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Falcao's movement means f*ck all if he doesn't put it to good use. Maybe but how many times did we see Torres have encouraging matches, where he looked lively etc, before going completely rubbish in the following games?

Oscar didn't play in the Copa America, remember?

People said the same about Torres. They praised him for all the little things and visualised how things will improve with the creative players around him but in the end, he was hopeless and a complete disaster.

To be fair, Courtois barely had any saves to make until we went a bit more gung-ho in the final 10 minutes. Otherwise, both keepers didn't have much to do apart from picking up overhit passes, collecting crosses etc.

I'm not soft like Alexandra though. To use the name of a traitor on TalkChelsea is a f*cking disgrace!

That's the reason why you fellas can't vote...

If anyone is interested, Fiorentina will play Barcelona in an ICC game later at 8pm BST.

Says quite a lot about Mourinho's faith in Cuadrado that he didn't use him against Arsenal, despite returning to pre-season at the same time with Falcao and Willian.

Should remember that the club is very selective with what they say on Twitter.

I learned from the best. That's why.

Starting to dislike Fabregas playing the No.10 role in the big games. Always ineffective both offensively and defensively and as a result of that, it makes him totally redundant. Play him alongside Matic in the pivot or in a three-man midfield.

#AlexOUT Should rename the thread 'New Moderator and Admin Needed..."

Mourinho confirmed earlier that Falcao will start against Fiorentina.

Guessing he meant two "new" defenders...

- Annoyed that we have lost the unbeaten record against them/Wenger but that was going to be broken at some point. Better to lose it in some meaningless match than in the league or cup games. - We basically got out Chelsea-ed by Arsenal - they scored through one moment of brilliance/poor defending and parked the bus for the rest of the time. We, on the other hand, saw plenty of the ball but did almost nothing with it. Created the 2 best chances of the match but Ramires and Hazard bottled them. - Not going to overreact over a defeat in pre-season but hopefully it will tell Mourinho and/or the board we need 1-2 signings, like proper signings, in certain areas. Then again, he might just dismiss it as getting up to speed with preparing for the new season. - Wenger - the football purist - parked the bus in a big game and won but doubt people will give him the same stick they gave to Mourinho after ditching their tiki-taka football for a more negative approach...

Chelsea vs Fiorentina PRE-MATCH DISCUSSION AND LIVE CHAT 2015/16 Pre-Season Friendly No.4 5th August, Wednesday, 2015 Stamford Bridge 20:00 Kick Off (UK time)

Chelsea 0-1 Fiorentina POST-MATCH DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 2015/16 Pre-Season Friendly No.4 5th August, Wednesday, 2015 Stamford Bridge 20:00 Kick Off (UK time)

Not really. He played quite a few games in midfield too, to allow Fabregas to get forward. They said 'likely', meaning they aren't 100% sure.

You sound very certain about that.....

Fans moaning about the starting XI...the football season is well and truly back.

'We are our own biggest threat,' says Cesc Fabregas