Northampton Pre Season Friendly Match Thread

[trabuch]

Positive.

[TrickyTrevLeftPeg]

We have to keep Ricardo at all costs. Him tucking into to CM with winks is going to be a feature play this year. 

[FrankieADZ]

lovely soccer goal

[Hales]

Ricky P and timmy did well there

[CrispinLA in Texas]

Ricardo is brilliant.... premier league quality player there

[JimmyC74]

Steady enough first half but demonstrates we need a bit more nous in the final third

[EnderbyFox]

Ricardo is far too good for the championship man

[blaaklint]

Just now, copunk said:

Vital Ricardo stays fit more then ever 

I think he's looked pretty decent in midfield

[ozleicester]

We are going up say we are going up

[whoareyaaa]

Just now, CrispinLA in Texas said:

Ricardo is brilliant.... premier league quality player there

class

[Hales]

I love Ricky P 🫶

[Shaqq]

I reckon we’re gonna enjoy this Ricardo-Winks pivot in-possession a lot this season.

[Countryfox]

1 minute ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

Ricardo is brilliant.... premier league quality player there

Shhhhhh !!! 

[FoxesWalk]

Just now, Shaqq said:

I reckon we’re gonna enjoy this Ricardo-Winks pivot in-possession a lot this season.

They are both too good for this level, so I certainly hope so! If they both stay fit we have a very good chance this year.

[shilton_fox]

4 minutes ago, Hales said:

Enzo - animated, passionate and no notebook in sight! 

Does he have chapped lips and a little clap though

[AKCJ]

Winks has been so good so far. Just does not get nervous on the ball and his decision making is spot on.

 

The base of the three with KDH and Casedei. Sounds ideal.

 

Then sell Barnes and buy two quality wingers.

[foxes_rule1978]

Ricardo showing his class, really good to see

[StriderHiryu]

Will post more at half time but I’m very impressed. The front 3 is a bit weak but our build up from back to front, with fast vertical interchanges and generating superiority in midfield with Riccy P as the inverted fullback is showing a lot of promise already. Harry Winks looks very good. 
 

It’s going to take time to learn the system, but it might not take as long to learn it as I thought. You add the new keeper and some wingers to this setup and we will piss this league. 

[Countryfox]

Big centre forward needed ..  target man and proven goal scorer .. 

[whoareyaaa]

Faes has a really good passing ability I think this is the back 3 for the coming season

[Collibosher70]

I know it's a friendly....but so far I'm impressed....more movement...passing...players look fitter...closing down is there.

Liking it

[StanSP]

Quite clear we miss that link between attack and midfield through the middle.

 

Even if we do get that player, it might not complete the squad but it will go some way to making us more of a threat in a game, and on more occasions.

 

We seem fine with possession but if the wingers get stopped, we'll struggle.

[blaaklint]

1 minute ago, StriderHiryu said:

Will post more at half time but I’m very impressed. The front 3 is a bit weak but our build up from back to front, with fast vertical interchanges and generating superiority in midfield with Riccy P as the inverted fullback is showing a lot of promise already. Harry Winks looks very good. 
 

It’s going to take time to learn the system, but it might not take as long to learn it as I thought. You add the new keeper and some wingers to this setup and we will piss this league. 

Tbf I think Praet's been decent, got an assist, played Vardy in to set up that phase of play and put Castagne in behind the full back earlier.

[moore_94]

There is the potential weakness we have at right back with Ricardo moving forward

Edited 15 July 2023 by moore_94

[StriderHiryu]

Just noticing that we are already using the big diagonal effectively, an important part of the Pep system. The idea is to compact the game on one side, leaving someone totally free on the opposite side. We’ve found Wanya multiple times and if we had a better player there, we would be in multiple times. 
 

Maresca… let him cook!