2026/27 - Sheffield United Pre-Season Friendlies

[JT89]

Levante made 2 subs compared to our 11 subs and still managed to score in the 80th minute. They’ve also played less pre-season games than us. Sounds like the fitness coaches are still on last seasons form

 

[Pedro Verde]

Levante made 2 subs compared to our 11 subs and still managed to score in the 80th minute.

Why is that a negative ? You shoudnt get hung up about results in friendlies anyway

They’ve also played less pre-season games than us. Sounds like the fitness coaches are still on last seasons form

Pre season is all about the players getting minutes.

 

[Bladeloyal]

Levante made 2 subs compared to our 11 subs and still managed to score in the 80th minute. They’ve also played less pre-season games than us. Sounds like the fitness coaches are still on last seasons form

There's clueless and there's clueless

 

[JT89]

Why is that a negative ? You shoudnt get hung up about results in friendlies anyway


Pre season is all about the players getting minutes.

Last season one of our biggest issues was player fitness and this is already a sign that it hasn't improved...

There's clueless and there's clueless

Oh do please educate us with your superior knowledge...

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

What do you have to do to get sent off in a friendly?!

Say this to the Ref................Argentina va a destrozar a esos gilipollas españoles el domingo.

 

[Bergen Blade]

Line ups

Probably McGlinchey left back and McCallum LCB?

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

Last season one of our biggest issues was player fitness and this is already a sign that it hasn't improved...

How is it, exactly? It's standard practice for most clubs to play different sides each half of friendlies these days, by no means just us that does it.

 

[Uganda Blade]

So, unbeaten in Europe, then.

 

[Superblades]

Last season one of our biggest issues was player fitness and this is already a sign that it hasn't improved...

Oh do please educate us with your superior knowledge...

I think he means that it’s better for the whole team to get minutes playing matches and increase match fitness rather than just making less subs.

You could also argue that having bad games / results in pre season is seen as a positive as it highlights weak areas before the league starts. I think we had good results in pre season with Selles last year, the league started and we looked way off it.

 

[KMC-1889]

Line ups

McGinchly the lad from Chelsea?

 

[JT89]

How is it, exactly? It's standard practice for most clubs to play different sides each half of friendlies these days, by no means just us that does it.

Honestly if you can't figure it out for yourself I really can't be bothered to explain because we'll be here all day

 

[KMC-1889]

Why is that a negative ? You shoudnt get hung up about results in friendlies anyway


Pre season is all about the players getting minutes.

I want to see more of this. Torture the shits and make sure they can run for 90 mins

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

Honestly if you can't figure it out for yourself I really can't be bothered to explain because we'll be here all day

Fair enough pal!

 

[Silent Blade]

McGinchly the lad from Chelsea?

Yes

 

[KMC-1889]

How is it, exactly? It's standard practice for most clubs to play different sides each half of friendlies these days, by no means just us that does it.

Well. apart from our opposition in the game.

I do kinda see the argument that playing 45 mins in a couple of games probably isn’t great to get yourself prepared for 100 minute league games, but let’s see what happens in the later friendlies when their back from camp.

 

[Pedro Verde]

Last season one of our biggest issues was player fitness and this is already a sign that it hasn't improved...

Why is that ????
Many clubs field 2 x different sides in early season friendlies
If they didnt how would the fringe / bench players get any minutes in their legs

 

[JT89]

Why is that ????
Many clubs field 2 x different sides in early season friendlies
If they didnt how would the fringe / bench players get any minutes in their legs

So you don’t think it’s an issue that the other teams players who had all played 80 minutes still had more energy than ours who had only played 35 minutes?

 

[Pedro Verde]

So you don’t think it’s an issue that the other teams players who had all played 80 minutes still had more energy than ours who had only played 35 minutes?

Its a pre season friendly FFS not the 2nd week of September
Have you any evidence that the opposition players that played 80 minutes had more energy than ours that played 45 minutes. Did you see our players wilting in the 2nd half
Think youre being a bit of a drama queen

 

[JT89]

Its a pre season friendly FFS not the 2nd week of September
Have you any evidence that the opposition players that played 80 minutes had more energy than ours that played 45 minutes. Did you see our players wilting in the 2nd half
Think youre being a bit of a drama queen

If we’re aiming for peak physical condition by the 2nd week in September what’s the plan for the first few games considering our first league game is the 15th August?

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

I want to see more of this. Torture the shits and make sure they can run for 90 mins

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Hydration break.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

So, unbeaten in Europe, then.

Wednesday will never sing that.

 

[CharnockBlade]

No Shackleton in YouTube vids or in squad, so normal service has resumed

 

[OldBillBlade]

Honestly if you can't figure it out for yourself I really can't be bothered to explain because we'll be here all day

The irony!!

 

[OldBillBlade]

So you don’t think it’s an issue that the other teams players who had all played 80 minutes still had more energy than ours who had only played 35 minutes?

No. Not at this stage..

 

[Pedro Verde]

If we’re aiming for peak physical condition by the 2nd week in September what’s the plan for the first few games considering our first league game is the 15th August?

Did I say we were aiming for peak physical condition by the 2nd week in September
You build your fitness up gradually
You have no evidence that we are behind any other club with regards to fitness at this stage of pre season

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

 

[JT89]

Did I say we were aiming for peak physical condition by the 2nd week in September
You build your fitness up gradually
You have no evidence that we are behind any other club with regards to fitness at this stage of pre season

Well it’s quite hard to work out what you mean when you talk utter shite to be fair

 

[KMC-1889]

Have to say I’m surprised the Sausnaukas, blacker and Buyabu aren’t with the first team. Probably the end of the road for Jili and Blacker/Saus out for loans?

 

[Brian Deane]

Rabbi Matondo appears to have played in the first half.
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Whats with the Embassy fag packet look are they now chain smokers as well as Peroni piss heads

 

[EddieColquhoun]

Won 1-0 with a goal from Curtis. Eadie missed a penalty.