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Lack of Match Fitness/Preparation/Pre-season Games (self.reddevils)

reddevlonV.Nistelrooy が 投稿

Hi Everyone,

I think our pre-season seems to be affected a bit, we barely had any matches lined up and missed out on 1 big game against City. Moreover, we played two games against Wigan and BVB with players who are unlikely to feature either in the community shield or against Bournemouth.

In the first half today, it was very evident that there was a lack of match fitness/cohesion, the 2nd half we played the players who have been training for over 2-3 weeks and the difference was a glaringly obvious.

We have just 1 more game left, which is a Wazza's testimonial, and most probably it will be played as a super friendly/exhibition game against a second string Everton team maybe ?

We face Leicester in 7 days and I have a feeling the supposed 1st team players may not be upto speed. I don't know how many of you guys take the Community shield seriously, but I sure as hell do, it's a perfect way to start the season with a small trophy(although meaningless) and carry on that momentum into the season. Losing that game is something I personally would not be happy about.

Is anyone else concerned about the lack of match fitness/preparation ?

Note: My first post, pardon me for the Formatting and/or grammatical errors. Hope it's not tagged as a shit post.

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[–]rockthered24He Comes From Serbia 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

I think having the community shield is great for the team. It's a glorified friendly and will allow the team to really work together and get fit in a more competitive environment

[–]gloweScholes 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I agree, but what we do in the community shield is start with those that are sharpest, and those that are less fit, but should be regulars, come on as subs. We have way better depth this year, so we stand a good chance I'd say.

[–]dotted_line -1ポイント0ポイント  (2子コメント)

I understand where you are coming from, but don't you see that every team is basically in the exact same position?

It's not like we are coming up against teams whose players haven't been on holidays as well. I feel we have had plenty of pre season games, plus the players will be training to get up to match fitness.

[–]reddevlonV.Nistelrooy[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (1子コメント)

Yes most of the Big teams(Chelski,Shitty) in the premier league are in the same situation as us..New manager, a bunch of new players, new "philosophies" (I hate this word)..but they actually have played/will play more games and have an additional week to get into the groove. Chelsea have 6 games lined up, Loserpool would have effectively played 7 games. On the flip side, City have only 3 scheduled..I get what you are trying to say here..but the 1st half performance really got me thinking(may be paranoia)..if it wasn't for that moment of genius from Zlatan we could have been two goals down with barely a shot on goal.

[–]dotted_line -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

Oh yeah i completely understand that other teams have had more prep time / played more games when compared to us. Obviously only time and future performances (especially the first few games of the season) will tell but if you look at the first three teams we play; Bournemouth, Southampton, and Hull these are teams that in theory we shouldn't have too many issues with. Knock on wood.

[–]selotipkusutMartial -2ポイント-1ポイント  (1子コメント)

I prefer that we play the B team first in Community Shield & Bournemouth. They have enough quality and fitness.

[–]benhanks040888Paul Scholes 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Then when are we supposed to play our A team?

As Mourinho said, we need time to train more but we don't have time, so we have to train while in match (IIRC).