Jase 43,479 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Chelsea vs Manchester CityPRE-MATCH DISCUSSION AND LIVE CHATPost-Season Friendly No.124th May, Friday 2013Busch Stadium, St. Louis1.30am Kick Off (UK time)[Match kicks off at 7.30pm local time in St.Louis, 23rd May] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Note that this is an early kick off (UK time) since the game is played in United States. This match kicks off at 7.30pm local time in St.Louis, 23rd May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho 8,443 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Finish my exam on friday. Crawl back early, and watch chelsea... Sounds like a Plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 The team will fly out to US tomorrow. No words on which players are going though. Don't think the loanees will follow as it seems a tad rush and their loan contracts don't expire yet. Expect the youngsters, maybe a number of them, to join in especially Cole, Cahill and Lampard have been allowed to leave after this game for England duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedsBlue 1,549 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Hope Marin plays lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumps 284 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 perfect. do my last bit of uni work on wednesday and i can celebrate with a nice late night on friday!any news on whether our players currently out on loan will be available? would love to see the likes of specifically lukaku and de bryune The team will fly out to US tomorrow. No words on which players are going though. Don't think the loanees will follow as it seems a tad rush and their loan contracts don't expire yet. Expect the youngsters, maybe a number of them, to join in especially Cole, Cahill and Lampard have been allowed to leave after this game for England duties.damn With such a small squad and so many games this season, we have no choice but to field a team of youngsters. Paulo will hopefully get a solid 90minutes though. Malouda? Marin?will be good for the youngsters to play against Man city who will probably field a mixture of youngsters and first team players that didnt get that match game time this season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kish9 50 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Hopefully we can get good results to help us expand our fanbase in the states Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I'll be there Yayyyy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray 9,441 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Let's play Lukaku ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluephoenix 1,131 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Will the players on loan be available for this ?If yes then I would like to see KDB, Lukaku, Piazon play :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. 2,742 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Just take the youth, waste of fucking time let the players rest ffs they have played 69 games already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Will the players on loan be available for this ?If yes then I would like to see KDB, Lukaku, Piazon play :D Piazon is still on loan at Malaga. And La Liga ends on 1st June.And as I said earlier, don't think the loaned players will follow. Seems a tad rush and their loan contracts wouldn't expire yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacquiao 1,834 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Duobt the players who have been out on loan will play but whatever - CechAzpi - Ivanovic - Luiz - ColeChalobah - AkeT.Hazard - De Bruyne - Oscar Lukaku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Duobt the players who have been out on loan will play but whatever - CechAzpi - Ivanovic - Luiz - ColeRamires - AkeDe Bruyne - Piazon - Oscar LukakuErr, why are we even gonna play such a strong team? As if those 1st team players haven't played enough games already this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacquiao 1,834 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Err, why are we even gonna play such a strong team? As if those 1st team players haven't played enough games already this season!err hardly our strongest team! so do you think we will play our reserves out there? yeah because that would make alot sense! why would we have these games and make the effort to go out to America to not play some 1st team players? all of them will want to play and they all will play some part! no one is going to travel and not play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 err hardly our strongest team! so do you think we will play our reserves out there? yeah because that would make alot sense! why would we have these games and make the effort to go out to America to not play some 1st team players? all of them will want to play and they all will play some part! no one is going to travel and not play.Firstly, I didn't say that was our strongest team. Just questioning why put out such a strong team given the number of games we have played this season!Secondly, just because we are going all the way to US, doesn't mean we have to play so many of these senior players. Looks likely that some youngsters will be joining in and it would probably be more of a mix and match team consisting senior and young players. Moreover, we would then be able to see some of these young lads in action and see how they fare. And not to mention, the likes of Luiz, Oscar, Azpi, Mata etc will all be playing in the Confederations Cup in June. Don't think there's any need more to flog them to death here when we should just rest them and not let them suffer any major burnt out especially with these players won't be getting much rest after the tournament as pre-season begins shortly after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacquiao 1,834 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Firstly, I didn't say that was our strongest team. Just questioning why put out such a strong team given the number of games we have played this season!Secondly, just because we are going all the way to US, doesn't mean we have to play so many of these senior players. Looks likely that some youngsters will be joining in and it would probably be more of a mix and match team consisting senior and young players. Moreover, we would then be able to see some of these young lads in action and see how they fare. And not to mention, the likes of Luiz, Oscar, Azpi, Mata etc will all be playing in the Confederations Cup in June. Don't think there's any need more to flog them to death here when we should just rest them and not let them suffer any major burnt out especially with these players won't be getting much rest after the tournament as pre-season begins shortly after it.why are you so worried about senior players playing around an hour or so in a friendly? its not like the games will be played at such a high intensity or the players will be under any pressure to perform! they can easily stroll around the pitch for an hour, hardly anyone will play the full 90, its not like these friendlies are going to destroy our players and burn them out! They are friendlies not cup finals! they are all fit and able to play! (apart from the injured players obviously) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho 8,443 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I would LOVE to see KDB and Lukaku!The rest i don't mind. Play turnbull's son if they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Note that this is an early kick off (UK time) since the game is played in United States. This match kicks off at 7.30pm local time in St.Louis, 23rd May.Wait, if this kicks off at 7:30pm St. Louis time, doesn't that mean it kicks off at 1:30am UK time? It's not 'early' kick off, it's 'middle of the night' kick off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 why are you so worried about senior players playing around an hour or so in a friendly? its not like the games will be played at such a high intensity or the players will be under any pressure to perform! they can easily stroll around the pitch for an hour, hardly anyone will play the full 90, its not like these friendlies are going to destroy our players and burn them out! They are friendlies not cup finals! they are all fit and able to play! (apart from the injured players obviously) Because we have just finished a long hard season and it's nonsensical to even be playing them in a friendly (which shouldn't even take place)?! Regardless of whether it's high intensity or not, after the amount of workload these players have gone through this season, it's basically a risk playing them. One sudden run or challenge could have them out injured a long period of time (touch wood).And since it's just a friendly, and a post-season friendly at that, why not just play more of the youngsters then?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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