Elche kick off home to Real Betis on Monday 18 August so are behind us in preparation.

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I’ve missed your referee critique 😛

Yes, quite different than the championship, can’t really tell if Elche are any good or not. I guess they must be if they are to have any hope of surviving in la liga

Tidy on the ball, but quite small and slow. Think they'd really struggle against a Championship team with an athletic front line - that long ball seems to be on all the time.

Never been a Dolan fan but admittedly he works hard, isn't hampered by injuries and does all the things you'd want from him except deliver consistently. Fact is, he isn't top quality. If we hadn't constantly low balled him he could have been a decent if not spectacular member of this years squad. Good luck to him.

If we ever play a team like this , it won't be in the championship

Someone ages ago said people weren't impressed with De Neve, and that his first touch was awful. Have to say his first touch seems terrible?

The truth behind Baradji's failed transfer

So press. Let's see what they've got.

Struggling to get the ball and keep it. No control.

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Keeps saying payment rejected for me, don't think they want me to watch! boooo!

LOL Cantwell booked for winning the ball - local ref by any chance? Also we need a right footed corner taker - Cantwell's delivery is shite.

Cantwell must just have one of those personalities. There's no way Elche know who he is, but they've been kicking him off the pitch in the first 20 minutes. Also that's poor refereeing - booking Ribeiro for moving the Elche player from standing over a prone Cantwell (that he'd just hacked down).

They're desperate for us to press - their GK has his foot on the ball 30 yards out from goal.

elche are better than qatar and everton,thats for sure

Wharton been caught on the ball twice now. I thought our game was all about the press - it's non existent and Yuki can't hold the ball. Elche well on top. Much better test this. Will highlight the weaknesses.

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Wharton caught out a couple of times now. Needs to be sharper.

Who's on co-commentary? A backup GK that's not Pears or Michalski but I don't see who that could be in the squad list.

I love it when I see a team pass back to a keeper, I know they are going to eventually fuck it up

What was Brook doing ? Getting stumped after 10 minutes ! He needed to play back to that ball, not going dancing down the wicket.

Strictly as a #10 and with a guarantee he wouldn't spend half the season in the physio's room? Yes.

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