A gentle training session today with the same missing players as last week plus SWP who may be who knows where. MJ I assume with the reserves as he will be playing for them against Liverpool on Wednesday. First thing I saw was the keepers being put through some catching practice and they included the new young Brazilian guy ( Luis Guilherme at least I think it might have been him) Small for a keeper nowadays)
For the rest it was gentle jogging before Mancini took the team for Leicester away behind a fence leaving the rest to play in a keep ball circle for a while. Mancini just got the team into shape and work on basic passing before some attacking plays and routine stuff. It didn't last long before they all got back for a 10 a side game.Can't really think of too much notable in this either. Somebody did ask the question why doesnt Jo finish like this in games? He did have a couple of good moments.
Silva looked good ( doesn't he always) and had less strapping on than last week. I was also asked why Ade doesnt get any chances as he was putting it in in training? Answers on a postcard please.Nice goal from AJ and a beauty from Lescott ( wrong net though ,although if he hadn't gone for it there was a tap in for somebody) Only a short game today and then the team from Saturday jogged inside leaving a few for some finishing practice plus Dzeko working with a physio as was Boyata. Some of the finshing was excellent with Silva looking very good even with his head.
Then to finish off it was a few penalties which mostly were very good and not least Shay Given with I think a 100% record. I felt confident that we would be ok in a pen shoot out and then immediately the next one went wide. Patrick was having a dig at Joe Hart as he left and Joe replied that he needen't be concerned as he cant last 90 minutes never mind 120 for a penalty shoot out.Very funny.
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