by Snowflake Royal » 22 Aug 2020 15:20
by Hound » 22 Aug 2020 15:35
by Lower West » 22 Aug 2020 15:55
by Hendo » 22 Aug 2020 15:57
Lower West Late logging on YouTube. Around 3,280 viewing though at peak.
by Simon's Church » 22 Aug 2020 16:08
by Sutekh » 22 Aug 2020 17:58
by Snowflake Royal » 22 Aug 2020 19:10
Simon's Church Quite liked the shape, though Gillingham didn't really offer anything so it's hard to judge, played some nice stuff with that midfield in the first 3rd.
Don't want to be too harsh as he's barely played and it's only preseason but araruna looked miles off the pace, especially compared to yiadom.
by Zip » 22 Aug 2020 21:46
Snowflake Royal Not bad. Drifted away as more of the first XI went off.
Don't know who all the subs were. Assume it was Holmes on for Moore at RCB. He looked decent.
Think Holsgrove was the one with hair tied up. Ok ish, some small errors, tidy but uninspiring.
Crossing still way too long too often. Quite aimless. But it's a friendly.
Rino and Laurent gave us a fantastic engine in the middle early on.
Bit concerned by the shape. At times it seemed like we were playing with 1 centreback playing as a centreback, 2 centrebacks playing as fullbacks and 2 full backs playing as wingers.
That's the sort of thing that saw us horrendously exposed through the channels and middle on the break early doors under Gomes last season.
About 500 watching on Facebook too so about 1000 viewers maybe.
by Snowflake Royal » 23 Aug 2020 01:33
ZipSnowflake Royal Not bad. Drifted away as more of the first XI went off.
Don't know who all the subs were. Assume it was Holmes on for Moore at RCB. He looked decent.
Think Holsgrove was the one with hair tied up. Ok ish, some small errors, tidy but uninspiring.
Crossing still way too long too often. Quite aimless. But it's a friendly.
Rino and Laurent gave us a fantastic engine in the middle early on.
Bit concerned by the shape. At times it seemed like we were playing with 1 centreback playing as a centreback, 2 centrebacks playing as fullbacks and 2 full backs playing as wingers.
That's the sort of thing that saw us horrendously exposed through the channels and middle on the break early doors under Gomes last season.
About 500 watching on Facebook too so about 1000 viewers maybe.
Did Laurent play box to box?
by Notts Royal » 23 Aug 2020 07:56
Snowflake RoyalZipSnowflake Royal Not bad. Drifted away as more of the first XI went off.
Don't know who all the subs were. Assume it was Holmes on for Moore at RCB. He looked decent.
Think Holsgrove was the one with hair tied up. Ok ish, some small errors, tidy but uninspiring.
Crossing still way too long too often. Quite aimless. But it's a friendly.
Rino and Laurent gave us a fantastic engine in the middle early on.
Bit concerned by the shape. At times it seemed like we were playing with 1 centreback playing as a centreback, 2 centrebacks playing as fullbacks and 2 full backs playing as wingers.
That's the sort of thing that saw us horrendously exposed through the channels and middle on the break early doors under Gomes last season.
About 500 watching on Facebook too so about 1000 viewers maybe.
Did Laurent play box to box?
Fairly.
Early days, but he seems like exactly the sort of midfielder I like. Strong, direct, fairly quick and purposeful. Keeps it simple, but is perfectly comfortable driving forward into space or past someone.
by 3points » 23 Aug 2020 08:22
by Hound » 23 Aug 2020 19:06
by Zip » 23 Aug 2020 22:07
Hound looking forward to watching Laurent. Mentioned a few days back I liked the sound of him and Rino as a base with a Swift/Ejaria/Olise ahead of them. Way forward I think
by URZZZZ » 23 Aug 2020 23:59
ZipHound looking forward to watching Laurent. Mentioned a few days back I liked the sound of him and Rino as a base with a Swift/Ejaria/Olise ahead of them. Way forward I think
I just don’t think that gives us width and we will be trying to play the ball through the middle most of the time I really want to see some pace down the flanks and see us get behind teams.
by URZZZZ » 24 Aug 2020 00:02
Snowflake RoyalSimon's Church Quite liked the shape, though Gillingham didn't really offer anything so it's hard to judge, played some nice stuff with that midfield in the first 3rd.
Don't want to be too harsh as he's barely played and it's only preseason but araruna looked miles off the pace, especially compared to yiadom.
Yeah, he looked lost.
by royalp-we » 24 Aug 2020 00:07
URZZZZZipHound looking forward to watching Laurent. Mentioned a few days back I liked the sound of him and Rino as a base with a Swift/Ejaria/Olise ahead of them. Way forward I think
I just don’t think that gives us width and we will be trying to play the ball through the middle most of the time I really want to see some pace down the flanks and see us get behind teams.
Looked a bit better at that yesterday
So many times last season Yiadom and Richards would just cut in and try and play intricately through the middle. Looked more willing to get it into the box yesterday
by Hendo » 24 Aug 2020 10:09
by Hound » 24 Aug 2020 10:13
Hendo New official ‘Back of Shirt’ Partner for 2020-21 - Rapidz. Financial technology firm and digital wallet specialists.
Nice bit of extra sponsorship money, will hopefully ease things a little bit in the immediate future.
https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2020/august/royals-announce-new-partnership-with-rapidz-for-2020-21
by Stranded » 24 Aug 2020 10:16
Hendo New official ‘Back of Shirt’ Partner for 2020-21 - Rapidz. Financial technology firm and digital wallet specialists.
Nice bit of extra sponsorship money, will hopefully ease things a little bit in the immediate future.
https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2020/august/royals-announce-new-partnership-with-rapidz-for-2020-21
by Hendo » 24 Aug 2020 10:25
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