How many of the 16 do you expect will start next weekend besides Eriksen and Sanchez? It's not like Poch is going to throw in a totally new starting 11 with less than a week training against Newcastle. So Eriksen and Sanchez + C-team versus Newcastle then.We have 9 players who have not been back to training at all. We have Lamela, Sissoko, Wanyama, Winks and Foyth who are nursing injuries. Eriksen and Sanchez did not travel. So, that is 16 first team players missing, while Girona went with their starting XI.
Not sure what else you were expecting.
It's pre-season and we have like two starters in the team.Shocking performance
You mean last season?To put this into perspective this Girona team recently lost 2-1 to Nottingham Forrest.
That'll make a nice change.Going to be a slow start to the season methinks
Believe we had alot more regular starters ready for last season than this time.Didn’t we get destroyed by city in the last friendly last year, everyone had a hissy fit and then we beat Newcastle?
It doesn’t mean anything, it’s a friendly.
Full strength or not lol these are still a very very very poor team.Dear bed-wetters. Don’t read ANYTHING into this. They are at full strength, we are a B team. The team will look completely different v Newcastle.
Dear bed-wetters. Don’t read ANYTHING into this. They are at full strength, we are a B team. The team will look completely different v Newcastle.
its preseason. Most of these guys just got back from the US tour, and now we are in Spain just a few days later - and we are missing 16 first team players.IDC who is playing for us. This is humiliating. It's fucking Girona.
I sincerely hope no one is taking this match too seriously, or about to use it as an excuse to bang on about transfers or PL squads
You expect our B/C team to beat a La Liga team? Right...Full strength or not lol these are still a very very very poor team.
Our B team are not even showing effort or intensity thats the worrying thing.
Its also very likely 4/5 of this team have to play some part in the squad at st James is park.