Today’s Football 25/26 Season

[Alan Whittle]

We got a couple of your crocks on loan. One that bad he only deemed fit enough to play in the youth team!!

Tbf we have high hopes of Imray. He has done well in L2 and L1 with Bromley and Blackpool. Hopefully he will come good for you.

 

[Littlesue]

I'm ray has come on a couple of times and done OK its that Mustafa who has been deemed not fit or up to the level of first team

 

[Simon Buttle]

Not just down to him tbf, Mannsverk is key as well - former AF pilot who has focused on the mentality and fitness of the squad. They have an incredible cohesion and intensity which will make them a nightmare for opponents

Knutsen is a huge devotee of Michels/Cruyff

 

[Gilbert..]

4th consecutive win against top European clubs - they are giant killers

They must be boiling the piss of those who want a closed shop super league and not to have games like this.
Long may it continue.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[LinekersLegs]

These guys play some ridiculously good football, their passing accuracy is something Everton can only dream of

 

[Nymzee]

It's how far football has devolved that pass & move situations looks so good now.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Runub]

Cant we just by their team in the summer window. Apparently it only cost a little over 50M euro to put together

 

[FCBarça]

They also have the benefit of playing for nothing else currently, as their league starts in a week or two.

Benefit of being in pre-season

 

[DualityNSNO]

Benefit of being in pre-season

The benefit of not playing in the league 3 days before and after nearly every game, and preparing for this game alone, yes.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[FCBarça]

The benefit of not playing in the league 3 days before and after nearly every game, and preparing for this game alone, yes.

Not being yet match fit for season nor having competitive matches for months equates to a benefit in your eyes, got it. Big clubs will soon scrap pre-season altogether and schedule matches further apart to gain an edge

 

[DualityNSNO]

Not being yet match fit for season nor having competitive matches for months equates to a benefit in your eyes, got it. Big clubs will soon scrap pre-season altogether and schedule matches further apart to gain an edge

Mate listen/read:
They've been training for a month and a bit, probably pretty intensively, and can prepare for a "1 game every 2 weeks" schedule appropriately. They're not sleeping until midnight of the game, you know? In fact, every one of their opponents have said the same, the last one being Chivu. No idea why you'd think that they're unfit and can't play or prepare in that month and a half, they don't close up shop and ban everyone from training, it's just not how the real world works. They've had about a month and a half, very well documented, to prepare for 4 games (and 1 friendly before them). Their league form is usually not great when they're in the tournaments while actively playing league football too, to no surprise.

It's a great achievement and I love to see what they're doing, everyone loves a good underdog story, but if you think them being literally fresh and with no fatigue for every game doesn't play a part in it I don't know what to say, given every professional shares this every time they play.

Here's a squawka article saying it's a benefit too, in case what I'm saying is incomprehensible as it apparently usually is.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Atalanta and Dortmund game has been mad.

Last minute penalty here for Atalanta to win it...