Strange to see so many anti-friendly posts considering how rare they are these days. I'm not sure the drop-off will be as they have been before, we're now seeing more competition for places across most of the pitch - which feels rare for a lot us - so there will be plenty of players looking to cement their places.
And I'd much rather try new players / tactics etc in a friendly than a competitive game too.
Miniscule in the grand scheme of things so will all just need to wait and see what happens.