Quote Originally Posted by Bluebirdman Of Alcathays View Post
Fair enough. Yeah they are training exercises, but I doubt any manager/head coach would be happy to rely on everyday training and then wait for a league game to see who's better equipped to do what he wants them to do. BBM, in the post-match interview, seems to think there was something learned today, unless he's just trying to justify the gallivanting.
Thing is, it's not like there are options out there, so friendly games have to happen i suppose. What managers and coaches take out of them would be interesting to know. I can only give my opinion, right or wrong, and whatever we saw this evening won't look like that in a competitive setting, as you well know yourself. We could even extend that to cup games, which are becoming increasingly uncompetitive.