 Welcome to Toffy TV. Yes, we are doing a match preview for Blackpool, the way it feels weird this year, because we always do like previews for like the friendlies generally, but this year it just seems so weird because We've already had a pre-season. We've already had a pre-season. I know, but it seems so weird because we can't be at the game. So it doesn't even feel like it's a real game. It just feels like, I don't know. It's also when the Premier League should have started as well, so it's also weird on that sense as well that we should always be playing Premier League games. Like I said today, we'll be playing well till October. The Premier League doesn't start as I said. No, it's just, it's weird though, because like I said, it doesn't feel like, normally people get excited this time of year, like pre-season let's say, not the season, but because you get game, you get to go to somewhere in the north west, you get to go back into the habit of going to games again. You know, you get all people rigged out in the new kits and everything gets sunny. There's nothing on the game. You have to see new signings. Don't say that. But there's nothing on this at all and I do feel quite cheap doing this video, I must admit, but it is what it is isn't it? Let's be honest. First week of pre-season, the players have been back. It is pretty much the same old faces. Mason Hallgate is fit, which is good. Fabian Delph is fit. You know what I mean, it's not quite fit yet, but it will be interesting to see what level our players are at considering that. You've only had three weeks off. I think that will be an interesting thing. Hopefully, the main thing would be mental fatigue. I hope that some of that has come off. Obviously we've seen some of the players going holiday. Some people believe some should have been allowed, some others shouldn't, whatever you want to believe that. I think that's the key thing, because I think at the end of the season you look mentally tired after lockdown for whatever reason. I know people have, that's not acceptable for some people. Hopefully they've come back after the break. Obviously Carlo and Duncan Feggs and David Ancelott have thought about things, thought about the way we've set up, thought about how to go about this. Hopefully some of the players have had games taken away from the last year because they weren't doing so well. I'll come back with the trumpet between the teeth, whatever it's called. The trumpet between the teeth, whatever you have. It's interesting to hear this week as well that there's been new fitness, Francesco and Mari I think his name is, he's the head of fitness or something. He was saying they've put a sandpit at Finch Farm where it helps the players to get stronger. Oh yeah, listen. I remember when I was training to run a marathon, I did a run on the beach. Like I did like a, oh my god it was horrendous, me groeimus destroyed, but at the same time I got stronger because of it. But it's interesting they've brought that in now so that got me thinking when they came in did they keep everything just ticking over and didn't want to introduce anything new into that? Obviously they'll introduce new things for tactically, but I just wonder whether they've purposely stayed away from some of the fitness things they use because they said they use this around with it and they said that Modric was struggling to get stronger just by normal means. And then once they introduced the sand, he started developing more and more. He's not going to see that in this game obviously, but it'll be interesting to see if our players are the level of fitness does go up because it's going to be harder every day. I think you'd hope that we've seen some of the players have always taken upon themselves to get fit while they were off as well. So hopefully the certain players have come back ready to get at it really. I think this is probably going to be one of the, I know in the past we've obviously focused, this is one of the most, what's the word, critically pulled apart games we've ever played because I think after the end of lockdown people are still pretty upset still, which rightfully so are we played so people are going to be looking with a sharp eye about people's attitudes, people's levels. I don't think you can be like that. I don't think you can be like that. I think it's a game of football. It is what it is. It's the reward for the face we could say in the end of the day. We haven't got another game now after this till I think it's a week Wednesday or no, no, it's two weeks Wednesday I think. So I think they're trying to get a game in between aren't they so? Or is it a week Wednesday? A week Wednesday. Yes, it probably is a week Wednesday. I think they're trying to get a game in between I think as well. I've just done the 23 game. The only 23 you're going to hold off didn't you because we're going to have enough players. So obviously you want those games, you need those games but you want them as well. It's the little thing at the end of the week, it's your little reward kit. Do you want to play football don't you? You're a match fitness, you're a match fitness, you can only get so much on the training ground, can't you? I don't think that's the reason we can pass the match. Blackpool a match by Ex-Lib pool under 23 margin here at Critchley, obviously took them in the FA Cup last season. So they're not a bad side themselves. It's a decent test. Obviously I think we'll put some players in the shot window as well. You'll probably see, I think maybe... Is it really a shot window? Well it's like the bargain bin. I mean the only way you can find it is behind the paywall on Evan's website. No, but there'll be scouts at the game. If you want to watch it live. There'll be scouts at the game. That will scout to be alive in the game though. There's been scouts at the games already. I don't understand just asking these questions. I think so. I think if someone's interested in... Can I make Balasi? That will be, I suppose, if anything, that will be interesting. I'm only going to be the manager's first chance to have a look. He's obviously used them in training this week. You're not Balasi. Best suggest you mention there. Uncuncu. Sandro. I don't know if Sandro's been training. I thought he was around. I don't know where he is. It might be back from quarantine. I don't know where he is. Uncuncu. Uncuncu is, I suppose, the reason you're all right with the first... He's the backup left back at the moment, isn't he? He's got his chance, yeah. It means he would save Evan and look him around the market for another backup left back. I think, you know, the longer he stays in the first, the better for him. I am getting excited about Balasi doing all those lollipops and seeing if he actually has a turn of pace. That would be amazing. Why do you think he's got a turn of pace? I want to see if he's got a turn of pace. He might have. I just remember when he obviously last time he was at playing for Evan. Turn of speed. He didn't do too bad when he was a villar at Sport and Lisbon. The lefty did all right to be fair. I suppose for them it was kind of players' doll. This is that shop window, isn't it? This is that chance now to just look at a player for someone to go. You know what? We do need the right winger. We do need a sentiment feeler with a little bit. I think, listen, we heard the stories about the players being pushed, isolated. Balasi's going to train with the under-23s. What would be the point of that? What would be the point to just say to these players we're completely dismissed? When you need them fit, you need them at a level and you need to show them, there's no point in being those players being with the under-23s and being out of sight, out of mind, playing friendlies of Finch Farm. They have to be out there like you just said where someone can go, I've forgotten about him. When you're watching pre-season friendlies, as a scout, you're looking at, you're not expecting to be able to peak performance but you're looking at attitude, you know, level of commitment and I think if, you know, Balasi, Besic and others show that they're fit to raise the player and they're showing that they want to play, then I think it seems to look at them and go, okay, well, you know, we like them so we'll have a look at them. That's what we need to do. At the end of the day, you know, hopefully, we see more of Moe's Keane in pre-season, we see him step up a level, and it's going to be a short turn of that but it looks like he's fit and ready to go, so this player's there. We'll see Andy Gordon. He's obviously been doing a lot of fitness work as well. So hopefully we'll see some of the younger cats. Again though, it'd be, does he bring, how many do you bring with him? You know, will he bring more young players as the people who are on the bench towards the end of the season because we have more subs? Are they still part of that squad? Or will they, you know, does he part of the under 23s or does he play with the first team at this stage, you know? It would also go for Alasim's because if he's looking for a lone league one's probably going to be his level. There's a lone, so go on and prove yourself against a league one team. Now it's pre-season again but still people take notes of these things. Benny Benningham. He might play and then go play for them. He hasn't signed for them yet. I don't know. The game's live if you want to watch the game. It's live on evidence. I'd log in now. Get in the queue now. It's on evidence website. You need to log in by being a season ticker older or a member. I don't know what to skip this for people on a pay of the nut. I don't know. I'm not being paid by the club to say that because I generally don't know. I'll be watching it. That's what you do. Watch pre-season games. I've actually pulled off doing something to watch this game. Really? But it's my job. Is it? I've got to actually watch the games. It's my job. When I was on that couch last year going to Switzerland that was my job. I was full of the job. Corporate hospitality. Corporate hospitality. That was a tent. Do you want to be or cold beer sir? There you go. We had a chat about it because we thought we had to have a chat about it. It's important. There's not much we can say at this point but at the end of the day we want to see a bit of commitment from the players. See the boys back don't we? The boys in blue. There you go in the new humble strip and all that. That's what I'm saying. You know I'm excited this time. You know what? We never usually do great in pre-season. We start smashing teams left and right. It caused a bit of a stare. That'd be nice with me. Go on, Evan. Go on, Evan. There you go. Let us know your thoughts in the comments. You're watching this game. You're bothered by this game. You will best itch. Will it rise to the occasion? Lossal, don't let me down. Give this video a like, subscribe if you haven't already. If you want more great videos, join us over on page and thanks for watching. See you later.