Vålerenga vs. United [Preseason Friendly]

Oh dear me!

Another very nice move. Kagawa :drool:
 
Watching Kagawa I think we might have overrated some aspects of our passing game in the past few seasons.
 
Watching Kagawa I think we might have overrated some aspects of our passing game in the past few seasons.

You don't realize it until you see someone like Kagawa play alongside our players to see just how good his one touch passing is.
 
Been a poor pre-season so far. Only one team has really given the players a good run-out and the attacking play hasn't been all that good, particularly the finishing. 3 of the teams have been playing very defensively though.
 
Decent games, some nice moves but unable to finish them off. Kagawa was impressive again, Welbeck and Nani did well and it's great to have Vidic back.

Sack Phelan, sack Paddy.
 
Good game, that's what we'll have to deal with in a lot of League games so good preparation. Hopefully we'll be more clinical after a few more games.
 
What did we learn from today? Kagawa is quality, and should start against Barcelona. Good to see Vidic back. Rooney and Scholes were sloppy, Welbeck and Nani were promising and Anderson still looks fat.
 
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Been a poor pre-season so far. Only one team has really given the players a good run-out and the attacking play hasn't been all that good, particularly the finishing. 3 of the teams have been playing 10 very defensively though.

Finishing has been rubbish. But some of the buildup play has been good. Nani, Valencia, Kagawa and even Bebe have been the bright spots.

The most important thing that these preseason matches have shown us is that we desperately need a left back to play behind Evra. We are woefully thin in that department and Keane is definately not the answer.
 
if we bring in RvP, imagine a front four of RvP, Slimmed down Rooney, Kagawa, and Nani.

performing with a platform of scholes and carrick with evra and valencia as wing backs and rio and vidic rocks in the middle.
 
Watching Kagawa I think we might have overrated some aspects of our passing game in the past few seasons.

Yeah it's weird how just watching him this pre-season as made it so apparent that we've been a bit lacking through the middle. What he provides, we have definitely been missing.