Pre-season Games - Villarreal v Leeds

[Allrounder]

Costa, what are you doing?

[Scoobychief]

hopefully this preseason will have shown that at least 5 of these players are just not even good enough for the bench. we need players seriuosly need a creative midfielder

[Carrick Dave]

I hate to say it but our record signing looks awful tonight, beaten for pace by everyone and giving the ball away repeatedly. Come on Rodders, show us what you have in the locker that made us pay the big money……

[Allrounder]

What on earth! Should have had 2 goals by now

[Cjay]

I know the results dont matter but the performances for all our pre season matches have been poor.

Losing to a group of 17/18 year olds in the Ajax academy though, no excuse for that.

Also the idea that we dont need 4 or 5 first choice 18 signings i ludicrous imo.

[Allrounder]

Why didn’t we play like this in first half, very annoying.

[Allrounder]

What was Bielsa doing there? Asking Shack to get up?

[Allrounder]

Sick and tired of Meslier’s stupid passes. Just smash the ball away from our half instead of those cheeky passes

[leedsalex]

Koch is poor. He and Costa are really awful

[Cjay]

4-0 this isnt acceptable and combined with the performances all pre season its worrying imo.

Really sloppy all pre season and very little quality.

[WhiteRose]

4-0 this isnt acceptable and combined with the performances all pre season its worrying imo.

Really sloppy all pre season and very little quality.

Completely agree, can’t expect the same players season after season to keep producing, needed a minor refresh this summer and for whatever reason we haven’t bothered. Should have enough to stay up but worry is creeping in

[Carrick Dave]

4-0 this isnt acceptable and combined with the performances all pre season its worrying imo.

Really sloppy all pre season and very little quality.

If we’re worried Radz & Bielsa must be more so, it may be the trigger for some higher-quality investment rather than buying players to improve.

Ajax appear to be the club we aspire to become - no matter how many subs they put on they all seemed to slot in seamlessly irrespective of age, and honestly taught us a lesson in playing out, pressing and clinical finishing.

[White Riot]

4-0 this isnt acceptable and combined with the performances all pre season its worrying imo.

Really sloppy all pre season and very little quality.

I've been working so couldn't fully concentrate on the match, but just seemed like we got a lesson in football.

I'm sure Lewis O'Brien will sort it all out though

We maybe should've kept hold of Kiko and Jay Roy Grot

[Smudge3920]

There we have it, some pointers to take away from this game. Ajax fully deserved the result, but it was not an emphatic 4-0 hammering. We definately missed the glue that holds us together in Kalvin, Llorente sorely missed to control the box. Luke needs to be at right back we need his skills down the right side. Lets not forget, pre season or not this is not a minor team we were playing, but one of the top clubs in the world, a techniclly gifted team. We showed them far to much respect at the back and we were a little lack luster up front.

Onwards...MB will have it sorted for the opener...MOT

[Leeds1000]

Come back Pablo all is forgiven. I don't know what we had in mind for Rodrigo when we bought him, i still don't think we have figured it out. Good workout fitness wise as we were chasing the ball alot second half. Disappointing on the creative front. Things.. can only get better.

Ajax decent side finish somewhere in the top 10 Prem.

[MightyWhites]

Two hidings in a day. Shows how far we are from where we want to be.

[Finnatic]

Is it time to ditch the unlucky blue kit?

[whiteinfrance]

I am feeling we will do worse this season than last. Terrible pre-season performances, seemingly lack of ambition in the transfer market.

i feel like for some reason we don't have the money to spend what we need on a couple of more effective signings.

Feeling like, after 10 games we could be struggling.

Hope I'm wrong

[Prisoner37]

4 - 0 isn't an easy score to take but they will have been worked harder than any other team in pre-season. 10 days now to recover, taper and put the emphasis onto quality into the scum game.
If we get a result there this game is easily forgotten.

[whiteinfrance]

I actually think we will get massacred by the scum. Hope i'm wrong