Chelsea 2-0 down against Real Madrid after 27 minutes.
Pre-Season Friendlies 2024
- Thread starter SilentWitness
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I have been accused of overly defending the Chelsea ownership, but I like to think I call it as I see it:
Scheduling a game every 3 days and playing SO many fixtures just for exposure and money … after what happened to us last year with injuries… is incredibly irresponsible and stupid.
Scheduling a game every 3 days and playing SO many fixtures just for exposure and money … after what happened to us last year with injuries… is incredibly irresponsible and stupid.
That's a concerning performance. Madrid started with two kids and after half time took off all their best players for 5-6 more kids, meanwhile, Chelsea brought on quality for quality and looked poor.
Because 1. Ticket prices are absolutely stupid for these games. Starting at $100+ for shit seats and going way up from there. 2. Most of the good players aren’t even on tour, most are still on holidays from the Euros and Copa. It’s that simple. American punters are dumb but not quite that dumb.
You aren’t getting a full stadium when you are charging premium prices to watch reserves plus a bunch of youth academy players play a friendly. If any of these teams had come out with nearly their full squads, then people would’ve packed the stadiums, but they didn’t. They would’ve packed the stadiums if tickets had been cheap, even if the big players weren’t there. But they weren’t. Instead they charged the highest prices they’ve ever charged for these US tours, and the squads were the some of the most depleted I have ever seen in preseason
New season, new coach. It'll take time for the players to learn his methods and by the time they're looking good, the coach will get sacked. The Chelsea story under Boehly. I wonder what Roman makes of it. Someone should go interview him.
I wonder why!
Playing Man City then Real Madrid as pre season friendlies is dumb. Let's play the two best teams in the world, that'll be good for confidence.
I preferred it when we played local lower league sides.
I preferred it when we played local lower league sides.
Well you have to wait for the first weekend of November for that
We beat a youthful Motherwell 6-0 in a behind closed doors friendly with Beto and Maupay scoring two each. Fear us.
This, love or hate Pochettino I really thought he had turned it around after starting out with a bunch of kids that didnt even know each others names. If you take league results from Christmas on they were 3rd or 4th, now it looks like it's back to learning the system all over again for the players.
Palmer was the main reason for the improvement and he's not back yet.
Gallagher was also a key part of his midfield and had to be sold for PSR. Enzo didn't fit in.
Without Palmer we got battered by Arsenal. The defence was still shit.
We also got loads of penalties, some ridiculously soft.
What is Madrid’s MF like this season?
Tchouameni, Valverde, Bellingham?
I guess with Modric and Camavinga as rotational options? How did they set up in the friendly?
Unless Bellingham countinues his goal scoring form from last season, might lack goals…
Tchouameni, Valverde, Bellingham?
I guess with Modric and Camavinga as rotational options? How did they set up in the friendly?
Unless Bellingham countinues his goal scoring form from last season, might lack goals…
The weird re-writing of Poch's end of season is very strange. It was a small sample size in very positive circumstances, and it wasn't exactly mind blowing either. He rightfully left, and even if Maresca fails, nothing changes that fact.
2.27 ppg from Christmas onwards, over a season that's close to title winning form.
From Matchday 7 to Matchday 38, Chelsea had the 4th most points in the league. They had a terrible start to the season and I think there were problems throughout but I don't think it justified him leaving, especially when you replace him with Maresca.
Yet, if not for two dodgy penalty decisions from a Liverpool fan at Stamford Bridge, they'd have finished below us while we were having the worst season since the dawn of time.
Slight difference in that it was Ten Hag in his second season and Poch in his first. Not saying it was an amazing season by any strech for Chelsea, but also feel like it wasn't a season where (when taking a lot of things into context) you'd say it justified sacking him for Maresca, but then the rumours were that he was let go due to other matters anyway.
Arsenal all over Leverkusen. 2-0.
It's City and Arsenal again this season. No one is getting anywhere near these two. Artetas coaching is light years ahead.
It's City and Arsenal again this season. No one is getting anywhere near these two. Artetas coaching is light years ahead.
They see to be in very good form for this point in time. We not so much unfortunately
3-0 Jesus, he really need to have a great goalscoring season. I feel Arteta will start the season with him and try Havertz again in midfield in a few games.
Arsenal take these Emirates Cup games very seriously. It's their way of "rigging" a few home wins prior to the season opener every season.
There’s no way havertz is going back to midfield
Roman Reigns theme at 2nd half kickoff
Who's the guy playing wrestling themes every game?
Who's the guy playing wrestling themes every game?
Roman Reigns theme at 2nd half kickoff
Who's the guy playing wrestling themes every game?
Defeat in the final preseason game
Spurs take lead against Bayern inside 30 seconds.
Bayern level.
Man United drew with Man City today. They had a penalty shoot out afterwards for some reason, which Man City won.
Gnabry makes it 2-1.
He likes scoring against Spurs too much to pass up on the opportunity here.
If you're trying to sell him, you should probably just play Spurs every week in preseason.
Oh nevermind, you already are. Carry on.
Spurs getting torn a new one
Muller makes it 3-1.
De Ligt and Mazza pulling the strings.
Maybe now Ange will start focusing on set pieces more? Got beat so easily there.
Spurs pull a goal back 2-3.
I am not sure if you are fishing but I will bite: Mbappe, Vini, Rodrygo, Endrick and Güler is certainly enough goal scoring potential on top of their midfield.