[Archived] Preview (Not) Asia Trophy

[Tom]

Another class touch by Formica.

Pedersen has been poor this half

[heysham rover]

I think playing football the right way with the correct personnel as outlets on the wing and upfront will garner good results, playing it with Roberts up front wont. Hopefully we are addressing this

[Mc Love]

Yeah they are wearing GPS trackers and heart rate monitors, pretty common practice now.

It's a load of ######, are they allowed use them in competitive matches, and roberts is poor, dont see what koko sees in him

[Roversi]

the game is picking up in tempo now

[BPF]

Poor Formica,

He can't make it much easier for someone to score...

[Tom]

And another great ball by Formica

I'm getting Gato Fever!

[Exiled_Rover]

Petrov is a pussy.

[Wilsbowski]

Surely we should be making some subs around now?! (I am watching on Sky Go so probably a few minutes behind so apologies if this has already happened)

[Neal]

Formica looks a right player. Very impressed. Will find it tough at times but the lad can play. Seriously lacking up front.

[heysham rover]

It's a load of ######,

Not sure where you get this idea from, they are a really good way of testing fitness and catching players who are shirking in training and games. It also highlights weaknesses in players in terms of recovery, what their max output is etc. Id say that was pretty important when looking at players developments.

[Tom]

Out of interest would people rather play Chelsea or the Hong Kong team regardless of winning the tournament?

Chelsea would be a good test I suppose but we'd get battered

[RevidgeBlue]

Not a bad performance thus far but without Hoillet on the pitch we lack any real cutting edge. We need three strikers.

Formica looks promising.

Reassuring to see that some things never change and that Pedersen is still gash. Wish I'd had a fiver for every time he's given the ball away.

Samba still our main man all over the pitch.

[Exiled_Rover]

Does Kean realise we have substitutes?

[BPF]

Time for subs Steven?

[Gav]

And another great ball by Formica

I'm getting Gato Fever!

Not sure which of our illustrious members informed us last season that Formica looked like he’d never played football before, but either he’s improved beyond all recognition, or they were watching a different player.

[Mc Love]

Not sure where you get this idea from, they are a really good way of testing fitness and catching players who are shirking in training and games. It also highlights weaknesses in players in terms of recovery, what their max output is etc. Id say that was pretty important when looking at players developments.

Yeah it should be kept for training, friendlies, but dont think it's good for competitive matches.

Just saw 5 rovers fans whoo.

[Tom]

Sub time:

Blackman for Salgado

Grella for Dunn

In 2 mins Linganzi for Grella

[Lee0r]

Grella?????????

[Tom]

Formica just wasted a decent opportunity there

[heysham rover]

at this stage of preseason its really important to see how players are fairing in competitive matches, in terms of their individual periodisation you can pinpoint exact areas they dip and work on this.

[Mc Love]

great we will be relegated with roberts up front, formica looking great though

great we will be relegated with roberts up front, formica looking great though

great we will be relegated with roberts up front, formica looking great though

[heysham rover]

Who is this Grella chap!? Is he a new signing............

[modes98]

Not sure where you get this idea from, they are a really good way of testing fitness and catching players who are shirking in training and games. It also highlights weaknesses in players in terms of recovery, what their max output is etc. Id say that was pretty important when looking at players developments.

Doesn't prozone normally monitor the yards covered, etc? Can't say I've heard of them wearing it in other games, but it just may not have been mentioned.

A good manager would use his eyes and intuition to pick players out

[Tom]

Poor effort by Blackman, too keen to impress I imagine.

And again.

Happy with how we've done today, some slack defending though.

[BPF]

Looking like another loss to add to your pile Steve.