks like the real Barcelona. The signs are almost too good to believe. Samper excellent in that half, but it's Messi and Neymar that have stolen the show. Both have pressed so aggressively, insane link up, 2 genius Neymar goals. This season could be great.

Andersonisgod

Barcelona back to being Barcelona?

Osmosis Jones

Andersonisgod wrote: »

I don't want to jump the gun

too late.

Ronan Raver77

Andersonisgod

It's Messi. It's Neymar. Barcelona purring under Valverde.

Andersonisgod

Good half, bit sharper and could've had a few more goals. Pressing is much improved, and seems to be far more intent on playing short passing patterns through the middle. Alena did not look an inch out of place.

Andersonisgod

Barca's 2nd choice (largely) side who are behind Man Utd in their pre season scheduled are putting on a bit of a passing masterclass, led by Sergi Roberto.

dfx-

Hard to tell the significance of it, but their intensity is a long way improved on the previous preseason for Barcelona, even for the mostly second string second half team. And a glaring miss by Alcacer..

It may also be just an insipid United performance.

Andersonisgod

dfx- wrote: »

Hard to tell the significance of it, but their intensity is a long way improved on the previous preseason for Barcelona, even for the mostly second string second half team. And a glaring miss by Alcacer..

It may also be just an insipid United performance.

Might be true, but they've not had the chance to be anything but insipid. Barca have had all the ball.

Andersonisgod

Promising signs 2 games into pre season for Barcelona. Looked a class above here against Man Utd, must ensure they start the season able to compete with the likes of Real Madrid. Lots of positives too, Valverde's ideas are taking shape and they are far more in line with Barca's philosophy than Enrique's. Alena excellent in the first half, front 3 very sharp and very fit it seems, 2nd half Sergi Roberto playing in the pivot was the best midfielder on the pitch. Good stuff.

dfx-

Definitely good signs, a lot of eagerness and energy there to harry and cover, especially second half up against physical efforts of Fellaini and Lukaku. Cillessen didn't do anything mental either, a couple of saves and quick off his line.

United were as dull as their shirt colour.

Cringe from Suarez

https://twitter.com/ManUtd_HQ/status/890361912332103681

Andersonisgod

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Cringe from Suarez

https://twitter.com/ManUtd_HQ/status/890361912332103681

By this I'm assumimg you just closed your eyes and hummed every time Fellaini either smashed someone in the face or just threw them to the ground or just threw himself to the ground. Some fairly cheap free kicks went Man Utd's way too but I suppose we can't all see things from Paddy Crerand's pov.

Contrary to the Baligue wannabe^
Fellani was carded
Suarez diving like an idiot in a pre-season game was embarrassing.

Pogba was one of the best players on the pitch last night but with only Carrick in a midfield two it won't work for the coming season. Need that DM signing.
Defensively we were lax, Blind was poor again & Valenica somewhat at fault for Neymars goal.
Lindelof needs plenty of time. More games the better.
Lukaku did ok as did Miki Ryan.

Thought Iniesta very good for Barca

Been a good Pre-Season from Utd overall all be it a slightly sour note last night. The areas of improvement are that missing link in DM position.

s8n

Please stop calling him Miki Ryan

s8n

s8n wrote: »

Please stop calling him Miki Ryan

No

Burial.

City looked well against a pretty strong Madrid lineup. Ederson and Stones with very good games and another textbook performance by the assist king KDB.

irishman86

Anybody else find the over celebration of goals in pre-season super cringey
John Stones & Sterling for every goal doing some stupid hand thing standing out

irishman86

irishman86 wrote: »

Anybody else find the over celebration of goals in pre-season super cringey
John Stones & Sterling for every goal doing some stupid hand thing standing out

Nearly as bad as lifting a pre-season trophy.

greendom

irishman86 wrote: »

Anybody else find the over celebration of goals in pre-season super cringey
John Stones & Sterling for every goal doing some stupid hand thing standing out

pre-season is all about getting things in place for the new season, goal celebrations included.

5starpool

I hope people have moved on from that retarded dab crap.

citytillidie

Don't remember all the fuss it is only a pre season trophy when they did that

irishman86

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Nearly as bad as lifting a pre-season trophy.

Dont even get me started on that :mad:

irishman86

greendom wrote: »

pre-season is all about getting things in place for the new season, goal celebrations included.

What the hell are they doing in the offseason

5starpool

5starpool wrote: »

I hope people have moved on from that retarded dab crap.

Not gonna happen any time soon.
Kids all over the world dab. And they will watch there favorite stars do the same. Don't see how it's retarded.
Always say it tends to annoy people who haven't accepted the fact they are old, it's like listening to the radio and saying "What sort of ****e are the young wans listening too this weather?"

pjohnson

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Not gonna happen any time soon.
Kids all over the world dab. And they will watch there favorite stars do the same. Don't see how it's retarded.
Always say it tends to annoy people who haven't accepted the fact they are old, it's like listening to the radio and saying "What sort of ****e are the young wans listening too this weather?"

Well speaking as a "young wan" (same age as Lingard) when I see dabbing it gives me an overwhelming urge to hit something. Its annoys us yung'uns as much as the auld fossils. It aint a generation thing M!Ck :P

irishman86

pjohnson wrote: »

Well speaking as a "young wan" (same age as Lingard) when I see dabbing it gives me an overwhelming urge to hit something. Its annoys us yung'uns as much as the auld fossils. It aint a generation thing M!Ck :P

This isnt a attack on you personally just something Ive noticed in general. Are you from a countryside town/the countryside as Ive noticed country boys have a way of thinking like old people from a young age.

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Not gonna happen any time soon.
Kids all over the world dab. And they will watch there favorite stars do the same. Don't see how it's retarded.
Always say it tends to annoy people who haven't accepted the fact they are old, it's like listening to the radio and saying "What sort of ****e are the young wans listening too this weather?"

Its not just football its in, Ive seen it happen with the Bluejays closer in baseball as well. I have no problem with celebrations, I just feel they should be used in competitive games

Giggsy11

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Not gonna happen any time soon.
Kids all over the world dab. And they will watch there favorite stars do the same. Don't see how it's retarded.
Always say it tends to annoy people who haven't accepted the fact they are old, it's like listening to the radio and saying "What sort of ****e are the young wans listening too this weather?"

It's funny watching people moaning about players using social media on "online forums" and their celebrations. For what it's worth I will just throw "it's retarded".

Harry Palmr

Everton play some side or other in an EL qualifier it's on ITV4 at 7.30.

blueser

Burial. wrote: »

City looked well against a pretty strong Madrid lineup. Ederson and Stones with very good games and another textbook performance by the assist king KDB.

His assist stats are impressive;
Most assists in the PL last season (18)
The best minutes per assist (179) since the PL began (minimum 20 assists)
And since leaving Chelsea, he's had more assists than any player in Europe's top 5 leagues (53).
2nd in assists in those same top 5 leagues last season, 1 behind Emil Forsberg of RB Leipzig

We just need him to bang in a few more goals himself now.

blueser

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Everton play some side or other in an EL qualifier it's on ITV4 at 7.30.

Anyone else watching this? The game has been pretty poor quality so far.

Iused2likebusts

blueser wrote: »

Anyone else watching this? The game has been pretty poor quality so far.

Was reading that evertons weekly wage bill is 5 times the whole of the Slovakian league combined.

~Rebel~

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Nearly as bad as lifting a pre-season trophy.

I don't mind that too much to be honest... I think the players know what it is, and the trophy raising and such is more for the fans who have shelled out to see it. Usually fans who only have this one pre-season chance to see their team play in whatever far flung location they find themselves.

citytillidie

Andersonisgod wrote: »

By this I'm assumimg you just closed your eyes and hummed every time Fellaini either smashed someone in the face or just threw them to the ground or just threw himself to the ground. Some fairly cheap free kicks went Man Utd's way too but I suppose we can't all see things from Paddy Crerand's pov.

I seem to remember Ashley Young diving in a pre season friendly not so long ago.

https://redrants.com/uniteds-first-goal-in-moyesey-time-rescues-draw-in-japan/

~Rebel~

~Rebel~ wrote: »

I don't mind that too much to be honest... I think the players know what it is, and the trophy raising and such is more for the fans who have shelled out to see it. Usually fans who only have this one pre-season chance to see their team play in whatever far flung location they find themselves.

I take your point. I guess it might have some merit in somewhere like the US as you say, tends to have a huge amount of fans attending these pre-season games who wouldn't realistically ever get a chance at seeing the team lifting a trophy.
But in general I think it's still cringe IMO

Harry Palmr

Seville V leipzig on Quest right now, Forsburg looks very tidy

Agent Coulson

Worldy own goal by Kondogbia in the Chelsea - Inter game.


https://twitter.com/hughwizzy/status/891285603446403073

Tom Mann Centuria

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Worldy own goal by Kondogbia in the Chelsea - Inter game.

Greatest ever surely!

Agent Coulson

Awful quality picture on Quest.

Skylinehead

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Greatest ever surely!

It's good but Lee Dixon still takes it, he sizes up the distance and has more style to boot.

Harry Palmr

Seville with undeserved peno, converted.