brite blu sky wrote:Cheers Doug. Any specific news on Vinnie by any chance?
Oh and if you care to remember and get the chance to ask Yaya how to pronounce his first name.. it might turn out to be the scoop of the year!
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Missing today were Vinnie,Boyata,MJ and Yaya although Yaya was out doing some running. Included as extra cover was Mee.After the initial teamtalk from Mancini he got the defenders altogether for some positional work and passing across the lines leaving all the others to play a keep ball circle which they did just next to the fence where I was.
Always nice when they get that close as you get a good feel for the banter and team spirit which was very good.Special moment today when Vieira was nutmegged and all the players ripped into him unmercifully.Then when Nigel was deemed to have messed a pass up and should take his place in the middle he refused to go in ( with a big smile though). Vieira organised a quick vote and ushered him into the middle.At the end Zaba was accused of handling the ball but maintained his innocence pleading it was his chest.It was Nigel who mentioned the hand of god!
Mancini had taken the defensive unit to another pitch.They were Micah,Jerome,Kolo,Lescott,Bridge,Mee and Kolarov. Here they started work on defending throw ins and corners.It was a long way from me so I couldnt tell who was doing the throwing but he was very good.A few of the reserves had been brought across to assist with this session as well.
When that finished it was into a 9 or 10 a side game on half a pitch.Micah went in as did Yaya but Boateng stayed out although only to work with a physio. He was very close to me and it was interesting to listen to some of the chat with what he was looking for Jerome to do and how far to extend himself. Clearly he had been out yesterday as well and to me was moving pretty well even if not yet deemed quite ready for the real contact stuff.
Watching Mario today I saw a guy getting involved quite normally. I also saw the drama queen part as well.Once when Lescott bundled him over and another when a ricochet caught him in the face and went down as if shot.To finish off with a few stayed out for some finishing practice.They were AJ,RSC,Vieira,SWP,Milner whilst Zaba stayed out to do some work with one of the physios.
play like we dream wrote:Will we play 442 v the Stoke Cloggers? I suspect not. Let King C rip into them, then rest him with SM after 50 mins.
Renato_CTID wrote:Good news except for AJ: why is he treated as a reserve by Mancio?
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