Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016

Johner

Terrific signing.

GavRedKing

Johner wrote: »

Terrific signing.

Key area strengthened, we need that after we sold Ramires and having Mikel play about 20+ games under Hiddink was frustrating, Kantes an upgrade on both of those.

We now just need Matic to remember hes a footballer for next season and we're golden.

peteeeed

Boom

duploelabs

Aw yuz

GavRedKing

Chelsea team to start todau

Chelsea team v Rapid:

Begovic, Ivanovic, Djilobodji, Terry (c), Baba Rahman,
Mikel, Matic,
Moses, Loftus-Cheek, Willian,
Diego Costa

GavRedKing

Subs

Blackman, Delac,

Hector, Miazga, Aina, Chalobah,

Kenedy, Cuevas, Oscar, Atsu,

Traore, Remy.

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One thing I want this pre-season.....to win a bloody game.

No wins from any of the games last year should have been sign it wasnt going to be a good season. :pac:

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Game is on chelsea TV too BTW, or other means.

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Costa looks a lot leaner than he did at this stage last year.

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Papy D at the back is interesting.

kev1.3s

Wife just gone out the door for a shopping trip so I can put my feet up and enjoy this.

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Guy on the PA is annoying me already

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4-2-3-1 is the formation

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RLC playing very high and close to Costa

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Begovic

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1-0 down some things never change :pac:

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ref letting a bit go, good to see but that was a free.

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Costa fired up already, good to see.

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Good play moses, our best player last year in pre-season

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Again, good play from moses

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nearly an OG

duffman13

GavRedKing wrote: »

Again, good play from moses

Chelsea 3/1 in play, where's the match on? Team looks strong so would fancy them!

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duffman13 wrote: »

Chelsea 3/1 in play, where's the match on? Team looks strong so would fancy them!

I wouldnt bet on it, Rapid have played 5 games already and look much sharper.

Its on Chelsea TV too and streams.

GavRedKing

Bring back Hiddink.

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Begovic is tripe.

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Good from Costa, very close.

duffman13

GavRedKing wrote: »

I wouldnt bet on it, Rapid have played 5 games already and look much sharper.

Its on Chelsea TV too and streams.

I put them in a small accy but regretting it already! Begovic is shocking, what happened him. Rapid have lot of the ball, Costa looking sharp though!

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Conte aint happy with RLC

GavRedKing

duffman13 wrote: »

I put them in a small accy but regretting it already! Begovic is shocking, what happened him. Rapid have lot of the ball, Costa looking sharp though!

Begovic always had a howler in him but he looks slow to react today.

Still though, its a good run out, we'll improve in 2 or 3 games time.

Rapid are way further down the road than us and it shows.

GavRedKing

There'll probably be 8 or 9 changes anyway for the 2nd half.

hots

Poor half, hopefully that's enough of a taste of the matic / mikel "pivot" for conte.

GavRedKing

hots wrote: »

Poor half, hopefully that's enough of a taste of the matic / mikel "pivot" for conte.

Ya, its Rapids 5th or 6th pre-season game though, there season starts next week, we're still at least 3 weeks behind their level of fitness and sharpness but ya, its been a poor half for us, Moses looks decent, thats about it.

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Aina on for Rahman
Oscar on for RLC

hots

Some first pass from mikel.

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Better 2nd half so far anyway.

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Mikel off Chalobah on

Bateman

Big improvement in the 2nd half?

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Poor from costa

GavRedKing

Bateman wrote: »

Big improvement in the 2nd half?

Ya, we're on the ball more anyway, no threat from rapid since their goal but we'r more in the game.

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Chalobah with a good effort

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kenedy and remy for willian and costa

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Papy D has done ok.

hots

-_- aina looks interesting at least

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2-0.

Always hard when the team youre playing js only a week away from starting their season and it showed. Good tough run around for us. We'll be better on te USA tour as we get sharper and more minutes in the legs.

GavRedKing

hots wrote: »

-_- aina looks interesting at least

Hes not a natural lb but he showed well.

Glad we tied him down to a new 4 year deal.

hots

GavRedKing wrote: »

Hes not a natural lb but he showed well.

Glad we tied him down to a new 4 year deal.

Yeah, he's quick and could probably the exact opposite of Ivan so could get some rotation there hopefully. Chalobah and moses the only others worth mentioning I'd say.

sReq | uTeK

Let me down for a nice 200 quid

SureYWouldntYa

hots wrote: »

Yeah, he's quick and could probably the exact opposite of Ivan so could get some rotation there hopefully. Chalobah and moses the only others worth mentioning I'd say.

Hopefully Aina can be our Hector Bellerin.

Chalobah looked like he was going to make it after he had a serious season for Watford in 12/13, not many players become a top player even at a championship club at 17/18 like he did.

3 years of nothing since, his loan to Napoli was weird, reminded me of us loaning Benayoun to Arsenal just made little sense

GavRedKing

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Let me down for a nice 200 quid

Sick

I try avoid betting on pre season games, in reality if this game is played a month down the line it woud be a riot. Valencia beat them 10-0 in the Europa League.

Still though, not a nice result for the acca.

GavRedKing

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

Hopefully Aina can be our Hector Bellerin.

Chalobah looked like he was going to make it after he had a serious season for Watford in 12/13, not many players become a top player even at a championship club at 17/18 like he did.

3 years of nothing since, his loan to Napoli was weird, reminded me of us loaning Benayoun to Arsenal just made little sense

Well hes flexible in that he can play across the back four but he should be fighting azp for starting RB and Ivan should be thrown on the scrap heap IMO.

It depends on who or if we get a CB, id prefer to keep aina and loan/sell hector and papy d.