by kazza » Sun Jul 30, 2023 1:21 pm
First 15-20 minutes I saw the defensive weakness that we were seeing last season, then they tightened things up and looked more solid. I thought MacAlister looks like a clever player and will probably play the Firmino role very well, although he may not get as many interceptions as a prime Firmino did. Salah while not being as precise as usual brought others into play. Trent looks like he is leaner this year and a step faster, I think he will have a breakout year this year, he looks ready. Darwin looks sharper, he did last preseason too but hopefully this year he will keep the preseason form up.
Second half and a complete change of team. They could easily have become disorganized but they kept up the pressure and never let Leicester back in the match. Best preseason performance so far, we will see how we look against the first good team we play on Wednesday as so far all we have played were second tier sides.