Not sure I really understandstand the logic of plying 2 30 minute games on the same day
Maybe different squads in each? Get everyone a mini-match against unfamiliar opposition to get back into rhythm?
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Can be the only reason I guess and for it to feel less of a training game.
The medical and fitness staff are at the pinnacle of athlete performance. There will be some very detailed science, logic and reasoning for them doing the short games. Itāll all be part of their build up to being fully fit and ready for an intense 90 min game in a months time, but also for the rest of the season.
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no no no.
we forumites are more competent in judging that. most of us here are master tacticians, motivators as well as specialists in sports psychology, physical fitness, medicine, economists and rio plata dialect translators.
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Would love to see a picture with all our CBs + Fabinho, Grujic and Awoniyi just to have a comparison.
Phwoar look at the glutes on this oneā¦ Does he even lift?
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Build relationships with those clubs probably. I think we see them as sources of talent and destinations for loanees
Undoubtedly it will be two different squads entirely. West Ham just did a similar thing on Tuesday (although they played a full 90). They put two different squads out playing at the same time against some lower league clubs
John Terry and Ryan Giggs have got that covered 
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Are the two games on the same day in the same location and pitch? Seems a tad weird maybe itās a coping mechanism due to the larger than usual squad out on pre season. Even Klopp has said this pre season is strange with the format of game
At this stage of pre-season they have build up the tolerance to work. Doing too much too soon as at best counter productive in that it forces them to do it at too low an intensity, or gets them injured. Theyāll add 10-15 minutes a week to the amount they want them doing in one session.
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Epic 
LIVE
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Love thisā¦
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Thatās one massive guy we have thereā¦
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āHeās a fucking monsterā (from Gangster Number 1)
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He is a fucking monster.
You can see he was about to turn round and fuck someone up and there realised it was THEE MONSTER so thought better of it.
Tell you what if Ibou hits the ground running him and VVD will be insane
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Considering the gap between our last friendly game and first league game Iād expect another friendly or two.
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I just found a weather warning for that region. They are expecting heavy rain this weekend and a possibility of dangerous flood in that area. Fingers crossed it wonāt be a problem.
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