Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours

CHD

Fairly standard i'd have thought

Panthro

maybe, wouldnt have minded seeing a bit more of stoch and sahar this season though.blood in some fresh talent and all that.

CHD

Stoch is young and Sahar is crap. Theres sweet feck all promising talent at Chelsea at the moment. Hopefully Di Santo and Mancienne can become something decent. Sturridge has potential too.

Anam

CHD wrote: »

Stoch is young and Sahar is crap. Theres sweet feck all promising talent at Chelsea at the moment. Hopefully Di Santo and Mancienne can become something decent. Sturridge has potential too.

Gael Kakuta is a real prospect, as is Frank Nouble if we can hold on to him. And Stoch has looked really good any time I've seen him. I guess his loan spell will give a better indication of just how good he is.

Seaneh

blue-army wrote: »

I see we're playing Milan in pre season in USA. Kenyon's gone with the team. I wonder will a deal for Pato be done over there? Wouldn't be surprised... He said we'll sign one big name, and maybe a couple more squad players.

You won't get Pato.

Pirlo, maybe, for insane money, but you won't get Pato.

Dozen Wicked Words

CHD wrote: »

Stoch is young and Sahar is crap. Theres sweet feck all promising talent at Chelsea at the moment. Hopefully Di Santo and Mancienne can become something decent. Sturridge has potential too.

Sahar is at Espanyol now, never been much of a team for bringing through the youth anyway.

ShoulderChip

I'd say the amount of traffic on this thread will be bloody mental coming up to the 7pm kick-off of the game against seattle later

Dozen Wicked Words

I will be here anyway, looking for score updates, as my internet connection is too Sh*t for online viewing and I don't have Chelsea TV :mad:

CHD

Is it freeview today? Might be, was yesterday. I should go look but im not bothered

Dozen Wicked Words

Its free at the mo, cheers. I get to see the academy live and carlo interview live, but I imagine I am going to get the blue screen Fcuk off when the game is on.

CHD

Yeah probably just to tease people to get subscriptions, Its cheap enough though, worth it imo.

CHD

Playin 4-4-2, Sturridge starting and Deco is holding the midfield. WTF

smuckers

team for tonight:

Cech
Terry
Alex
Bos
Cole
Deco
Malouda
Ballack
Lamps
Sturridge
Anelka

Zhirkov joining the tour at a later stage.

CHD

Goooooooooooooooal

Sturridge on his debut.

ShoulderChip

how are you watching it dude?
any streams?

CHD

Chelsea TV, should be streams out there if you google, ESPN are showing it too afaik in US.

selpher

Deco looking very impressive.

CHD

ShoulderChip wrote: »

how are you watching it dude?
any streams?

http://www.sportlive.ilive.ro/tv/sportro_flash.html There ya go.

flahavaj

selpher wrote: »

Deco looking very impressive.

He looked great last year as well this time last year. Then he disappeared when the weather got cold and didn't resurface until the season was over.:pac:

~Rebel~

is it just me or is the pitch very sparkly?

CHD

That one reeked of quality.

CHD

~Rebel~ wrote: »

is it just me or is the pitch very sparkly?

They let off alot of party poppers to celebrate how lucky they are getting to grace the same pitch as Chelsea.

Theres tickertape everywhere basically.

ShoulderChip

CHD wrote: »

http://www.sportlive.ilive.ro/tv/sportro_flash.html There ya go.

You are a gent.

Dozen Wicked Words

Thanks for link, but as previously stated my net connection is carp, looks like I'm watching a really bad zoetrope where the picture updates every minute or so!

At least I can see score is 2 - 0, can anyone tell me who scored?

CHD

dooferoaks wrote: »

Thanks for link, but as previously stated my net connection is carp, looks like I'm watching a really bad zoetrope where the picture updates every minute or so!

At least I can see score is 2 - 0, can anyone tell me who scored?

Sturridge and Lampard.

1st was a neat little finish to the bottom corner when he cut back inside.

2nd was some great passing from few players cant remember who cos im too tired, Anelka pulled it back and Lamps basically had a tap in. I think.

Kirby

is it really, really, really laggy for anyone else? cutting out every 2 seconds?

eirebhoy

Try this

http://www.justin.tv/psnn2/old

Kirby

yeh I found a much better one. thx

Great move by seattle there. Should've scored. Quick passing and moving still trouble chelsea slow centre halves.

Dozen Wicked Words

whos at centre half then?

selpher

2nd half team is Hilario (who is having an absolute mare)
Belletti, Carvalho, Ivanovic, Hutchinson, Mikel, Lampard, Sinclai
, Di Santo, Sheva and Pizzaro

Dozen Wicked Words

Think Turnball is going to be a better bet as sub/carling cup keeper.

selpher

Wouldnt be hard based on todays showing.

Kirby

Guy was blessed not to concede. Came for several crosses and missed, with a header going inches wide of the open goal. Also, took too long on a back pass and kicked it straight at the seattle striker.....could've gone anywhere.

Any doubts as to whether he was any good are settled now.

madma

where was drogba last nigt?

also what do you think of sturridge chances of starting against hull? i didnt see the match,did he have a good game??

ShoulderChip

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jul/19/seattle-sounders-chelsea-carlo-ancelotti

according to the guardian he was the shining light in the game.

Redsoxfan

For anyone who saw the game-how did our returning forgotten men (Pizarro + Shevchenko) do?

How about John Terry-did he seem like he was focused?

What about Mancienne-is he in the sqaud for the tour or has he gone on loan?

Good to see Sturridge scoring-he said in an interview with Chelseafc.com that he could do better-which is encouraging I guess.

flahavaj

Kirby wrote: »

Guy was blessed not to concede. Came for several crosses and missed, with a header going inches wide of the open goal. Also, took too long on a back pass and kicked it straight at the seattle striker.....could've gone anywhere.

Any doubts as to whether he was any good are settled now.

Bit harsh to judge the kid based on a pre season friendly surely?

CHD

Eh, it was the first game back in pre season, wouldn't go judging anybody just yet.

ShoulderChip

http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/2985694/

highlights there, and wow Sturridge really impressed me, and I was a fanboy before he moved to us.

Pizarro scored 17 goals in 26 bremen games last year, are we going to give him another chance?
Do ye think Ancelotti is going to give them both time to impress before loaning out again?

#(both being him and Shev)

Kirby

flahavaj wrote: »

Bit harsh to judge the kid based on a pre season friendly surely?

Obviously its harsh to judge on one game. But every time I see him, he is shaky as hell. Doesn't inspire confidence at all.

I was a goalie as a kid and its different from outfield players where its hard to judge a player without giving them a season to adjust. You can usually tell really quickly if a goalie has it by his movement and handling. Hilario doesn't even have the fundamentals down. Looks like Turnbull will be the number 2.

Soby

Redsoxfan wrote: »

What about Mancienne-is he in the sqaud for the tour or has he gone on loan?

Extra time off due to under 21 euro champs maybe?

CHD

Soby wrote: »

Extra time off due to under 21 euro champs maybe?

He's there and was rested.

Number Nine

It is hard to belive that I am sitting here wondering if JT is going to leave Chelsea .At this stage for the last few years the consern has been about Drogba .
There has been JT no interview on Chelsea tv , which is very strange as he is our captain.
It time John came out and said what's the story is and its time Sparkle went back to his sheep . :mad:

Vampireskiss

How do you guys think Zhirkov will do this season? I am unsure whether to pick him for my fantasy football team

Bubs101

Nobody in ireland watches the Russian league so a stab in the dark is the best you could hope for. Doubt he'll start until either Malouda or Cole **** up though

CHD

I give it 2 weeks til he ousts Malouda

Bubs101

In all fairness, you can't have seen that much of him and Malouda was the best player for the last 15 games last season while Cole was the best left back in the Premiership. I'd be very dissapointed if his form wasn't rewarded

CHD

He does deserve to keep his place, just will take him 2 weeks to lose it.

eddiehead

CHD wrote: »

He does deserve to keep his place, just will take him 2 weeks to lose it.

He does deserve it, but I've seen a lot more bad than good from him so I don't see why Zhirkov couldn't take his place, I would however love to see Malouda keep up the form of late last season.

No fear of him taking Coles place, he was phenomenal at LB last year.

CHD

He signed a new contract.

It has been confirmed that a new three-year contract previously agreed with Florent Malouda has been signed.

The player who had one year left on his previous deal is now committed to Chelsea until 2012.

'We agreed during my holidays and I have signed now I've come back,' explained Malouda.

'I am really happy because it shows a mutual trust between the club and myself and for me it is just the beginning of the story.

'The last six months especially I was feeling great, plus we won a trophy that was really important to me. I feel really good and you can see it on the pitch and I hope we get more trophies.'

The France international sought no reassurances from Carlo Ancelotti before signing but is pleased that he will work under the new manager.

'I was really happy when I heard it was Carlo Ancelotti because I have a lot of respect for him and at my former club Lyon I played many times against Milan. For me it is a really good choice and I believe in him.'

Already Ancelotti asked Malouda to alter his game a little in the match in Seattle by playing him tucked inside on the left of midfield.

'This year he wants to try the new system with a diamond so I have to adapt myself and that is why we are training really hard to do what the manager wants. It is a different role for me but that is part of my game, I can play in many positions, and I have played it a few times in Lyon when there were injuries and in the France national team I have played many times this position.'