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:tup: We've seen it the same way.

I would say last night friendly was not just about fitness. Players looked in shape and didn't look dead tired like week before. We can evaluate their performances from last night and in the games to come. I agree with you that prior to last night's game Tim cup or games against amateur sides...

Loan would be the best for him. But I can't see him ever becoming regular here.

Training is important but so are friendlies. Otherwise clubs wouldn't play them to avoid injury risks. It's more to it than just fitness. I believe individual performances are also looked into. You can't seriously claim that that coaches neglect this aspect. I would take coaches words with a...

Nope, he couldn't fit in 442. Del Neri tried to play him as SS but Diego failed to adapt there. Fitness is more important but don't neglect performances especially individual ones.

Yes and that was in preseason. We played games as well and he was starter in most of them that summer but since he underperformed in every one of them when the season started he was benched. I don't remember him playing at all in the first 6-7 rounds. Preseason counts to some degree. Last year...

Yes. Both him and Almiron. I remember Tiago barely played first 2-3 moths. - - - Updated - - - He was paid 15m and was expected to start. He didn't hit it off in preseason and you know the rest.

No doubt about it. Those are mostly to regain fitness but if we have learned something it's that preseason games can be used to a certain degree in valuation of individual performances. I've seen before players who because of lousy preseason finished on the bench.

0% Bench player at most.