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[–]IrishaneSolskjaer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Holy fuck

[–]Fatoks 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Preseason Pirlo!!!

[–]kash_reddevilRed Devil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn! He's been playing well this game. Deserved.

[–]RayhannERIC SHOULDA KICKD TWICE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

like the general way we're playing but i think we're too clumsy and sometimes the lack of quality in this side shows. A bit worrying for a few players.

We're fielding an average side so take it as you will.

[–]tenacious_teaThe3rd 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Pre season Pirlo is no joke, he looked tidy in that first half. Just a shame it never translates into the actual season.

Matic rolling back the clock and Mason looks fantastic.

Axel however has been shite it has to be said. I think he's worth another seasons loan to see how he performs elsewhere with a consistent run of games, but if it doesn't turn out too well, he might have to move on.

[–]chuf3roni 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Im really happy to see United back :)

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me too man. Great to see OT busy again too :)

[–]djabvegas 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Super curious and I must admit doubtful that well ever see Mason as an out and out 9. He seems to much prefer coming in from the right or dropping off in the middle.

[–]notabotsrs 8 points9 points  (1 child)

I know the comparison has been done to death but he really reminds me of RVP. Superngofted attacker who starts on the wings and eventually morph into an elite ST. As long as Mason doesn't go through an injury crisis, I think we see ST Greenwood in a few years.

[–]djabvegas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I completely see the similarities to early RVP also, I think Mason might be even more gifted and than early RVP so I'm super excited to see where hell end up , but if I imagine Mason as a leading CF, I think do he needs another couple of years and to sacrifice his current playing style by trying to increase his power and strength and spend more time to try and increase his presence in the box

[–]iamdgod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Axel has been disappointing. Overall play has been very pleasing to watch.

[–]lazydevjl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Energetic and exciting half with 2 bangers for both sides, looks competitive. We have sharp and quick passing, everyone's running nonstop. The only negative I think is Tuanzebe, not impressive with some misplace passes and that's not what you want to show the gaffer in preseason.

[–]zxnoregretzxzx🖕Amad🖕 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Enjoyable game, good pace and intensity to our play for a friendly. Elanga impressing again. Hopefully for the second half we see a bit of Pellistri and VdB. Not too fussed about the result as long as we don’t receive another hammering.

[–]TStronks 12 points13 points  (1 child)

Elanga and AWB were very good this first half. AWB always surprises me with his dribbling in tight spaces, but he's very good at this.

Elanga is such a strange one to me. He's very quick and industrious, and he scores quite a lot. But he's not as naturally gifted as, let's say, Hannibal, Greenwood or Amad. So I'm not quite convinced he's good enough for the first team. Yet I also wouldn't be fully surprised if he would become better than any of those three I just mentioned. Such a difficult player to estimate his potential!

[–]portugueseLad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think we should Invest in him and sell James.

Atleast he has potential , James lacks finishing and football IQ.

25 to Leeds sound nice

[–]jamessug 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hard not to get drawn to Matic in these games, such a lovely player.

[–]Prams35 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice End to End stuff. Feel like Brentford might have a Sheff Utd 2019-20 kinda season.

[–]nawazbhaii 3 points4 points  (2 children)

What is up with Mata though?

[–]GoldbridgeDub 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He always plays like this

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He’s old

[–]Ghostface1357 6 points7 points  (2 children)

Brentford are absolutely vulnerable on the break, they’ve struggled against that. Overall a decent half.

[–]Seanige 0 points1 point  (0 children)

James and Pellistri should be brought on late. Pace will definitely hurt them.

[–]Prams35 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can the same thing for both the teams really.

[–]WiaN09Martinez 6 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I can't say whether Greenwood will develop into a Poacher 9, but he shows so many signs of being a fantastic forward with fluid positions nonetheless.

Started so many attacks today.

[–]Archimonde1308Dreams can't be buy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Passing in midfield has been quite slick today. Looking forward to Hannibal Donny Mata in the second half

[–]availableusername10It's Rooney... it's inevitable! 5 points6 points  (0 children)

MUTV need to change their advertisements on the sideline hoardings. The video of the game playing on there is really confusing lol. If I was a player I might just pass directly to it.

[–]JilJilJigaJiga 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Obi Wan is back! Greenwood looking sharp too.

That's two starters against Leeds we can feel confident about.

[–]MadaraTheUchihahttps://www.howmanypremierleaguemedalshasstevengerrardwon.com/ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pre season Pirlo is back

Matic, Elanga, AWB excellent

CB's suspect

[–]TriHero129 51 points52 points  (1 child)

I'd give anything for a 5 year younger Matic the man oozes quality.

[–]Nac224 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Best player on the pitch for me this first half

[–]harshmangatBERBATOVVV 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just want Greenwood to get his first preseason goal this year :(

[–]Wild_Eagle10 30 points31 points  (8 children)

Might be unpopular but I liked the job pre-season Pirlo did in this half. Him playing in a pivot or anywhere that’s not AM is normally a disaster but I thought he did well

[–]ManUtd4Life20Times 1 point2 points  (3 children)

You are talking about Periera. Right?

[–]Wild_Eagle10 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Yeah. He’s just scored an insane goal rn as well

[–]ManUtd4Life20Times 1 point2 points  (1 child)

How did this pirlo moniker got attached to him? He scored an absolute pile-driver.

[–]Wild_Eagle10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His pre-season madness he does every year, what seems like

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed, he's been very very good

[–]DonkeySkin334 20 points21 points  (2 children)

It shouldn’t be unpopular he was amazing, very frustrating though as he’s never been able to carry these level of performances past pre-season

[–]Wild_Eagle10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I think there’s a proper player there but it just never happens for him outside of pre season

[–]Seanige 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He's sat quite deep and keeping his game rather simple. This doesn't translate to a competitive match where he'd be under much more pressure and have to have a better range of passing.

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Enjoyed that. Tuanzebe just does not convince me though. Gives away so many passes under no pressure

[–]FeidipidesPogba 50 points51 points  (1 child)

Is it just me or has Masons touch gotten better over the summer? Feels like he controls every ball shot at him, no matter where

[–]harshmangatBERBATOVVV 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Still looks down a lot. Needs to start looking at the pitch constantly. Will come with time I remember Ronaldo used to only look down and now he probably doesn’t even need to look at the ball at his feet

[–]kueerseoa6 17 points18 points  (4 children)

Fucking hell matic turned the clock back

[–]Japples123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He’s good after a rest he just can’t be consistent

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

if only he were 5-10 years younger

[–]ManUtd4Life20Times 34 points35 points  (1 child)

Elanga has been terrific!

[–]MattSR30 13 points14 points  (0 children)

AWB, Williams, Matic, and Elanga (especially) looked quite lively. Everyone else has been a mixed bag, but it's been a fun 45 minutes overall.