This isn't happening is it?
Motm?
Is this the Chivas first team?
Motm?
Well to be fair this was half the 2nd string, 3rd string members against the Chivas first team.
It does leave a concern regarding the depth of the squad though.
The tour has been up and down but the major concern has to be Smalling.
Can't we just pretend we didn't sign him?
I think Smalling will be fine with the right teachers to guide him. He'll be training along side two of our best ever and his confidence will come once he's settled. He's not gonna be the player we want right away(This season), but in the long run I'd say he'll play out and grow into a sound investment.
When was the last time we lost two pre-season friendlies in one tour?
When was the last time we got a pre season work out as good as that?
Walking about playing Kaizer chiefs or Chinese pharmaceutical or whoever they are was didn't seem to be as hard as Kansas or certainly Chivas weather and work rate was. Just finished watching the game on MUTV, wasn't the best from us but as a caller is saying now there is no Vidic, Evra, Rio, Neville, Park, Carrick, Anderson, Rooney. The positives are that Cleverly and Welbeck among others have had a really good tour but also our new signings Hernandez and Smalling have scored, showing good moments.
Good work out, result doesn't matter, well it did to some of those teams.
When was the last time we lost two pre-season friendlies in one tour?
Before the 06/07 season, which if you can remember correctly, we didn't end up doing too badly that season.
This has been a very competitive pre-season, against some teams who were actually trying to play and prepared to give us a game. It's been a great workout for the team to get their fitness up to scratch. We've scored some great goals and some of the young lads have impressed. We've still to get the big guns back yet in the next few weeks.
Overall I think it's been good.
The tour has been up and down but the major concern has to be Smalling.
Can't we just pretend we didn't sign him?
The middle of the pitch is always going to be a concern with United. Sadly we just try to hold but hardly ever control the middle of the park. All the investment is with the wide players. That is how we are set-up.
Better to have these defeats now against a decent side and figure out what needs tweaking, than beating some far east side 8-1 and get lured into thinking some of the players are better than they actually are.