Pre season friendlies

[Brunners 7,982]

It probably isn't but he sounds like the guy I hear doing commentary on Eurosport on literally any sport you can imagine.

[Borobristol 6]

Quite enjoying this game - decent atmosphere for a friendly, players putting a shift in so far, knowledgeable commentator!

[Ayresome365 44]

Reach had the perfect chance to get the ball in there, he got a yard on his man. But stopped and went back to Friend.

[Dan1234 1,056]

I'm really liking our centre mid options. Clayts/de roon/de sart and forshaw are all looking real quality options imo. All offer something different.

 

Still think our wings look weak.

[Uwe 3,545]

Would've liked to see Reach shoot then

[Aphex_Boro 1,444]

Pretty sure it's a contractual requirement of all Boro players that they have to be terrible at crossing

[CurtisFleming 86]

I've not had chance to put it in yet. How are we doing?

[juninho9 35]

Who's this commentator? He's excellent.

 

Thought the same thing. Really knows his stuff

[Ayresome365 44]

It must be so frustrating being a striker for us haha. Think the balls going to come in but then gets cut back.

[gephind 7]

Forshaw slow to release the through ball, or the forwards are running offside and giving him no choice

[northern boro 449]

Halftime 0-0 good game

[juninho9 35]

0-0 at half time. Not overly entertaining but some things are very telling. Reach needs to cross the ball more, instead of stopping and looking for Friend every time. Forshaw and De Sart look great in the middle, but everything just seems a bit slow. Defence and Mejias doing fine.

 

Edit* Udinese fans are amazing. Fantastic atmosphere for a friendly. And the commentator is great.

[Brunners 7,982]

I've not had chance to put it in yet. How are we doing?

 

Actually pretty well tbh. Still aren't getting the ball in the box when we could, as others pointed out one obvious moment when Reach had a step on his man and still went back to Friend.

[Ayeres 123]

Quite enjoying this game - decent atmosphere for a friendly, players putting a shift in so far, knowledgeable commentator!

 

This.

[Guest Changing Times]

Rhodes has looked reasonably sharp but not involved as much in the latter stages of the half. Ramirez looks very rusty even for a friendly, which is to be expected but we really need him up to speed asap. Stuani is Stuani. Reach has been involved but has lacked a bit of quality/knowledge. Forshaw has been disappointing, bit sloppy, holding on the ball too long and checking back too often when he didn't need to. Not made much out of de Sart but I can't remember him doing anything wrong. Defence haven't really been tested but once or twice have looked like reserve types - Jackson rushing into a challenge he didn't need to make. We really could do with getting another left back in so we don't keep flogging Friend into the ground. Udinese look like a team that only just avoided relegation last season.