Reflecting on the shortest pre-season ever S4 E3

Thanks for joining us on First State Kopites - it’s episode 3 of our 4th season. I’m Paul and I am joined by Enrique and Haitham. The countdown is on - 2 weeks to the Community Shield, 3 weeks to the season start

Part One:

Reds on tour in Thailand and Singapore

• 4-0 to Man United.


• Simon Brundish said he only watched the first 30 minutes, could have been 6-1 to Liverpool.


• Players in the last 30 minutes had been back with the squad 2 days.


• Crystal Palace game - missing some players due to ‘vaccination status’
  
  
  
  • Never a bad thing to see Salah scoring
  
  
  
  


• Contractual obligation tour or useful pre-season experience?
  
  
  
  • Bonding seems important
  
  
  • Value of seeing how big the club is
  
  
  
  


• Anyone catch your eye? Elliott, Carvahlo?


• Level of concern about injuries?
  
  
  
  • Jota, Alisson, Chamberlain
  
  
  
  


• Didn’t win a game in 2019 pre-season….


• Where we are right now vs. start of the Standard Chartered deal

Part Two - transfers and the Euros:

• Comings and goings
  
  
  
  • Most impressive signing so far? Koulibaly, Sterling
  
  
  
  


• Some pre-season games - United with a 100% record:)


• Barcelona - what is the perfect metaphor - Payday loans, drunk guy, world is ending in 2 years

Part Three:

Women’s Euros:

• England favorites?


• Holland struggles without Miedema.


• France and Spain have lost key players with ACLs

We’ll be back next week after Liverpool have played their one more pre-season game. Thanks to Haitham and Enrique.