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Swansea_Mariner
July 19, 2017, 8:43am
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Given that we have only played one preseason game against tough opposition so far, is it a good idea to play so many teams this far down the football pyramid?

Positives:

It allows us to try things out and not get slaughtered.
Winning breads confidence.
Winning creates momentum.

Negatives:

Do we really learn much playing teams of a completly different standard to what we are going to play.

Thoughts?
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July 19, 2017, 8:53am

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Given that we have only played one preseason game against tough opposition so far, is it a good idea to play so many teams this far down the football pyramid?

Negatives:

Do we really learn much playing teams of a completly different standard to what we are going to play.


Thoughts?


The first few games are about fitness.

This tour is about team bonding
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We have tougher games coming up


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The first few games are about fitness.

This tour is about team bonding


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You are aware pre-season isn't over yet?

We've got two League One teams still to come.


"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one."
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Did you use your loaf to realise that winning breads confidence  ??  


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Did you use your loaf to realise that winning breads confidence  ??  


Dough! I'm on a roll now!
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Quoted from Swansea_Mariner
Given that we have only played one preseason game against tough opposition so far, is it a good idea to play so many teams this far down the football pyramid?

Positives:

It allows us to try things out and not get slaughtered.
Winning breads confidence.
Winning creates momentum.

Negatives:

Do we really learn much playing teams of a completly different standard to what we are going to play.

Thoughts?


I think we should play Premier League first teams, get slaughtered, find absolutely nothing out about how players might perform against teams of their own level and start the season without having registered a shot on target in the whole of pre season.

However in reality...the lower league team games are largely for fitness but also you start to learn what your team mates traits are, in games when you are slipping 10+ goals past the opposition do players; remain focussed, keep a disciplined shape, remain determined to win the ball, keep a clean sheet, switch off  and also how is the communication between players. All useful information to the gaffer.
The team can start to see how a team mate turns, passes, favoured movement etc, those things are more apparent when you have an easier game all good foundations for team cohesion.

Once you start to master the above a gradual step up in oppostion will start to show how good a player actually is at the team stuff, work rate, discipline, application,shape etc.

All structured i am sure to give the management a decent idea of who can do what in any game situation prior to kick off.


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July 19, 2017, 12:34pm
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Surely there's a happy medium though, we've  not played and Conference/North/South sides would they not have been an ideal level for tune ups?
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Did you use your loaf to realise that winning breads confidence  ??  


Crusty man!
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