2023-2024 Preseason

[gary69]

Kid looks like prime Drogba out there, 1 goal and 2 assists in a couple of minutes. Speed, awareness, technique, passing, finishing.

Now Colwill takes Joao Pedro (who's looked very good) out in the penalty box.

We're going for Jackson.

 

[Blender]

Casadei has been fantastic since coming on as well. He and Santos are really close.

Mudryk playing a through ball to himself, guy runs incredibly fast.

 

[Blender]

Chalobah and Cucurella getting clowned. 4-3 now, don't like this.

Joao Pedro looking great for BHA.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Pedro looks like the goods

 

[luiginb]

Mudryk playing a through ball to himself, guy runs incredibly fast.

Mudryk doing his best Usain Bolt impression. How in the world did he get that ball!?

 

[Blender]

Very entertaining game. Been a while since I have been able to say that about Chelsea, but they looked very positive.

Still some defensive issues that I assume will plague us for a while.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

On the Mudryk vs. CHO discussion, I don’t think anyone said that CHO isn’t basically done at Chelsea and Mudryk isn’t at the beginning.

When a team spends like 100M euros compared to being an academy player, you’ll get a very long leash, but if we are to be honest, CHO’s end product numbers at Chelsea are actually quite decent over a very long sample. Mudryk’s are weak over a small sample.

Now maybe it’s easy to remember Mudryk looking “close” to being effective and you hope over a longer sample that translates better than it has so far, while with a player like CHO that isn’t viewed as part of Chelsea’s future like Chelsea fans still hope from Mudryk, it’s easy to have a selective memory remembering when he’s struggled. However, let’s not get this twisted, CHO has been the more effective of the two so far at Chelsea.

And the initial point was never to directly compare which of the two is better. I don’t know how it turned into that.

 

[Jussi]

Turns out Arteta requested the penalty shootout and Ten Hag accepted.

 

[Blender]

Angelo came on for Sterling and completely outplayed him as well, good to see from a new 19 year old signing. Sterling looks cooked.

 

[les Habs]

Turns out Arteta requested the penalty shootout and Ten Hag accepted.

Gotta build up Havertz’s self confidence.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Chelsea need work done. They still have major issues.

 

[Blender]

Chelsea need work done. They still have major issues.

For sure, especially defensively. I think I'd rather just roll with most of these young players and play some progressive football than be subjected to a bunch of veterans who are checked out and don't give a f*** again though.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

For sure, especially defensively. I think I'd rather just roll with most of these young players and play some progressive football than be subjected to a bunch of veterans who are checked out and don't give a f*** again though.

Yeah, probably for the best. However I still don’t hear much in the market for them. They shipped out some players but Sterling, is still there. Kepa the #1 again? As of now top looks like a hard target for them

 

[Blender]

Yeah, probably for the best. However I still don’t hear much in the market for them. They shipped out some players but Sterling, is still there. Kepa the #1 again? As of now top looks like a hard target for them

Kepa has his flaws but has improved a ton since getting to Chelsea, so he's fine. Was 3rd or 4th last season in shot stopping statistics in the PL. Shockingly since in his first season at Chelsea he was one of the worst in the top 6 leagues. They do need another goalie for cover though.

Sterling drives me crazy, we got scammed on that transfer.

 

[gary69]

Angelo came on for Sterling and completely outplayed him as well, good to see from a new 19 year old signing. Sterling looks cooked.

Don't know who made the decision to sign Sterling in the first place, but it seemed stupid at that time for that amount money, and it looks even worse now.

Guy just can't create anything for himself on his own, and is pretty much useless unless set up on a silver platter by others.

It's just embarrassing for anyone who calls himself a scout, it was questioned here at that time, how come Chelsea hierarchy couldn't see it back then. Another waste in the long line of awful decisions by Chelsea.

 

[Blender]

Don't know who made the decision to sign Sterling in the first place, but it seemed stupid at that time for that amount money, and it looks even worse now.

Guy just can't create anything for himself on his own, and is pretty much useless unless set up on a silver platter by others.

It's just embarrassing for anyone who calls himself a scout, it was questioned here at that time, how come Chelsea hierarchy couldn't see it back then. Another waste in the long line of awful decisions by Chelsea.

Thank you Thomas Tuchel.

 

[Peen]

TT was a magnificent in game coach. He got it.

His player evaluation? Clearly awful.

Most emphasized by Saul over Tchouameni

 

[S E P H]

@Jussi I guess you'd get a kick out of this. A preseason friendly and he's already going nuts. Not that Ty is entirely wrong, but I am not sure why Man United was playing like that today. I get it if it was in the season, but being Neanderthal United in a friendly is dumb and could've gotten players injured. Also, Arsenal fans already complaining about a lack of a striker lol.

AWB stole that ball from Havertz as it were candy.

Yup, he's beyond toothless when he has the ball, very weird to see because some players play more desperate when they have it and he does the complete opposite.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Spurs play Leicester in 90 minutes. Free to watch on Leicesters website, only need to sign up.

Match Centre | Leicester City FC

Follow all of the live action for Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City including live blog, stats, videos and more

www.lcfc.com

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Match might get cancelled. Coming during monsoon season isn't ideal.

 

[HeHateMeFrisbee]

And..... cancelled. A bit worrying that other teams have played 3-4 friendly games already and we've only played 1

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Spurs are even Spurs-y in preseason. Roma match/cancelled. Leicester match/cancelled.

 

[Evilo]

but man does Malo Gusto have a nightmare start so far. I like the kid, but he's often lackadaisical defensively, and I think Chelsea fans should pray Reece James is healthy for a change this year, cause Gusto's not ready to start.

Highlights and comments disagree with you.

 

[Blender]

Highlights and comments disagree with you.

He had a rough first 15 minutes or so but really rebounded and had a strong game until coming off at the 71st minute.

Half of those highlights are attacking plays while in possession as well.

 

[LOGiK]

Are City and Chelsea the only teams in 'cup preseason matches'?
City in Japan and Chelsea in the Florida cup?