Quite worrying but the result is insignificant. Just got back from school and am looking at the highlights now, we did not create as many chances as we would have liked. It is always bad to lose pre-season games, I am not with losing them, they need to wake up and know this is not some park football but some serious business - gearing up for our title assault.
However I wouldn't be pressing the panic button yet. Only played 2 games and they used the full squad of 20+ players odd. Its not about the tactics but more of giving the young players pre-season exposure, to be ready for the new season. It is more about understanding each other on the pitch and having good communication. Perhaps that was what we lacked today that made us lost.
There are 2 Far East games coming up now, and for me I live in Singapore, and obviously keep track of Thailand, Malaysia, and there are South East Asian competitions once in 2 years. Thailand and Singapore are around the same standard, although I will say that Thailand would pose a greater trend with them under Reid, his guidance has strengthened Thailand.
There is a clause which the team is obliged to field more or less their first team XI, so I will imagine the younger stars to cut down playing, and more of Riera, Torres, Alonso. Reina coming back into the game. Only then I believe we would see a much clearer picture of how fully warmed up we are for the new season.
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