manpe 10,861 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Only first teamer I'm hoping will play is Torres, so that he could possibly get a lengthy injury, which will force the board to sell him. Am I the only one thinking such dark thoughts, no? Otherwise there is no chance we will sell him, because he scored in two consecutive matches, which must mean he's back again, yay.For the rest don't really care, as long as the burnt out players don't play and the likes of Ferreira, Bertrand and Marin get plenty of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
November33rd 84 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Pretty sure none of the players who were on loan this season will be playing. The loans go through June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 how about we fuck right off the US tour and give our team a proper rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toli 977 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 i dont think that any of the viewers really think that both teams will give everything. give some young players a chance like islam feruz etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 how about we fuck right off the US tour and give our team a proper rest? I'm sure the board wouldn't have agreed to this if they didn't think it was necessary for the future of Chelsea. £5m for a week's work in the USA as well as all the merchandise sales and new fans the club will get from doing this actually amounts to quite a lot. People always call for big money signings and everything but what they don't realize is that the money for those signings has to come from somewhere, the club can't just rely on Abramovich's funding forever.Sucks for the players, at least for those who would rather be on a beach somewhere instead of doing their job, but sacrifices have to be made if they too wish what's best for the club.Personally I'm looking forward to these. Might even get to see professional debuts for the likes of Islam Feruz and Andreas Christensen. Also more of Nathan Ake etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couris 232 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Only first teamer I'm hoping will play is Torres, so that he could possibly get a lengthy injury, which will force the board to sell him. Am I the only one thinking such dark thoughts, no? Otherwise there is no chance we will sell him, because he scored in two consecutive matches, which must mean he's back again, yay.For the rest don't really care, as long as the burnt out players don't play and the likes of Ferreira, Bertrand and Marin get plenty of time.Ban yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 A post season friendly? What the fuck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybodyisready 155 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 A post season friendly? What the fuck?Such is life with the Chelsea board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJames 729 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Play the youngsters, rest the tired seniors, play Romeu, Marin, Benyayoun etc Have tired seniors sign autographs and take pictures with fans, earn 5 mil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,490 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 TurnbullAzpi Cahill Ivanovic ColeAke MikelMoses Oscar FeruzTorres Give game-time to Christensen and Baker perhaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluephoenix 1,131 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 important question: Will RB still be around for this game ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Finally a match that starts at a decent time. Team I would pick:BlackmanAzpi Christensen Ivanovic Bertrand Ake Romeu Moses Marin Benayoun TorresYeah we might get smashed with that team but who the fuck cares? Just some meaningless friendly people will forget about in 2 days and we will be forgiven considering the mammoth and historical amount of games we just played this season. The timing of this friendly is just retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray 9,441 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 ^^You two are such a couple! A married couple actually !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatthemata 249 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I just want to see the tour video's really!Season is done, give the younger players a chance, and maybe bring in the first team players towards the end of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Think this tour is the stupidest thing the club has ever done since signing Torres for 50 million. Imagine that 67 or how ever many games and they arrange a tour in the US? what a heap of shit. Sure we've a big fan base there but the players need a rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybodyisready 155 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 When are our players going to rest? England play Brazil on June 2nd, then Mata, Oscar and Luiz who have all played a billion games lately have got the confederations cup. wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Really stupid time to play friendlies and against Man City of all teams...why the fuck? Is there any actual confirmation of the UK time for this? Is it Friday morning or Saturday morning and is it 00:30 or 01:30? According to this..... http://www.live-footballontv.com/ So looks like Thursday night / Friday morning is the first game and then the 2nd is just after the UCL Final which is fantastic on Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I can't understand why we're playing these games.Sure it's a massive media market and sure it's the fastest growing sport in America and we need to be at the forefront of this explosion in popularity in order to grow our brand worldwide so we can then reinvest the money in growing the club so it can be more successful, maybe even reinvesting some of that money into a new stadium so we can take greater strides towards self-sufficiency and really 45 minutes of playing time in a glorified friendly is a small price to pay not just for the short-term income (measured in millions) but also the payoffs down the road, as well as it being a little thank you to the fans who are in these markets but never get a chance to see the team.....but why?just why? I just don't understand why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray 9,441 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I can't understand why we're playing these games.Sure it's a massive media market and sure it's the fastest growing sport in America and we need to be at the forefront of this explosion in popularity in order to grow our brand worldwide so we can then reinvest the money in growing the club so it can be more successful, maybe even reinvesting some of that money into a new stadium so we can take greater strides towards self-sufficiency and really 45 minutes of playing time in a glorified friendly is a small price to pay not just for the short-term income (measured in millions) but also the payoffs down the road, as well as it being a little thank you to the fans who are in these markets but never get a chance to see the team.....but why?just why? I just don't understand why? I trust that is a retorical 'why'? You answered it perfectly yourself After season and pre-season we play the money making, marketing and branding game :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman 2,043 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Why are Chelsea playing in the US, I read above.It´s called marketing, looking for more support abroad & of course well paid two exhibition games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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