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wasnt the best of games but a good win before the start of the new season

glad to keep a clean sheet and smith to score

not many turned up compared  to juventus  >:(

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Where's that come from, Ash? No watermark; great pic!

 

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/sport/football/

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/sport/football/photos/galleries/view/football/foc/browse/1

Wasnt from here, but thats a great site (Y)

 

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Where's that come from, Ash? No watermark; great pic!

 

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/sport/football/

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/sport/football/photos/galleries/view/football/foc/browse/1

Wasnt from here, but thats a great site (Y)

 

More -

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4646/pes2008cq7jb4.jpg

http://img17.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-4741/loc673/48769_n2_122_673lo.jpg

 

http://img139.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-14160/loc383/49147_n3_122_383lo.jpg

 

http://img177.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-19986/loc65/49148_n4_122_65lo.jpg

 

Many Large Images, Football Wallpapers, Signatures and more can be found at www.soccer-art.co.uk/forums

(sorry if cant plug other websites, sorry mods )

 

watch it michael....you'll injure your finger! :yikes:

 

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I thought Martins looked really out of place wide right. He managed to get involved, but didn't have a clue what to do with the ball. We either play him up front or not at all.

 

Our passing didn't look creative or confident enough through the midfield. Barton in place of Butt would make a difference there. I'd quite fancy Smith, Geremi and Barton as a midfield trio. You sense that Allardyce would really like a 4-3-3, but is struggling to square that with the knowledge that Owen and Martins are suited to that style.

 

Zoggy didn't look sound enough defensively to be a full back. They ended up with loads of space down our left side.

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I thought Martins looked really out of place wide right. He managed to get involved, but didn't have a clue what to do with the ball. We either play him up front or not at all.

 

Our passing didn't look creative or confident enough through the midfield. Barton in place of Butt would make a difference there. I'd quite fancy Smith, Geremi and Barton as a midfield trio. You sense that Allardyce would really like a 4-3-3, but is struggling to square that with the knowledge that Owen and Martins are suited to that style.

 

Zoggy didn't look sound enough defensively to be a full back. They ended up with loads of space down our left side.

 

He look out of place but still looked dangerous, i think he could be quite affective in that position with a bit of coaching. He did have three good chances, on another day i reckon he would have took them. Anelka took a while to get used to the position at Bolton.

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I thought Martins looked canny in that position myself, tracked-back and looked decent in parts - far exceeded my expectations of him there, in any case. Obviously his usual shoddy pass or two was in evidence and he had his headless chicken moments, but he still looked threatening and lively and was always available as an out-ball. Good signs for the future if we can hang onto him, I'd say. Certainly doesn't seem as un-versatile (?) as I'd expected!

 

Also, Geremi and Solano look brilliant when in tandem together. What a difference having actual "proper" players in the midfield makes. Not Souness-style "proper" players - although I am aware that the Scotsman re-signed our Peruvian friend. Their understanding has looked excellent in the pre-season games I've seen (all bar Hull - where Nobby didn't feature) and bodes very well for the future - especially when you consider Emre, Duff and Barton are still out - three players who can all "play" a bit.

 

Very satisfied with today, only complaint I have is that we seemed to be going through the motions towards the end, especially the players who'd came on as subs, when I felt we should have been going all-out with the Premiership season 6 days away. I could be completely wrong about this, but things started looking very lax in the second half.

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Guest Walking in a waddle wonde

Nowt to do with the game, but saw someone with Barton 666 on the back of his shirt, :lol:

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Guest Texasmag

23k.

 

What was the attendance for the game?

 

Sorry if its already been mentioned.

 

Just over 23k.

 

Bah.

 

Cheers. Somehow I thought it would have been more.

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www.physioroom.com  saying 'no return date' for Shay. Lets hope Harper doesn't get injured, or we're screwed!

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