Jase 43,479 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Chelsea vs Inter MilanPOST-MATCH DISCUSSION AND ANALYSISPre-Season Friendly No.42nd August, Friday, 2013Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis01:00 Kick Off (UK time)[Match kicks off at 8pm in US on 1st August] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 that was a good displayWe had the best defensive midfield in the first half and the best attacking midfield in the second. A combination of both things is what I'm looking forward to seeing... it could be amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho 8,443 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Great game lads. Plenty of solid performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 From goal.com live commentary : 90′ +1Hurray! Schwarzer comes out and collects a cross from Inter. According to my count that is the first time he has touched the ball with his hands. Busy. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediator 2,026 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 MVG, Moses, Mata, Essien, Cole, Rambo (1st half) and Torres where goodHazard and lukaku were disappointing in attack but great work rate in def Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman 2,043 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 An easy stroll in the park. Not even a sweat for the boys. I hope, somebody can give them a bit of challenge in the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunk 1,442 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Moses, van Ginkel and Hazard all had a great game. Good performance on a awful pitch. Where are we playing the next game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho 8,443 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Went with Moses but MvG was very good as well as plenty of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 We'll be facing AC Milan next in the semi final of this competition on 4th August (Sunday) in New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 It might have just been my sleep deprivation, but I think I saw Mikel in the opposition box! Very solid performance. Inter took the match way too seriously. MVG was amazing in his movement and defensive side, especially in the first half but Moses has to be MOTM since he made the goals happen. Oscar's goal alone was worth staying up till 5 am. Good night..or it's actually morning now Oh, and I want some of what that ref is smoking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Is Schurlle injured? I see no reason other than that why he couldn't have taken Ramires spot when he was moved to the wing. Great display all around though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNKS 508 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Some very promising stuff on display. Even though the Lukaku brigade will jump on my back Im going to say he had a shit game. Yeah he run the channel, he created space...blah blah. You cant win the league without a high scoring striker nowadays. We did it when Drogba won the golden boot, City with Aguero and United with Van persie. Lukaku isnt at that level, neither is Torres or Ba. We are in desperate need of a quality striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 There are few positive things I've seen today that make me really happy and relieved for our new season.squad depth. We were good in the first half and you looked to our bench and there were great options. If you think Mata is the regular and Oscar is the sub, and then add Schurrle and Kevin to the mix and I'm a happy girlthe double pivot with Ramires and van Ginkel was an amazing (and welcoming) surprise. I think one of our problems resides there and they showed that we can have the work rate - they tackled everything and some more; intercepted many balls and Marco adds so much quality in our transition (passing, penetration, carrying the ball). I'm yet to see if Marco can add the long pass, but I'll cover the depth in a bitMata completely changed the match. It seems like the team relaxed and played their football once he got in. The team depends - and trusts - quite a lot on himWe must pray for the striker position. There's no other option left. Whether we pray for a new signing and for Saint Mou to be able to fix the guys we have, it doesn't matter. They have different deficiencies and stronger sides will make it even more noticeable. It's worth mentioning Lukaku had two guys on him all the time and it's unlikely to happen in EPL so it might help him. Ba tries hard, but he just can't. Torres seems to want to prove to Mourinho he can... the problem is everyone knows he can't.Moses was really great in the first half - but that's the problem. He sometimes plays amazing and then he simply disappears in a streak of matches. He needs to add consistency to his gameWe still lack depth - but it already improved from last season. One thing that was remarkable imo in CC was David Luiz's long passes - not only the amount but the accuracy. Tonight he had a chance to do it twice and one of his passes found Mata (or someone else) inside the box in a great position to assist or dribble and try to score. I think he could add to our depth even if he plays as a CB and I'm sure Mourinho will work on that.All in all the feelings are so much better than last season's.Do not forget Eden doesn't perform the same in friendlies. It's bigger than him, he needs the official competition to motivate himLukaku is promising, but there's a lot of work he needs to do to be able to compete in high level football such as UCL and EPLOscar still seems tired, but he showed the class is still thereEssien looked good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpFCDCDWRyI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 squad depth. Number 1 thing for me. I've been raving about this since we completed the Schwarzer, Van Ginkel and Schurrle signings. I'm delighted with the squad we have - the fact that they're so young as well and that they can only grow as a group under a world class manager is fantastic. We add Rooney to this brilliant squad and we're laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 MOTM is a no-brainer - MOSES. mvg is brilliant and mvg + rambo is something i want to see again and again and again... mata is pure class but do want to see how jose plays him considering the obvious change of formation from 4-2-3-1 to 4-3-3 while we were defending in the 1st half with oscar doubling back. essien does look like he still has what it takes and mikel was his usual self, losing the ball with his 1st touch, getting it back with his 2nd and then being safe and nothing flashy. JT = a wall. lukaku had a decent game and so did torres and ba. eden - nightmare but i wont look much into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 We'll be facing AC Milan next in the semi final of this competition on 4th August (Sunday) in New York.Some small correction, sir."Blues who will now face AC Milan in New Jersey on Sunday." according to chelseafc.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Some small correction, sir."Blues who will now face AC Milan in New Jersey on Sunday." according to chelseafc.comIt's NYC as far as I can say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 We still lack depth - but it already improved from last season. Barbara, don't forget we didn't have KDB, Lampard and Schurrle today. These three will add so much to the squad depth.Personally I think our squad is near perfect. Like I've said before on plenty occasions, Rooney and De Rossi and we're pretty much done. The latter isn't needed as much I feel but Rooney is a must in my opinion simply because he offers exactly what all of the other three strikers lack: the link up play ability to control the ball closely and bring others in to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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