[FOOTBALL] Pre-Season Friendly Thread

[Weaver]

I thought it was probably worth us having one thread for all of the pre-season games.

Liverpool played their first game tonight, winning 1-0 (Ings) at Tranmere, with Mané, Matip and Karius making their 'debuts'.

Is anyone going to any of their club's games, or do you not bother?

[John]

We have our first cup game a week tomorrow, so not much in terms of friendlies at Ibrox.

[Waffdon]

The league cup final being in November is all kinds of great

[Pleb]

When the International Club Cup shitefest starting?

[Kikó]

I'm going to Wigan next weekend for the pleb 11.

[Shindig]

The next AFCON is January. I'll probably skip wor friendlies in favour of trying to get to more league games.

[Reg]

I think I'll be at our friendly v Bielsa's Lazio.

I'll probably watch some of the International Champions Cup as it's on Sky Sports. Although I don't really understand why they've invited minnows like Inter and PSG when they'll just get shown up against Leicester.

[John]

I think I'll be at our friendly v Bielsa's Lazio.

Bielsa left Lazio.

[Reg]

Shit, so he did. Well leaving after two days is pretty Bielsa.

Well anyways I'll probably be there. I just won't get to link Lewis to my new Bielsa tactics blog post.

[Jimmy Floyd]

We have a typically batshit pre-season schedule. We begin topping up our fascist credentials with games at Rapid Vienna and Wolfsberger (not that one), before playing Liverpool in Pasadena, and then in perhaps the weirdest one yet, a match against Real Madrid in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTN6dmZI-1xIc6C5t-__T5JkFa2DBMyGn4ScUk_PWxAnvcpN9YJ5w

Then it's a trip to the twin cities to take on fallen giants Meelan, before an utterly inexplicable sortie to Moscow on 7 August to play CSKA Moscow, which is incidentally also the last time we'll be playing outside Blighty this season. Pity the poor, poor foreign fans with their now useless EU passports and wadfuls of booming currency.

[Lee]

We're in that bollocks International Champions' Cup thing. Celtic, Barcelona and PSG. I won't be bothering unless it's pissing down outside. I'll go to a couple of Hinckley friendlies, starting a week today.

[Shindig]

You don't like the idea of playing Barca, even if it's not competitive?

[Weaver]

When the International Club Cup shitefest starting?

It looks like Manchester United vs Borussia Dortmund is the first game, on 22nd July, at 1pm UK time.

[Gray Fox]

Celtic 1-0 down to Lincoln Red Imps. Great character on show though, so it's okay.

[Raoul Duke]

Are "Lincoln Red Imps" a real team, or something from Harry Potter?

[Adamski]

It's not a friendly, it's a CL qualifier :D

[Raoul Duke]

I just saw that. Yeezus. Getting jiggered by some (almost literal) goat herders :facepalm:

[Lewis]

United went 2-0 in a 'pedestrian' friendly at Wigan, and apparently haven't bothered since. The Mourinho Era. :drool:

[Shindig]

6-0 up against Bohemians.

Ritchie, Thauvin, Aarons, Mitrovic, Wijnaldum and Gayle scoring.

[Samadini]

Aarons injured himself scoring, of course. He's spent most of his career so far injured.

[Giggles]

6-0 up against Bohemians.

Ritchie, Thauvin, Aarons, Mitrovic, Wijnaldum and Gayle scoring.

Bohemians Dublin or Prague?

[Shindig]

The Irish.

[Giggles]

The Irish.

Wonder what sort of a team they have out, they lost a league game last night.

[Samadini]

754329403320963072

Ronaldo Aarons :drool:


Lol at nobody celebrating with Thauvin or Wijnaldum.

[Reg]

Couple games that might be worth watching:

Bayern v Man City - 19:30 on BT

Celtic v Leicester - 17:30 Saturday on Sky

[Baz]

Not really a friendly (super cup) but thinking of getting tickets for Club Brugge vs Standard Liege. It's at 8PM though so might sack it off in favour of partying. Wish it was an early afternoon game like the community shield. :(

[Baz]

Google led me here but it's foreign: http://clubbrugge.be/nl/matchen/veiligheid/reglement-van-inwendige-orde


Can you drink beer at Clubbe Brugge games?
Kikó Davgooner

[Giggles]

It's mainland Europe. I'd say you are allowed drink beer in school.

[Kikó]

Never watched football in Belgium but I'd imagine so.

[niko_cee]

Liverpool have brought some youth 'keeper on up front due to Lucas getting injured and every outfield sub having been used (after 67 minutes). There was a mini drone related hiatus as well. Exciting times.

[niko_cee]

89th minute penalty and they didn't let him take it.

BOOOO!

[Shindig]

2-2 draw against Doncaster. Perez levelled in the last minute after that Arsenal lad whose name I've already forgotten pulled one back for us. Mat Sels gave up a penalty.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRlt5C-Fvqs

Amazing bit of goalkeeping.

[Lewis]

I always thought they never counted as own goals, and that you just got a corner instead. Where have I got that from?

[Adamski]

I feel like that was in something like Sensible Soccer years back.

[niko_cee]

I always thought they never counted as own goals, and that you just got a corner instead. Where have I got that from?

Is that the rule if it goes in directly from a throw in?

[Danny]

I always thought they never counted as own goals, and that you just got a corner instead. Where have I got that from?

Indirect free kick into your own net is a corner to the other team. Same as goal kicks and throws.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mourinho OUT!

[John]

Sampdoria smashed some minnows 13-1 today. What can that sort of shitshow possibly teach you?

[SincereTheRebel]

Schalke also destoryed two teams 13-0 and 9-1 in the past few days

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Don't most Italian teams do that?

Lazio beat a team 19-0 the other week.

[SincereTheRebel]

Im surprised teams still book games like that. I dont even do it in FM anymore.

[Magic]

We're currently losing 3-0 to Guisely. :harold:

[SincereTheRebel]

Clubs need to make a stand with players with these funny clown haircuts. They should be banned.

[Magic]

Won 4-3. Still lol though. CHARACTER M

[Max Power]

Pure filth from the boy Riyad. If we sell him ill cry. If we sell him for less than £65m I'm going off a bridge

[Shindig]

We glassed Lokeren 4-0. Perez got two, Jonjo and Janmaat scored the others. Gamez sent off for some windmilling. Tiote's booking reminded me he's still here after all these years.

[-james-]

Pure filth from the boy Riyad. If we sell him ill cry. If we sell him for less than £65m I'm going off a bridge

Yep.

https://streamable.com/yi3z

:drool:

[Danny]

Borini's hair FFS

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10510676/pre-season-friendlies-round-up-sunderland-win-bournemouth-held-swansea-hit-five

[Raoul Duke]

Proper filthy FIFA goal that from Mahrez :drool:

[Smiffy]

.....

[Shindig]

Middlesbrough battering Villa might just tell you the way their season's headed.

[Trancemeister]

Zlatan ofcourse scores a bicycle kick on his debut :cool:

[randomlegend]

With his second touch :D

[Luca]

What a man.

[Mellberg]

Few digs at the Villa now, Shinners. Newcastle's support should've let this go about 6 years ago.

[Shindig]

Not when we binned it against your lot last time around. Plus Di Matteo's West Brom kept us honest in the Championship.

[Lewis]

Wayne Rooney back to his best as well by the sounds of it.

[Lewis]

Antonio Valencia has set up three goals with crosses as well. He probably hasn't managed that in four years.

[randomlegend]

https://streamable.com/cr6a

What a fucking header that is.

EDIT:

https://streamable.com/3yvj

Man Utd 1 - 0 Galatasaray (Ibrahimovic)

https://streamable.com/nv10

Man Utd 1 - 1 Galatasaray (Gümüs)

https://streamable.com/frlh

Man Utd 1 - 2 Galatasaray (Bruma)

https://streamable.com/wov3

Man Utd 2 - 2 Galatasaray (Rooney)

https://streamable.com/uokj

Man Utd 3 - 2 Galatasaray (Rooney)

https://streamable.com/cr6a

Man Utd 4 - 2 Galatasaray (Fellaini)

https://streamable.com/2ljp

Man Utd 4 - 2 Galatasaray (Mata)

There's all the goals if anyone is interested.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was great work from Wor Marcus to get the penalty.

[randomlegend]

https://twitter.com/Samar7/status/759462169293516805

'Ibra' agrees.

[Lewis]

You just know everyone hovers around 'Zlatan' wanting to be his best mate. Rooney doesn't need to, and I bet Bastian Schweinsteiger is a cold Nazi fish, but Jesse Lingard and that probably run errands for him.

[Boydy]

That was great work from Wor Marcus to get the penalty.

This is popping up everywhere now. It needs to stop.

[Shindig]

It feels like a joke I'm not in on. THE BEST KIND.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This is popping up everywhere now. It needs to stop.
It has?

I like using first names and now they use 'wor' up North.

[Lewis]

It's cultural appropriation and Shindig is livid.

[Giggles]

Never mind Wor, this first name shite needs to stop. Anyone who is a newcomer to F1 will be wondering for weeks what the Lewis fellas first name is.

[Boydy]

It has?

I like using first names and now they use 'wor' up North.

GS has been doing it all the time in the politics threads. It's 'Wor Jez' all the time and then sometimes 'Wor Ed' when he refers back to Miliband.

It's like when the weird kid at school makes a joke but no one laughs and he just keeps repeating it in the hope someone will acknowledge him.

[Ian]

What's the policy on Ibrahimovic, then? Is it Zlat Anibrahimovic?

[Giggles]

Zlatanibra Himovic.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Zlatani Brahimovic.

[Lewis]

It would be Zlata Nibrahimovic, but 'Zlatan' trumps that.

[Shindig]

It's cultural appropriation and Shindig is livid.

When we went to Kelso the other month my dad insisted on reading out shop signage in a Scottish accent. I've never been so ashamed.

[Angelsaint]

Watching the highlights of Chelsea Liverpool and loftus cheek is a beast.
Expect much of him this season also isn't he playing much more ahead.
JT also looks better.
Liverpool is mane +10

[Pleb]

So apparently Torquay beat West Brom tonight 2-1.

I don't want to brag but :harold: #itsonlypreseason #relegationconfirmed

[John]

Watching the highlights of Chelsea Liverpool and loftus cheek is a beast.
Expect much of him this season also isn't he playing much more ahead.

Conte fancies him as a striker, apparently.

[Gray Fox]

Klopp is playing Manninger over Mingolet tonight. If that's a sign of things to come :D

[Adamski]

It would be Zlata Nibrahimovic, but 'Zlatan' trumps that.

If it's Paulp Ogba then surely it's Zlatani Brahimovic?

[Kikó]

They are Lewis' rules. Know your role.

[Mazuuurk]

Seriously think that if United play with Zlatan up front, Rooney as no 10 with Martial and Rashford on the flanks that's their best attack right there, if Zlatan and Rooney can get it to work where Zlatan drops deep like he occasionally does, when Rooney comes forwards as he occasionally does.

I'd normally say that Mikhtaryan or maybe even Mata might be a better choice than Rooney, but just reckon Rooney will work better with Zlatan for some reason.

[Angelsaint]

More important, is that travesty of a transfer cancelled? My faith in Mourinho is on a thin line if that transfer is confirmed.

[Kikó]

No it's not cancelled. Fellaini to Sunderland is on.

[niko_cee]

Looked dodge again in losing to Roma, but I suppose it is ALL ABOUT THE FITNESS.

Probably need at least half a defence before the season starts, so that doesn't bode well either. How come our first three league games are away? The season will be a month old before we have a home game. :cab:

[Gray Fox]

Looked dodge again in losing to Roma, but I suppose it is ALL ABOUT THE FITNESS.

Probably need at least half a defence before the season starts, so that doesn't bode well either. How come our first three league games are away? The season will be a month old before we have a home game. :cab:

It's at our request.

[niko_cee]

Stadium not finished?

All aboard a catastrophic start to the season.

[Magic]

No it's not cancelled. Fellaini to Sunderland is on.

I don't know why but I think he'd be fucking incredible for a club like Sunderland.

[Gray Fox]

Stadium not finished?

All aboard a catastrophic start to the season.

We asked our last game of last season and first game of this to be played away. Stadium has over ran by a week or two and we were due to play Burnley at home in our 2nd game. This has been swapped so it can get close to/actually to the international break.

[Lewis]

They are Lewis' rules. Know your role.

These fucking sixteen year olds mouthing off.

[randomlegend]

Musa looking good against Barcelona.

[Giggles]

Musa looking good against Barcelona.

Is he new to them? I was watching it without sound and didn't recognise him.

[randomlegend]

Is he new to them? I was watching it without sound and didn't recognise him.

Yeah. I'm not going to link the goals as I don't want to know I'm directly responsible for Jimmy having an orgasm.

[Max Power]

He's fucking electric. Hope he starts up top with Vardy on Sunday

1st goal: https://streamable.com/f4f5
2nd: https://streamable.com/d30p

[Giggles]

Ain't no touching Messi.

http://www.balls.ie/football/watch-irish-fan-absolutely-polaxed-messi-dublin/341553

[Reg]

He's fucking electric. Hope he starts up top with Vardy on Sunday

1st goal: https://streamable.com/f4f5
2nd: https://streamable.com/d30p
Not a bad couple of goals that. :cool:

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Have we had the new season prediction thread, Yevrah?

[Giggles]

Not a bad couple of goals that. :cool:

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Have we had the new season prediction thread, Yevrah?

He's still frozen in shock after what Belgium are after doing.

[SincereTheRebel]

There is some fraud in the real madrid goal called 'Casilla'

[Gray Fox]

This is our year. The graph etc...

[niko_cee]

Barcelona have been so, so bad.

Reminds me of that time we gave Dortmund a good bumming in the last friendly before the start of the season a few years ago. Turned out they were just absolute shite at the time.

[Gray Fox]

Book the open top bus tour already.

[Lewis]

I wouldn't read too much into Barcelona. They don't play Madrid until December, so they've got four months of pre-season left.

[GS]

Four of the first five games are away, seemingly, so they'll be on about four points and they'll all be talking about "next year" again.

[Lewis]

Jurgen 'Jurgen Klopp' Klopp is such a dribbling mess.

[Angelsaint]

I wouldn't read too much into Barcelona. They don't play Madrid until December, so they've got four months of pre-season left.

:D

This is brilliant.

[Manc]

Lovren turning up really is a game changer.

[randomlegend]

The fuck, Liverpool played again today :cab:

They lost 4-0 to Mainz but you can hardly be surprised.

[GS]

Can you have a one day spike on the graph? You lads should look into it.

[Gray Fox]

Cancel the open top bus parade.

[Manc]

City's defence is lol worthy. Hart flapping one into the net again.

[Waffdon]

'Pep' wearing Stone Island gear :D

[Jeet]

Theo showing some potential!

Citeh been awful, only 1 real shot.

[phonics]

I saw Ter Stegen linked for 60 mil and lolled but apparently with the way Hart is playing it might be worth doing.

[SincereTheRebel]

Gabriel has got a bad injury here. Went over and posdiblly done his knee and/or ankle. Man is crying. Actually baling. Lip trempling tears

[phonics]

Gabriel has gone and broken his leg. We're down to 2 center backs. Whoop whoop.

[Jeet]

Wenger will play an unfit Koscielny rather than spend to buy a CB

[SincereTheRebel]

What happened to carl jenkinson v1?

[Davgooner]

He's absolutely fucked by the look of that.

Where the fuck are Giroud/Ozil/Koscielny? Our season starts in seven days for fuck sake.

[Jeet]

Giroud only played 60mins per match for France, so fuck knows.

[John Arne]

Liverpool v Stuttgart... AND IT'S LIVE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9bMpK5Twns

[niko_cee]

Firmino and Keita with the first half goals, the latter could be an interesting fantasy prospect if he's finally going to get consistent game time.

Still waiting on the year that Firmino finds his shooting boots (I know that's not really his job). After considerably under-performing xG last season maybe this is the one where it'll all click for him.

[niko_cee]

Also the red on this Liverpool kit looks better (darker) than expected, but that might be just because it's very wet. Not a fan of the white stripe down the side.

[John Arne]

Also the red on this Liverpool kit looks better (darker) than expected, but that might be just because it's very wet. Not a fan of the white stripe down the side.

Yeah, the kit looks better every time I see it. And yeah, the stripe looks out of place.