I thought there were positives, but it left me more worried than positive!
Good things: Maffeo was really good and should impress this season in Spain, hopefully joining our senior squad next season. Mangala played well and IF Pep kept him for a year, it’d save us a lot of cash for other areas. Adarabioyo had 90 mins and was good in the second half in particular. Bravo played his best game for us.
Worries: we looked utterly lightweight and easily bullied in our opponents’ half. We need some height and muscle to convert more of the crosses Pep’s tactics manufacture from our wide players. Sane is a liability as a wing-back, and Maffeo was much better than Danilo – we should have kept him and been brave enough to use him this season. Diaz was anonymous against medium-low grade opposition. Patrick Roberts has been given no real chance by Pep pre-season, and that’s frustrating.