Quote from: Iroh on July 12, 2023, 10:59:39 PM

Quote from: Raflesia on July 12, 2023, 09:57:47 PM

That's right.
We must realise that pre-season games are sometimes just a warm-up for some big clubs because there are other things to consider such as giving opportunities to some players who rarely get this time to take precedence over looking at the schemes.
This is one way for the coach to measure how ready the players are after a long holiday.
Don't take friendlies and pre-season tours too seriously because sometimes they can be tricky and an example might be Chelsea and Liverpool in the season that has ended this time.

Pre season matches are exactly like you noted. A warm up for clubs and also to test player capabilities and fitness. Big clubs could also use pre season games to field players who barely see some action during the season and new tactics could be formulated and developed at this stage.
Friendly games are a great way to test player fitness and readiness but I also think it shouldn’t be used to predict or determine whether a club would be successful during that season. One could play very well during the pre season games and end up playing poorly during the entire season.

Now the smallest example for the Manchester United friendly match yesterday alone is actually already visible from the composition of the players and the significant change in strategy Ten Hag in the first half and the second half which is different can actually be said that this is just like a simulation in the hope of getting something good for them to bring to the upcoming season so there is no need to be too serious about friendly matches and pre-season tours because this will not really determine anything.

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Pre season games are pre season games; they do not mean anything; and they are only used to build up each individual players fitness; build chemistry between players and prepare the team tactics ahead of the new season. I believe Mason Mount and the other guys performance will improve as the pre season games kick in.

That's true but the result from pre match will be also showing how fast mount could adapt with his new club. Mount needs a lot of time to do that. It can be seen from so many chances missed by him against leeds.
Manchester united fans are always focusing their attention on the mason mount. It's caused by ten hag has bought with a lot of price him. The Red Devil fans are putting their hope on Mason Mount to change the club for the better compared to last season.
Mount can show better progress in upcoming match.

I still can't say for sure that will happen, but Mount has had a difficult time with Chelsea and has been under an incompetent coach. Currently he has not shown the maximum performance we expect. Pre-Season wasn't very exciting to watch, maybe for the Red Devils fans, something that was important to see Mason Mount's first game in a Manchester United shirt.
To be honest, I didn't watch the game and when I saw the replay, Mount didn't seem to free play, there was still a bit of miscommunication, but in the end, they won. As for preparations for next season, it will certainly not be easy to predict until we really see Mason Mount performance with the Manchester United core squad.

This season 35 matches he did and only won 3 goals and 6 assists but in this case there may be some considerations because for this season all Chelsea players are also under performance which allows this to be one of the reasons for Mount's decline in performance as well. but when he was bought at a price that is actually still quite expensive this time then inevitably he must try more in this case because it would not be very funny if he was not too adaptable to the price given by Manchester United.
This must still be proven and we still have to wait for how he does his first season at Manchester United.