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Honestly couldn't care less who wins on pens, what I care about is Pedro being suspended while Eden is still out injured!

Complete stab in the dark, but I think he has a bit too much bicep or shoulder muscles.

@Pizy right on cue!

Ideally of course both need replacing but I think we can afford to have Moses because while he is frustrating his mistakes are rarely as directly costly as Alonso's.

That's because they were playing VERY high while we played with with a low block to accommodate Cesc. But in term of actual chances and danger on goal it was pretty even.

Pretty even half all in all, but we certainly could and should step it up a notch. Think it should come as a surprise to no one that Cesc can't play in a 2-man midfield against the top sides and we need an upgrade on Alonso.

Is it just my TV or is the angle of camera REALLY not working well with the sunshine?

Don't care about the Community Shield but we need to win here to start the season with confidence and momentum. Also, I hope the board have a look at our bench to realize how badly we need a couple more depth signings.

THIS IS THE REAL TEST!

To be 100% honest, that injury probably was a blessing in disguise. Think there would have been quite a lot more interest in him this summer had he been fit, especially after the season he just had.

This thing:

I would but I don't think Juve even know I exist... EDIT: Oh, you meant Sandro, not me! Never mind...

True but they can afford to spend. With their new stadium, dominating the league and always doing well in the CL, they're not short on revenue. Regarding Sandro, my view has been from the start that it has to do most with the player himself. Just like Bonucci, if the player genuinely wants to leave, Juve won't force him to stay.

From the money they got for Bonnuci?

LOL Of course the club will apologize if people got upset regardless of whether or not the intent was to cause offense. The aim of the entire visit to China was to get people to buy shirts! As for kenedy, if there was still any slim chance any more shots here, this has surly buried it.

Would be interesting to see if both Eden and Pedro miss the start of the season if Conte plays Boga/Musonda or if he plays Moses more forward and Azpi/New Wingback in his place...

Just read he's going to miss the rest of preseason with that concussion which means he's going to go into the season behind in fitness. All because of a stupid needless challenge by Ospina...

He REALLY wants that starting spot off Pedro, doesn't he?

*Phew* I was starting to think that we were going to go into the season withe Remy as our main striker Now to get some back up wingbacks and we'll be fully ready!

BREAKING NEWS: Known idiot is acting idiotically! ..."but he's still OUR cunt! "

That's much better. We can't go into the season with just 3 matches for preparation.

For some reason I just now realized that we are only playing 3 pre-season matches. What the hell are Conte and the board thinking? Have we learned nothing from the 15-16 season? We are most likely going to start the season physically behind most teams which probably means that we will have a slow start leading to panic all around.

Nathaniel Chalobah was never going to be a world class player. But he is young, homegrown, Chelsea through and through, and I would much rather have we had kept him and sold Matic. I understand his desire to leave, with my blue-tinted-glasses off, that is undoubtedly the right career move for him. But I'm furious our board and management did not do more to try to keep him here. It's a huge shame, but I wish him the best of luck.

Everything working nice and quick now. Brilliant work @Jim

I think, from the rumors from the Juve side of things, is that he wants to leave but he does not want to hand in a transfer request so that he does not piss off the Juve fans. So we seem to be stuck in that grey area at the time. But, as I've said previously, I think the key deciding factor, if this does drag on longer, is that Juve just can't match the wages he is being offered here. As for replacement, Juve have several options including recalling players they already own, so I don't imagine that being a breaking point.