DANILA

They finished 7th out of 10 positions

Sentimental signing by Mourihno at best.... If Lukaku leaves I will not be too happy with this move

LOL. Moved to country, gotta fit in

What you are saying makes sense.. i guess I am thinking too much at the lower-level where I had experience where every player who wants to play really pushes themselves so the coach/trainer can see, and its evident this is not the case in professional, top tier football with established line-ups.. Apologies

Absolute legend... I started getting into Chelsea when I was 9, and lampard was a big factor, so it's sad to see him play anywhere else other than CFC. All the best LEGEND!

As a former competitive football player, i can tell you that the pre-season is a very important time for a coach/manager to see which players have good chemistry and which formation/tactic is suitable for the players. I strongly believe the next game(s) Mou will start putting on more players from our starting XI and even experiment with a few formation options since we have that advantage for this year with all the talent coming in. Personally I am quite interested in seeing which formation Mou will use against Burnley, as that will likely be the formation used against all mid/lower table sides and we'll be able to see if we have solved our problem of scoring against park-the-bus teams

Welcome to the forum Dal! Nice to see another Canadian

Kind of worrying me that we haven't scored yet.... I am at work and unable to watch the game; are we at least dominating possession/sustaining heavy pressure?

Not liking how adidas is using a lighter, tealish blue everywhere except our home/away kit.. seeing the boys in the teal training kit is horrid

Can anyone tell me which level of Austrian leagues RZ Pellets play in?

Get up to 50 posts so we can talk

Welcome to the forums! P.S. I am a Russian born in Israel

With Lukaku officially staying, no chance of cavani coming... Altho I like Cavani, imagine balancing out playing time between those 3 + Torres?

Although Drogba is a Chelsea LEGEND, (and always will be), he's too old to play a critical part in Chelsea's campaign... The main question here for me is what will happen to Lukaku?

Interesting observation, but don't think it's likely

4-1-4-1 Courtois Azpi/Ivan Cahill Terry Luis Matic Schurrle Oscar Fabregas Hazard Costa

Great signing.. very solid team going into this upcoming season. Pogba wouldn't hurt

спасибо!!!

Agreed 100%, but knowing MOU, don't know if he will like that....

Anyone know the status of Lukaku? I thought it was confirmed he is being loaned out to Athletico but apparently not? Can someone shed some light on this? If Lukaku goes on loan, and we can get a good price on Cavani due to his mediocre performance in Brasil, then I am actually fine with Costa - Cavani - Torres.

Hey guys, I am a Russian student living in Canada since 2000. I've been a huge Blues supporter since 2004, and will be while I'm still above the ground hehe. As you might know, football (soccer) in Canada is not a hugely popular sport, and there are not many people who I can talk about Chelsea with, so it was really great finding this forum. I've never had the chance to watch a Chelsea game live, but it is definitely on my bucket list to see a game at the Bridge. All the best! Cheers, Danila

Noticed that he was going bald since middle of last season. Would look like a badass bald

Nice to see Mou give Silva some pre-season experience alongside Terry!

At work and can't watch the game.... can anyone comment on baker's play so far?

Think Mourihno's gonna say this is gonna be a hard game? haha. Looking forward to seeing how some of our young players have developed.