Normal service resumed.Well for me anyway but plenty missing in training today. No Tevez/Silva/Zaba or RSC. All apparently not in at all so given an extra days recovery. Also of course a missing bunch of injured. Boateng still having teratment, Kolarov still in one of those shoes,Balotelli we all know about , Bridge no news.
The first bunch out were the keepers as usual. 6 of them today Shay/Joe/Karius/Taylor/Gonzalez and Jorgensen and they were followed by 6 England players with the rest dawdling out behind them and the good news is that Michael Johnson was with them. Best moment early on while they loosened up was when the sprinklers came on and caught a few out and when they started doing the keep ball circles they were yet again having too much fun.
6 reserves I think were amongst the group Mee,Cunningham,Elabdellaoui,Bunn,Roman and Mancini ( yes the son of the boss). After 10 minutes in the circles Mancini took 10 players away to work behind a fence. Can't think it's the team for Saturday, at least I hope not. They were Micah,Vinnie,Kolo,Lescott,SWP,PV,Yaya,AJ,Milner and Jo.They just worked on some attacking play before Barry and Nigel switched with PV and SWP.Right at the end behind the fence Mancini just spent some time with the back 4.
All back together for some pass and move work which didn't last long but sadly finished with Yaya getting injured. I have a feeling it wasn't too bad although he did limp off and get ferried away for treatment ( maybe I am just hoping it wasn't bad).Whilst they sorted themselves out for the next session SWP took a turn in goal and pulled off one great save , leaping high ( for him) and turning a shot over. He was certainly pleased with himself.Micah practiced a pen against Joe who saved it well low down to his right leaving Micah bleating that he moved early.
All the players who had played a full international then went off to do some running ,probably just to warm down , and then they finished whilst the rest had an 8 a side game. Quiet good and competitive with defences mostly on top but as the game wore on there were some great finishes.SWP first from a tight angle past Shay into the roof of the net.Omar Ealbellaoui with a beauty ofter a great first touch.Jo then scored with one like Bale's against Stoke from a sublime chipped pass from Johnno.Then anotherJo goal from another good pass from Johnno and finally a neat finish from Roman.
Right near the end Micah was bundled over by Patrick ( not for the first time) giving a pen away.Roman lined up to take it against Joe who seemed intent on putting him off shouting stuff at him about ice cream melting. He scored with the pen just like Bent did with Joe diving over it.
That was about it with a few of the reserves hanging around hitting crosses for Ben Mee and SWP got into a buggy for a bit of driving practice picking up PV and Jo along the way.SWP had a very mischievous smle on his face.
I knew I had forgotten somebody. Ade wasn't out at the start but came out after about 15 minutes but he was only doing some running.Clearly not fully fit and wasn't sure whther he would be ok for Saturday.
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