Pre-season 2016

rochdaleblue · March 23, 2016

I know everyone goes on its all about hitting the ground running on the first day of the season. However it is no coincidence when we had top quality opposition in America (juve and real) we had a great season. Compare it to the last 2 disjointed pre- season efforts, and the sluggish start to both seasons that followed. Yes it is about fitness, but you have to a high standard of football in pre season to prepare you for the real thing.
Fail to prepare=prepare to fail!!!

quasi modo · March 23, 2016

Week 1 - Fitness, bike ride in Austria.
Week 2 - Ball work, game of keepy ups.
Week 3 - Club tour, Scotland.
Week 4 - Tranmere and Swindon (away).
Week 5 - Go Karting.
Week 6 - Home Friendly, Espanyol.

toffeejack · March 23, 2016

KopitesAreGobshi+es22 said:
If I recall this correctly, we should have played in the "3rd place" match but the tournament organizers took a steamer on us by changing the format, leaving us in "5th place" match. Think we were pretty vocal about our displeasure and that likely has contributed to us not being invited back. Not the fact that we're a mid table team.

think we were supposed to play inter and then they made up a goal difference rule or something stupid.

EFCPaul · March 23, 2016

Leicester will be playing Barcelona, Inter Milan and Celtic whilst we playing Chester, Dundee United and some Austrian kids.

USABlue · March 23, 2016

PaulieMc said:
Leicester will be playing Barcelona, Inter Milan and Celtic whilst we playing Chester, Dundee United and some Austrian kids.

If we had a title run I'm sure we'd get invited to top tournaments

EFCPaul · March 23, 2016

USABlue said:
If we had a title run I'm sure we'd get invited to top tournaments

We still should have better opponents pre-season, every year it's the same level of dross.

nikom court · March 23, 2016

the rs are in the icc cup

USABlue · March 23, 2016

PaulieMc said:
We still should have better opponents pre-season, every year it's the same level of dross.

Totally agree, just saying if Leicester didn't have this run they wouldn't have been invited to that tourney. We should still be able to get decent preseason friendlies though. Just can't get in top tournaments finishing 10th-12th

wiggie · March 23, 2016

Only one place to go pre season NUREMBURG

EFC-FCN · March 24, 2016

wiggie said:
Only one place to go pre season NUREMBURG

I've heard Umbro are trying to organize a pre-season tournament involving 4 clubs from 1.FC Nuremberg, PSV Eindhoven, West Ham Utd, FC Nantes, FC Bruges, and Everton. Still in early stages but a trip to Nuremberg is a remote possibility, who knows !