Love the way Sarri sets up his team. Not been with Chelsea for long, but you can already see the style of play he wants to implement.
Pre-season friendlies 2018
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This annoys me Liverpool vs Manchester United not being on this Premier Sport tonight. Every other bleeding team has been on twice so far.. Arsenal, Bayern, Benfica, Juventus, Dortmund, and they don't put on the one game most people will tune in for.
That is annoying. I only signed up for Premier Sports for the pre-season friendlies (I already pay for Chelsea TV and our games are not on that!). Is it on any other channels?
Lautaro needs to come in
No I'm on Virgin Media, they've given us Premier Sport for free for two months before season starts. Sky don't have the rights for showing the ICC this year either. Gonna have to stream it.
Commentator getting Ethan Ampadu's name wrong is annoying me. "Efan Amp-ar-doo" indeed!
Thanks, I'm not going to stream a friendly not involving Chelsea though. I'm a weirdo but there's limits.
Almost. Good game for a preseason game
Great FK from Grimaldo v Juve.
Just fecking realised that I've also got Premier Sports on BT TV!!
Missed all the games up to now....just as Benfica score as well!Edit: Tell a lie! It's the Free Sports channel.
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Atmosphere is library esque. Can nearly hear Sarri's instructions on TV its so quiet. Great feet from Morata for the goal, funny he can't even get a decision in a friendly though. One of those games that will tell us not much. Inter look incredibly rusty. So many poor passes and utterly woeful in attacking positions.
We seem be playing very attacking with Barkley and Fabregas pushing forward. Had to Google Bulka, never seen him play before. Good for us that Fabregas, pedro, luiz etc all had a good rest and now a full pre season. Also interested to see what Barkley can do.
Does Bulka need to bulk up a bit?
Gonna be weird seeing Ronaldo in this Juve team.
1-1. Bakayoko and Willy both shit.
Was that Bakayoko who fecked up with the back pass? 
edit: omg it was
edit: omg it was
He got hooked at half time, Caballero on now. Guy didn't even face a shot on target
. Inter had two shots already and scored alreadyWow, Caballero on, you can tell it is a friendly.
Is that a moustache ?
Quintouple substitution, won't see that much this season!
Gary Neville level.Is that a moustache ?
Yeah, pretty bad. Like a flickering tail of a rat swinging out of his mouth. A relatively furry rat, granted. Nice hair though.
Chelsea v Inter finished 1-1. They had a penalty shootout out and Chelsea won.
First we looked good, second half after a lot of subs Inter we're better. Bakayoko is pants, Hudson-Odoi needs to stay and be Hazards backup.
First we looked good, second half after a lot of subs Inter we're better. Bakayoko is pants, Hudson-Odoi needs to stay and be Hazards backup.
Somebody seen that Ribery pass on Robben???
Yes that was dope!
First half the age of our players against bayern was 35, 19,24,17, 21,20, 23,18,19,18,18 managed to turn around a 2-0 deficit to be leading 3-2
Mahrez looks crocked for a few weeks which is the only negative
Mahrez looks crocked for a few weeks which is the only negative
Yes that was dope!
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Barca's second team defense gift Spurs 2 goals. 2-2.
Pointless PKs coming up in Barca/Spurs.
Lol … I love how you like to spin it.
However, we can all play this game: the Spurs back 5 in the 1st half, when we conceded 2 goals, contained zero first XI players in their usual positions and only Davies (as a CB) from our first XI.
It was a decent performance from Spurs overall, in a high tempo game, with lots of high press from both teams.
1st half teams
SPURS: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Carter-Vickers, Davies, Walker-Peters, Amos, Sissoko, Eriksen (C), Lucas, Son, Llorente.
Subs: '35 Sissoko out, Nkoudou in.
BARÇA: Cillessen, Semedo, Marlon, Lenglet, Miranda; Sergi Roberto, Arthur, André Gomes; Rafinha, Munir y Denis Suárez.
Subs: '22 Denis Suarez out, Carles Pérez in. '24 Andre Gomes out, Riqui Puig in.
2nd half teams
SPURS: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Carter-Vickers, Davies, Davinson Sanchez, Amos, Sissoko, Eriksen (C), Lucas, Son, Oliver Skipp.
Subs: 62' Gazzaniga out, Vorm in + Lucas Moura out, Georgiou in.
BARÇA: Cillessen, Palencia, Cuenca, Mingueza, Cucurella, Monchu, Riqui Puig, Collado, Pérez, Abel Ruiz y Malcom.
Barça played the 2nd half with 9 players that are not even part of the first team squad, but 2 from Barça B and 7 from the Youth League team.
Comparing the 2nd half Barça team with the 1st half Spurs team is beyond ridiculous.
SPURS: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Carter-Vickers, Davies, Walker-Peters, Amos, Sissoko, Eriksen (C), Lucas, Son, Llorente.
Subs: '35 Sissoko out, Nkoudou in.
BARÇA: Cillessen, Semedo, Marlon, Lenglet, Miranda; Sergi Roberto, Arthur, André Gomes; Rafinha, Munir y Denis Suárez.
Subs: '22 Denis Suarez out, Carles Pérez in. '24 Andre Gomes out, Riqui Puig in.
2nd half teams
SPURS: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Carter-Vickers, Davies, Davinson Sanchez, Amos, Sissoko, Eriksen (C), Lucas, Son, Oliver Skipp.
Subs: 62' Gazzaniga out, Vorm in + Lucas Moura out, Georgiou in.
BARÇA: Cillessen, Palencia, Cuenca, Mingueza, Cucurella, Monchu, Riqui Puig, Collado, Pérez, Abel Ruiz y Malcom.
Barça played the 2nd half with 9 players that are not even part of the first team squad, but 2 from Barça B and 7 from the Youth League team.
Comparing the 2nd half Barça team with the 1st half Spurs team is beyond ridiculous.
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Liverpool already look in great form. Or was it United so bad?
Maybe both.
Read that Mourinho has lost his shit again. Can't see him lasting for the whole season.
United were missing DDG, Young, Valencia, Shaw, Jones, Smalling, Lindelof, Dalot, Matic, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford, Lukaku, Martial..
Fred got 10 minutes and Bailly was injured
The only senior players were Mata and Sanchez.
I think he needs a year or two away from football. Hes not doing the game or united any good with his un ending misery.
Tbf we were missing all 3 senior keepers, Clyne, TAA, Lovren, Matip, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Ings and Firmino. So it's not like we played our best 11 vs kids.
Mourinho lost it in the presser, it must hurt a lot for some 17yo kid hearing his manager says he's not part of the squad anyway, won't play come september and senior players are upset because they have to play alongside the likes of him. Encouraging.
Henderson, Wijnaldum, Clyne and Inga aren't first choice for you.
You had more senior players on the pitch and have had a longer pre season. Simple as that.