Pre-season tour

[reddishblue]

Travelling squad.

Donnarumma, Bettinelli, Chabot, Wint; Lewis, Henderson-Hall, Alleyne, Khusanov, Reis, Mfuni, Gvardiol, Braithwaite, Ait-Nouri, Nico, Kovacic, Reijnders, Parker, Samba, Heskey, Mukasa, McAidoo, Echeverri, Foden; Semenyo, Savinho, Sangare, Mubama, Monga.

Be honest, how many haven't you heard of. 5 for me.

[gavin]

Yeh, there's about five that I haven't heard of. I used to watch all of the friendlies too but no more.

[reddishblue]

First game v Inter, 12.30 our time Saturday. In Hong Kong I think.

[gavin]

On City+ but not sure that I will watch. Friendlies have always been meaningless but now there isn't even the slightest indication of the first team plans in them.

[KunDB]

McAidoo stood out, not unexpectedly, in our friendly today against Inter Milan. Great prospect for the future.

Savinho was good and so was Semenyo.

No injuries and a good workout in a 1. 1 draw over 90 minutes. Lovely flowing football.

[gavin]

I didn't watch but it is good to know that there was some decent football at least. Also that we have another winger on the way.

[KunDB]

Second half was far better than our first half. Savinho was good, but still lacks the final action.

McAidoo fantastic but in a 'friendly' so might not be overly significant. In a team competitive fave he will have less space and face more aggression and physicality from defenders. Still full of promise and all his actions were forward pushing.

Second half Nico G came on and that made a big difference

[reddishblue]

City beat K league all stars 3-1. Semenyo and Reindeer looked good.

[gavin]

Looked quite a strong side in the first half. Things are coming together a bit. But what with the heat and playing a league side still very much an exhibition.