The Rising Sun

Frank Lampard is like Tiger woods in one way. Both are greats, but will always be remembered by the people for having cheated on their love. Lamps will always be a chelsea great, but signing for city, that too for 6 months is just plain wierd considering his history here. however, the fact that he has signed for the same owners in america must have played a part. Thar being said, i dont think he is judas or any such thing. I get that this is the real world, but the moment when he celebrates scoring a goal for city this season, a big chunk of what he built over the last 10 years will be lost. Still a legend. Just tainted .

With the Lukaku money, selling Torres, and possiby even Cech, depending on how the early season goes, we should have enough money to get in cavani. That 4-4-2 formation!

Winning the League - a realistic expectation. Costa to be a huge success. Schurrle becoming a starter and doing well. Hazard to flourish. Oscar to prove doubters wrong. He went missing without mata next to him. I except fabregas to be in the same wavelength as him. The only thing i wish for is quicker play. If we again get comfortable playing slow football at 0-0 or 1-0 then there is no way in hell we will win the league. Killer instict this season.

Pure speculation. Not happening. Cant happen. Schurrle is the only player in Chelsea, maybe apart from hazard and Terry, which no opposition supporter argues that they are overrated. There are very few players in any team which are appreciated by other supporters. My friends who support other teams consider him underrated. After all the nonsense i listen to about this player is overrated, that player is overrated, it is joyful to have an underrated and appreciated player. Can not be sold under any circumstances. If he can achieve a starting position for us this season, its goals and assists galore from him. He is class.

I get the feeling that Jose has been deploying Torres on the side of costa as more of a tester for Schurrle eventually taking that position, and possibly even being a starting 11 player for us. I really hope Schurrle starts for us.He simply adds too much to our gameplay to be ignored for a starting position now. i dont know how to put this, but schurrle is a go getter, and never is quiet during games. We need that.

That should work the other way as well, in terms of World class players and manager at Chelsea who should have done better.

So i guess pre season training also kind of means nothing. Pre season games are real match simulations and its never a good feeling to see no direction and progression in style of play. You can change the engine parts ( players ) from your old car, but if you are not at the same time changing the aero dynamics of that car ( playing style) then its never going to win you the race ( title)

dont care about the result as long as there are no points for winning or losing. Its all about the performance and understanding what our gameplan and strategy is. What type of football will we play this season? The fuck up is that it is easy to say we play counter attacking football, but surely there has to be something beyond that.

I actually think we have been the same, just played better teams

This was PRE SEASON for Bremen as well!!!

exacly the sort of reality check our players and coach needed.

So bredan rogers only coaches attack, and mourinho the opposite. Somewhere in the middle please!

it does look like we dont practice attacking play in training. Looks like we practice finishing, defending and discipline.... Pre season it is, but this is just funny to watch.

We need imagination

Earler on i used to buy phones and once i bought a new one, i still kept the old one in my drawer. Of late, when i buy a new phone i sell my old one and use that money towards buying the new one. Just Saying!!

Most countries in europe are allowed third party ownership players and therefore get alot of players for much lesser than their value, since sporting funds and companies own majority shares in the players and clubs are only buying a certain percentage when acquiring a player. We are not allowed that in england and this is just another way to make money of young talents. We have the ability to place them in better clubs due to their association with us and more often than not, they get into the club of their standard and we earn some money as well. We should produce some youth now since our project has more or less completed its aims in terms of trophies and prestige.

He isnt the attacking threat i thought he would be but defensively solid and can pick a pass and get involved in play alot. Ofcourse this is pre season, and judging is not sure shot, but this is the feeling i got after watching his first full game, almost. Most important will be his ability to get midway close to hazard, open up some space for a one two through ball to set hazard racing.

This transfer is going to screw up my entire FPL selections. Gotta somehow get him in at 9 million. If he becomes world class we can buy him for 40 million in 3 years time and have the best strike force on the planet.

2 out of 11.

No excuses this season. The puzzle is completed. Attractive football will happen with Fabregas Hazard costa luis oscar willian schurrle and the rest. Drogba is back as well for those moments where shit isnt working. We shouldnt be winning ugly by choice, that is the only thing that bothers me. There is a fine line between the stupidity of going gung ho and attacking at Mancity, and then scoring a goal vs bottom 10 side, and then playing slower. What i expect is to score a goal at city and be slightly cautious from then on, but score a goal at a bottom table team , and then score 4 more. 4 more.

Boga is ready for first team action. If there is anything i have learnt this pre season that i am sure about, it is this! Doesnt need to be a starter, but i can imagine him coming on for 30 minutes and creating havoc. He is first team quality already. A loan will only be good as a starter in the PL, not as a sub elsewhere. He is class. We are producing our own Hazard. Wow! Second observation. Yes it is pre season, and players are finding fitness, but Zouma made a red card tackle in the first game, and last night he made another similar tackle which was close to being a last man red card type of tackle again. Not assuring at all. Can not be making such last ditch tackles in the PL, and mistiming them.

40 goals all competitions. i expect us to be lethal this season.

sony six hd

Ramires hasnt been on form for a long long time now. Dont think he deserves a starting position this season. Apart from running he doesnt excel in any aspect of the game, whether it be first touch, passing, tackling. Im not bashing him, but with the riches we have in midfield, dont see his purpose in the team, specially when you have matic in there as well. We dont need a defensive right winger anymore as Willian does that really well, and is good attacking as well. Either way, i would hope he proves me wrong considering he has been very frustrating to watch without producing the goods in a long long time.

Ramires hasnt been on form for a long long time now. Dont think he deserves a starting position this season. Apart from running he doesnt excel in any aspect of the game, whether it be first touch, passing, tackling. Im not bashing him, but with the riches we have in midfield, dont see his purpose in the team, specially when you have matic in there as well. We dont need a defensive right winger anymore as Willian does that really well, and is good attacking as well. Either way, i would hope he proves me wrong considering he has been very frustrating to watch without producing the goods in a long long time.