Yeah sure we want to beat the Gypos everytime we play them but whether it's Jaffas U/14C's or Man U, pre-season games are about looking at new players in the squad, experimenting with players in different positions and playing different combinations/formations so that come round 1 the coach is confident he is putting out his best starting XI and that the players themselves know what is expected of them.
Come round 7 and it looks like the players are still clueless and unsure of what their roles are as a unit then.....we have a problem.