PRE SEASON REVIEW
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Carragher’s Verdict
Well overall we had a good pre-season with it being world cup year we had lots of players on holiday when preseason came around. This was a positive for me, I used it as a chance to use players from the Under 18’s and Under 21’s. Players had points to prove and a chance to fight for their place. James Ward Prowse returned from loan and captained the side. He showed great potential, however he might not be ready just yet.
Players such as Sergio Canos, Jordan Ibe and Dean Walsh all got a great amount of game time. Some of the fringe players got a chance to do to play and all the new transfers settled in well. With two wins, one draw and one loss it could have gone better but as a whole performances were great.
Again this was something I was not too worried about results wise. I was looking for good performances from the younger players. Ultimately I wanted to get the players fit and prepare the players for the season ahead, with places for the community shield up for grabs.