Watford have asked Brentford to provide no updates from the 12:00 kick off today. https://twitter.com/BrentfordFC/status/1418888638784581648 Seems an odd thing to do unless the team being played is being kept under wraps.
Strange that we keep doing that for friendlies at the training ground. Maybe we're working on another system or Hughes is involved in them?
I've heard everyone going to the WBA game is going to have to sign a 37 page non-disclosure agreement before being allowed to approach the turnstiles. Best to take your favourite contract lawyer with you.
No it isn’t. Just to add, the only friendly that will be available to watch is the Palace one. Also, no Prem games will be shown on HiveLive throughout the season. It will be audio only.
Why bother telling anyone that there's a match going on at all if the whole thing in under wraps and behind closed doors. All it does is make people ask questions.
I guess they may tell us a bit more about it once team news for the WBA game is announcement (hopefully at 2, but knowing us it will be midway through the first half).
Well...yeah. Is Hughes part of it? Is anyone injured that they aren't telling us about? Are there trialists? Is that Vydra in the background? Has Hogg returned?
Yeah I would assume a few of those, maybe the likes or Perica, Navarro who aren't training with the first team and then a few U23s. If it is a bit of a ramshackle squad just playing together for match fitness and we lose by 4 or 5; half the fanbase would go into meltdown despite it being a meaningless game.
Yeah most likely. Now the club have tweeted, we know Fletcher, Louza, Wise, Baah, Rose and I think it’s Kaba (not Vydra) in the background.
I assume Wise is doubling up as he supposedly scored in the game earlier. Unless we have two Wise men.
Will be really interesting to see what kind of impact Cucho has. Great to see we are playing 433, it's the only system that works for Sarr.
Of course he is. Age, performances, goals, holding back the team and other players, none of that silly stuff matters because he's DEENEY! DEENEY! DEENEY!
Would have to assume that Zinckernagel, Success, Dennis and Kabasele played earlier, along with the pictured Fletcher, Louza, Rose and Baah?
Judging by this team and the bench we have. Guessing the team to play Brentford earlier looked somewhat like this; Bachmann/Dahlberg Kiko Kaba Pollock/Sierralta Rose Louza Wise TDB/Chalobah Dennis Fletcher Baah Throw in PZ7, unless he’s going on loan. Navarro, Perica, Success and Sema probably got some minutes as well. Hughes also probably got some minutes.
I think Chalobah is still working back to fitness from an injury he was carrying at the end of last season. Same as with Femenia.
