Training Friday 12/4
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:02 pmBack to Carrington for my first time since the win against the swamp dwellers and everyone in great spirits although one or two missing.Not sure what Mancini has said in the press conference so nothing from me apart from re Silva.He is obviously just a maybe but it was good to see him doing some running outside.
18 on show today with Razak one of them and I think ( they were quite a long way away!)Rodders was one of them.Early warm ups was followed by Mancini taking a team away for a quick shape/formation session while the other passed a ball around.Then onto a game with one team trying to score in a proper net while the others had to score in 5 a side nets but only after 10 passes had been completed.This game was 8v8 as one player just went off with a physio and the spare man wore a different bib and played for both sides depending on who had the ball.Edin and Carlos scored goals and Carlos' goal was all about his harrying skills and he closed the keeper down and knocked in the loose ball.
A short session followed where the Monday team worked on a few specific routines whilst the rest had some shooting practice and then it was onto the game to end the session and a very early goal from Nasri, flicked past the keeper with his right foot.Hard for me to see all the detail of the game being played at the far end of a pitch but Richard Wright was playing at left back. We need cover there as papers are even now telling us Clichy is possibly leaving.Idiots.
The game was very tight and I guessed it was coming to a close,Yaya worked a bit of space to score with a great left footer and golden goal was announced.It took just a few seconds before Sergio scored (or was it Carlos,damned curtains!) but anyway that was it
18 on show today with Razak one of them and I think ( they were quite a long way away!)Rodders was one of them.Early warm ups was followed by Mancini taking a team away for a quick shape/formation session while the other passed a ball around.Then onto a game with one team trying to score in a proper net while the others had to score in 5 a side nets but only after 10 passes had been completed.This game was 8v8 as one player just went off with a physio and the spare man wore a different bib and played for both sides depending on who had the ball.Edin and Carlos scored goals and Carlos' goal was all about his harrying skills and he closed the keeper down and knocked in the loose ball.
A short session followed where the Monday team worked on a few specific routines whilst the rest had some shooting practice and then it was onto the game to end the session and a very early goal from Nasri, flicked past the keeper with his right foot.Hard for me to see all the detail of the game being played at the far end of a pitch but Richard Wright was playing at left back. We need cover there as papers are even now telling us Clichy is possibly leaving.Idiots.
The game was very tight and I guessed it was coming to a close,Yaya worked a bit of space to score with a great left footer and golden goal was announced.It took just a few seconds before Sergio scored (or was it Carlos,damned curtains!) but anyway that was it