So our pre-season schedule was completed last night with a 2-1 defeat to Barcelona. Having taken the lead in the first half, an Ainsley Maitland-Niles own goal and a Luis Suarez winner a minute from time saw the home side snatch a win. What the game told us more than anything was that we really need to bolster the centre of our defence. Unai Emery started with Sokratis and Calum Chambers, and to be fair they weren't bad. Chambers had a couple of iffy moments inside our box, and Sokratis was himself, but the paucity of options on the eve of a new season is a real problem. At one point the Greek international needed some treatment after picking up an injury (I think it was Granit Xhaka who...
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