Chelsea team: Schwarzer; Ivanovic, Chalobah, Terry, Bertrand; Essien, Van Ginkel; Moses, Traore, Hazard; Lukaku
Interesting to see Bertrand Traore get a start.
Interesting to see Bertrand Traore get a start.
Pre-season friendlies 2013
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1-0. Nice ball from De Bruyne put away smartly by Traore.
feck sake come on Malaysia XI!
Ronaldo is in England right now. Get him.
De Bruyne golazo
De Bruyne just scored a screamer and injured him knee at the same time. Stretchered off. Does not look great for him.
How's Chalobah playing? Always liked the look of him, a very elegant player. Did well at Watford whenever I saw him.
He's playing at centre back, had bugger all to do really.
HT. 3-0, Lukaku scored after beating the offside trap. Tidy finish and a good game from him. I don't think these Malasian guys have played against someone his size and strengh before and it's showed.
9 Subs for Chelsea.
Cech, Wallace, Kalas, Cahill, Cole, Ramires, van Ginkel, Moses, Hazard, Schurrle, Ba is the 2nd half team.
Cech, Wallace, Kalas, Cahill, Cole, Ramires, van Ginkel, Moses, Hazard, Schurrle, Ba is the 2nd half team.
Wallace going a Hernandez/Luiz style hands in the air prayer before the game.
FT, 4-1.
Moses scored after cutting inside and beating thier goalie at the near post. Pretty poor keeping.
Their goal came from a free kick which was headed on target from close range, Cech made a good save down low but it fell to one of their players who headed it into an empty net.
Positives: Lukaku, Wallace & a nice 20 min cameo from Feruz and McEachran.
Van Ginkel was pretty anonymous and Schurrle did nothing spectactular. Hazard took two of the shittest corners ever (both curled out of play).
Ashley Cole clearing off of the line acrobatically in the last minute is always nice to see as well.
Moses scored after cutting inside and beating thier goalie at the near post. Pretty poor keeping.
Their goal came from a free kick which was headed on target from close range, Cech made a good save down low but it fell to one of their players who headed it into an empty net.
Positives: Lukaku, Wallace & a nice 20 min cameo from Feruz and McEachran.
Van Ginkel was pretty anonymous and Schurrle did nothing spectactular. Hazard took two of the shittest corners ever (both curled out of play).
Ashley Cole clearing off of the line acrobatically in the last minute is always nice to see as well.
Ronaldo has scored 2 against Bournemouth so far. How on earth they got that friendly I will never know.
It cost's an incredible amount of money to get them, the owner promises a glamour friendly to say thanks to the fans for sticking by them through their troubles. Problem was the only way to break even was charge £60 a pop.
Over 80,000 at our friendly in Indonesia on Saturday.
Liverpool close to KO over in Melbourne against Victory.
Don't know what result I want to be honest. Hate both teams.
Don't know what result I want to be honest. Hate both teams.
Spurs vs. Sunderland on Sky Sports 1 now - being played in Hong Kong in close to flooding conditions 
The kick-off was delayed, and each half has been cut to 40 minutes each way. Second half starting soon at 1-1.
The kick-off was delayed, and each half has been cut to 40 minutes each way. Second half starting soon at 1-1.Good to see Wes Brown not only playing but scoring.
2-1 Sunderland atm. Wes Brown just put them ahead!
What the feck did I just watch in this Liverpool vs Melbourne victory game. Horrendous display of shite.
I know its just pre season but Sunderland don't look too bad. I've said before I think Di Canio will be good for them. Great header from Brown.
Zeki Fryers playing for Spurs 
Well you were shite weren't you Spurs!
Zeki Fryers playing for Spurs
And then Spurs lose two goals and the game
Seriously though, it'll be interesting to see what happens with Fryers this season - will Spurs give him a chance, or just look to move him onto a lower league club for a fee sooner rather than later?
MV looked quite good, it had to be said. Connor Pain in particular.
Suarez couldn't have given less of a feck if he tried
Defensive much?
Got over 95k support (apparently quite vocal unlike Sydney) in Melbourne today.
Won 2-0 with Aspas getting another goal. Can't wait to see the game.
And Micah Richards first meaningful interaction in the game is to have been headed in the gob, currently ahs a handkerchief shoved in his mouth to stem the blood loss.
Do City have an officla dentist on the tour? One might be needed by the sounds of it.
Do City have an officla dentist on the tour? One might be needed by the sounds of it.
Not sure if he was actually credited with the goal of if Ch 7 were being berks, but they credited Aspas' goal as an OG to Leijer getting in first to Suarez's toe-poke
Fair enough, will have a gander tonight.
Barca vs Bayern about to start.
Didn't realise this was on Skysports, kickoff delayed due to subway problem.
And within 4 minutes Bayern expose the same weaknesses down the flanks that saw them pumped three months ago.
Ribery is pure class. Raping Montoya on the left
1-0 Bayern, Lahm with the header
Bayern are looking strong, albeit against a very under strength Barcelona side.
This looks like another high scoring game, 1-0 Bayern (Lahm)
This looks like another high scoring game, 1-0 Bayern (Lahm)
In terms of movement off the ball and pressing we're miles behind these two.
We're just so static when you compare the two. We have a few players like Kagawa or RVP who would fit in.. but everyone else seems so static for us.
Sth I really hope Moyes will work on. The pressing Bayern are showing is impressive
Sanchez is in Alabas pocket