Pre-season games

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Fisiani

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The 270 minutes of play in France are the first competitive games in many months. Win, lose or draw is just brief bragging rights. It's a time to experiment with new players and new tactics. We could even field a totally different 11 in the second half. What matters most is having a squad that can seamlessly fit into the team. With injuries and suspensions that will eventuate we need to know what every squad member is capable of. None of them are 'pish' as some keyboard warriors casually choose to spew on their laptop. Neil Lennon is in the unenviable position of having to tell great players that they are not in the team or on the bench yet keep them enthused. This requires a cool head. Who is our best left and right back? Central defenders and midfielders. Should we play 1 or 2 forwards and if so who? which wingers? What is our best formation and when should we change it? These questions might be answered this week.
 
Fisiani said:
The 270 minutes of play in France are the first competitive games in many months. Win, lose or draw is just brief bragging rights. It's a time to experiment with new players and new tactics. We could even field a totally different 11 in the second half. What matters most is having a squad that can seamlessly fit into the team. With injuries and suspensions that will eventuate we need to know what every squad member is capable of. None of them are 'pish' as some keyboard warriors casually choose to spew on their laptop. Neil Lennon is in the unenviable position of having to tell great players that they are not in the team or on the bench yet keep them enthused. This requires a cool head. Who is our best left and right back? Central defenders and midfielders. Should we play 1 or 2 forwards and if so who? which wingers? What is our best formation and when should we change it? These questions might be answered this week.
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If Jack Hendry heads to Belgium as expected this week then 10 players have left the club yet in most areas bar central defence and goalkeeper we have the next generation ready to step up. I'm in agreement Fisiani, this is all about experimentation and having a settled couple of formations by the time the friendlies are done and dusted. Some youngsters are going to get chances this season and that is an exciting development. Who steps up will probably come down to how they perform over the next couple of weeks.
My one worry is players being so long out of the rough and tumble might see the muscle injuries we saw with the Bundesliga. Hopefully the extended training time will counter that.
 
Just a few sleeps to go till some real football again. We made history last season becoming the only Scottish team to win nine in a row and achieve it twice. We are 180 minutes away from a Quadruple Treble. This season is immense. I'll predict that we will be unbeaten in Scotland by December 31st. It's going to be a great season. Bring it on.
 
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