Closed Milan vs Chelsea

[Tomo 21,733]

Boring game with very few chances..

Gotta admit, I'm a little worried about the Community Shield and the European Super Cup final, we're fucked if we continue to play like this.

There's little point using that logic.

If we played in Munich like we did in Anfield?

[Ankit 3,176]

May be you guys arent giving enough credit to milan. Yes, they were all rusty and playing a pre-season too. But Allegri is brilliant at putting a structure to any random group of players. Bonera played like a captain. Credit where it's due. We should be happy there were no injuries to the players and RDM will have a proper squad(crosses fingers) to choose from come Community Shield.

[Blue Armour 4,290]

May be you guys arent giving enough credit to milan. Yes, they were all rusty and playing a pre-season too. But Allegri is brilliant at putting a structure to any random group of players. Bonera played like a captain. Credit where it's due. We should be happy there were no injuries to the players and RDM will have a proper squad(crosses fingers) to choose from come Community Shield.

True..It isn't a god-given right for Chelsea to win every match.

[Tomo 21,733]

The only one's getting wound up about pre season are the one's who saw the first half against Seattle and just assumed it would carry on like that for the rest of the tour and beyond.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

True..It isn't a god-given right for Chelsea to win every match.

Close to it though...look at the amount of Money we've spent. We should be winning games like these ones. Preseason or not...

[Billy. 2,742]

not having the best pre season at all dont seem to be flowing and we aint playing well either

[Pacquiao 1,834]

I dont think we stand a chance against Citeh without Mata and Oscar!

[Ollie 4,400]

Very poor game. I know it's a friendly and the score doesn't apparently matter as it's for fitness and testing things out but that annoyed me a lot. We go to the USA to show off our team, Chelsea FC, big European giants, European champions, representing the Premier League and coming to show the American's what a real team is like. I don't think we've gained anything from this tour at all. We've been good in spells but surely we're supposed to be getting confidence, winning games and feeling good about ourselves. What was that shit? We've lost 2, drawn 1 and won 1 and the game we won was only good for 20 minutes.

There was no urgency at all yesterday, against let's be honest, a very, hugely poor AC Milan team that we should've beat comfortably. Forget their name and history, this is a shadow of previous years teams from them. I don't know what the first half was all about, i can barely even remember it it was so bad. We seem to up the tempo a bit in the 2nd half, Hazard had a good game to be honest, our best player by some distance for me but when we get in good areas we can't score, we don't even look threatening.

Plus points were that Torres came back and got some game time, looked pretty fit and sharp, Mikel was good, Hazard looked excellent at times and Sam Hutchinson is definitely fine, he was very good. He can attack well too, he should be our 2nd choice RB. I think he's benefited the most from this pre season and has proven that he can do the job.

Robbie annoyed me a bit tho because playing Meireles as a CAM was so pointless and bringing Malouda is also pointless. Neither are going to play much next season and Meireles certainly wont do anything as a CAM, he lacks almost every quality for that position. Feel sorry for Kakuta too because it wouldn't have hurt throwing him in in this game. As someone who is quick, skillful and suited for that position, as well as really needing to show a good performance, leaving him out for a Malouda or a Meireles is criminal. Yes, his Chelsea career is basically over but at least give him one last run out. There's much more to gain doing that than putting Meireles or Malouda on the pitch.

We looked good at times, first 10 minutes against Seattle and the 2nd half against PSG was the best period of play throughout the tour but the lack of a cutting edge seems a bit worrying as well as the defence when it's not at full strength. We've been cut open a lot when our top defenders have been taken off but that's mainly down to having no LB's i suppose, having Ferreira at LB isn't really gonna be great.

Back to England we go, maybe can batter Brighton as they are about 3 levels behind who we have faced, i don't know how that Brighton team would be able to cope with Hazard, Marin, Torres etc if they all play well. Disappointed with the US Tour tho, i expect to see us win games and show what we can do. Last season, Man Utd went to the USA. They beat Seattle 7-0 then beat the MLS all stars 5-2. That's what you should be doing when you go to the USA. Show how good you are and show off so you never get forgotten. The yanks must think we're pretty shite.

Anyway, Roll on Brighton and let the real stuff begin.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

Don't understand why some people are so panicked with our pre season results.RDM wants to experiment things out and patience is the key for success.

[Melanicus 5,208]

Poor, poor game. Our squad is overrated, if we will think that we're European Champions and sleep on this glory then it will be deadly for us this season.

Our defence plays like they never played together... Bring Azpilicueta and Hulk.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Poor, poor game. Our squad is overrated, if we will think that we're European Champions and sleep on this glory then it will be deadly for us this season.

Our defence plays like they never played together... Bring Azpilicueta and Hulk.

its not our defense that's the problem its the protection in font of it and we just don't have any.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Don't understand why some people are so panicked with our pre season results.RDM wants to experiment things out and patience is the key for success.

I think people here are concerned more than panicked.

I wasn't too bothered about the pre-season neither, but, after four matches there's no glimpse of improvement which makes me worried.

It feels like the guys don't know what to do on the pitch rather than some sort of gelling. I dunno it's their fitnesses let them down or RDM hasn't got a clue.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

With the way we're going, we'll probably somehow lose to Brighton...

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Based on the performance of preseason and Olympics (Mata & Oscar), the best line-up I can think of is:

Cech

Chalobah - Cahill - JT - A.Cole

Essien - Ramires

Oscar - Mata - Hazard (Marin)

Torres (Piazon)

[themightyblue 443]

I know it's only pre season, but if Ramires is our starting right winger next season, then we'll get nowhere. It's all well and good when we're looking to play on the counter, but other than that he's nit good enough there

[Nando 106]

We need Mata back soon.

[cchuka 99]

We played well in the first half of the first half

Meireles is the definition of "Surplus to requirement"

I look forward to watching Mata and Oscar in their games today to remind myself that the best is yet to come

[Peace. 4,352]

I am failing to understand why everyone is so suprised that we are playing an awful football, and why you all are going berserk about it. People, did you thought we would playing in a Barça-esq fashion, because we won the Champions League and because we signed few exciting prospects (Hazard, Oscar, Marin) ? I believe we are being decieved by those facts.

Actually, we won the Champions League, but it wasn't because we played well, it was because of our mental strength. And as of today, we have the same core of players ! The only new players are young talents, and are yet to be world class. It will take time for them to be important for the team. Which means the team isn't that good at all. It's time to lower your expectations, people, and get used to the fact we will still see boring football for some time. Rome hasn't been build in one day.