Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015/16

kev1.3s

rottie 11 wrote: »

Il miss the game tonight have to work nites this week. Will ye keep me updated ?

I'm toying with the idea of staying up ( busy day tomorrow and all)
If I do I'll keep you up to speed.

grumpymunster

Not great goalkeeping but a nice goal for our super Mario for Monaco in CL qualifier

http://www.thickaccent.com/2015/07/29/chelsea-loanee-mario-pasalic-scores-a-thumping-goal-on-his-monaco-debut-video/?

GavRedKing

Ill probably watch the 1st half anyway.

rottie 11

kev1.3s wrote: »

I'm toying with the idea of staying up ( busy day tomorrow and all)
If I do I'll keep you up to speed.

Cheers man

MythicalMadMan

From the squad Barcelona brought its def not full strength, Chelsea seem fairly full strength bar Zouma instead of terry and a name I cant recongise down the end of this list

https://twitter.com/JakeFCohen/status/626163363878432769/photo/1

GavRedKing

Chelsea line-up: Courtois, Ivanovic (c), Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Fabregas, Matic, Kenedy, Oscar, Hazard, Diego Costa. #CFCTour

SureYWouldntYa

Anyone know the story with Kenedy ? I see we had to be given permission by Fluminese to play him, bit of an odd case

https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/626171561846947841

GavRedKing

Surprised hes not announced at this stage given hes spent all pre-season with us.

Lukker-

Looking forward to Kenedy. Although I don't know anything about him. Get over it.

kev1.3s

1-0 hazard

Lukker-

Just squealed like a little girl.

MaroonAndGreen

Super goal from Hazard, pity it means nothing

GavRedKing

Ya its a good pre season run around. Costa looks better and better with all these games.

GavRedKing

Very unlucky Oscar :eek:

GavRedKing

Hazard is sensational.

GavRedKing

And now hes pole axed.

Soooound.

GavRedKing

What a stop by Courtois from Suarez :eek:

GavRedKing

Decent save again from distance.

GavRedKing

Thats terrible from Costa. Should be 2-0

GavRedKing

Teams playing well though at the moment.

Much better than the Red Bulls game and a bit of encourgament before the season.

Decent pre season so far against 2 good teams.

GavRedKing

Courtois again with another excellent save. Suarez destroys a few defenders before the shot and save.

GavRedKing

Victor Moses will score a hat trick tonight when he comes on.

MisterAnarchy

Very open game so far ,should have been 1-1
Suarez is on fire

GavRedKing

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Very open game so far ,should have been 1-1
Suarez is on fire

Good pre season game for both sides. Pretty intense tempo so far.

GavRedKing

I like the away jersey actually. Looks well.

GavRedKing

Suarez a/t looks like a good bet. Hes had 2 good shots already he'll get another chance no doubt.

MisterAnarchy

GavRedKing wrote: »

Good pre season game for both sides. Pretty intense tempo so far.

Yeah,very entertaining half of football.
Very high tempo for a friendly

GavRedKing

Our defenders are afraid of Suarez, ditto for Barcas defence and Hazard.

Both are playing very well so far. Courtois too.

GavRedKing

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Yeah,very entertaining half of football.
Very high tempo for a friendly

Ya its exactly what chelsea need anyway with the arsenal game on sunday.

The subs will probably kill some of the tempo but id still expect the 2nd half to be pretty intense. A good work out all round anyway.

GavRedKing

Happy with the performance. Good test tonight. Wont make the 2nd half at this rate but hoping for no injuries before sunday and the epl the weekend after.

MisterAnarchy

Is this a sign that Mourinho is going to play a more expansive style of football this season I wonder ?

GavRedKing

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Is this a sign that Mourinho is going to play a more expansive style of football this season I wonder ?

We were quiet expansive until Spurs rocked us for 5. Then a few poor results, draws and such, seen us revert to form and what Jose knows best, killing games by the odd goal.

Its also a pre season game so as long we put in a good honest shift, im happy, with nothing riding on it i think the reigns or off.... as long as we dont do a red bulls on it and leave in 4 goals in the next galf itll have been a good run around.

TimRiggins

Good stuff so far. Bar his miss, Costa has looked fit, strong, quick and he'll be banging them in in no time. Excellent goal by Hazard. Messiesque.

As Gav said, Love the away shirt too.

TimRiggins

Costa off injured, looks to be the hamstring again

MisterAnarchy

That looks like a broken nose for Cahill ,nasty

Crann na Beatha

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RichT

Chelsea v Barcelona Highlights.....

A win against Barcelona is a win against Barcelona

Cue 30 seconds of positive happiness from The Monkey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-rb5OcChw8

hots

RichT wrote: »

Chelsea v Barcelona Highlights.....

A win against Barcelona is a win against Barcelona

Cue 30 seconds of positive happiness from The Monkey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-rb5OcChw8

Watched the highlights and read through the match threads there, looks like plenty of positives with haz, moses, Nathan and matic all getting good reviews. Seems like courtois had a better game to keep suarez down to one too.

From what I can see Cuadrado never got on the pitch? If we can make Nathan official and work permit him that's got to be see ya later for Cuadrado imo.

An attacking corps of hazard, willian, Oscar, fab, moses, Nathan and traore could be very exciting.

GavRedKing

hots wrote: »

Watched the highlights and read through the match threads there, looks like plenty of positives with haz, moses, Nathan and matic all getting good reviews. Seems like courtois had a better game to keep suarez down to one too.

From what I can see Cuadrado never got on the pitch? If we can make Nathan official and work permit him that's got to be see ya later for Cuadrado imo.

An attacking corps of hazard, willian, Oscar, fab, moses, Nathan and traore could be very exciting.

Kenedy, not Nathan.

Nathan is official and with Vitesse :P

grumpymunster

You just got to love TSHO

http://sports.ndtv.com/english-premier-league/news/246239-jose-mourinho-fires-back-at-rafael-benitez-s-wife?

GavRedKing

Joses comments about Rafa too are pretty petty.

Yes Rafas wife shouldnt have said anything but Jose has to let it go instead of engaging in a tit for tat.

grumpymunster

GavRedKing wrote: »

Joses comments about Rafa too are pretty petty.

Yes Rafas wife shouldnt have said anything but Jose has to let it go instead of engaging in a tit for tat.

Dont agree its obviously personal but we may well meet RM in the CL. In a sport where so much is dependent on the psychological you have to maintain an edge. It is quite clear that the RM manager is very jealous as he keeps eating TSHO's crumbs, to use his wife to have a pop was a cowardly thing to do

TSHO is right to try ensure he is inside his head keep it up I say.

GavRedKing

grumpymunster wrote: »

Dont agree its obviously personal but we may well meet RM in the CL. In a sport where so much is dependent on the psychological you have to maintain an edge. It is quite clear that the RM manager is very jealous as he keeps eating TSHO's crumbs, to use his wife to have a pop was a cowardly thing to do

TSHO is right to try ensure he is inside his head keep it up I say.

Only thing is, Rafas got a pretty good record against Jose, better than most anyway

I dont think Rafa will be in charge of Real towards the latter stages of the UCL, I reckon Real and Rafa are in for a rude awaken this year.

Barca will win La Liga at a canter and are sure fire favourites for retaining the UCL at this stage too.

duploelabs

grumpymunster wrote: »

You just got to love TSHO

http://sports.ndtv.com/english-premier-league/news/246239-jose-mourinho-fires-back-at-rafael-benitez-s-wife?

Looking after his diet, lovely!!

Bret Hart

Being mean to Rafa,will have him eating more.

GavRedKing

I was watching the 1st half on an American Stream last night and just as the half was ending 1-0 and Courtois had made 2 excellent saves and 2 decent saves, one of the commentators asked the other was Courtois the best in the world, the other guy says no, De Gea and Neuer were still better. Ok I thought, no issue there, both are fine GKs, he then goes, I think Cech is better too :pac:

Ya, I love Cech but theres a reason hes not our number 1 anymore, Courtois, 10 years younger and every bit as good as Cech and hes only going to improve. I suppose the commentator knows best.

grumpymunster

Bret Hart wrote: »

Being mean to Rafa,will have him eating more.

Is that possible?

grumpymunster

GavRedKing wrote: »

I was watching the 1st half on an American Stream last night and just as the half was ending 1-0 and Courtois had made 2 excellent saves and 2 decent saves, one of the commentators asked the other was Courtois the best in the world, the other guy says no, De Gea and Neuer were still better. Ok I thought, no issue there, both are fine GKs, he then goes, I think Cech is better too :pac:

Ya, I love Cech but theres a reason hes not our number 1 anymore, Courtois, 10 years younger and every bit as good as Cech and hes only going to improve. I suppose the commentator knows best.

Was the same really when Petr arrived always liked Carlo but Petr was the future, same now with Tbo.

Petr will improve Arsenal, with the exception of Chelsea, Munich and perhaps United he would improve any team in the world. In a way I am happy he stayed in England he deserves the clean sheet record, in a way not as Arsenal have to be there or thereabouts this year Wenger has built a solid side. Still have a flaky defence but now with a solid keeper, be interesting to see if he organises them better.

Bret Hart

grumpymunster wrote: »

Is that possible?

With Rafa definitely.

hots

GavRedKing wrote: »

Kenedy, not Nathan.

Nathan is official and with Vitesse :P

too many talented Brazilians -_-