Closed Real Madrid v Chelsea

[YouNameIt 1,511]

Cech

Azpi - Iva - Luiz - Cole

Ginkel - Essien
Moses - KdB - Hazard

Lukaku

Schwarzer

Azpi - Cahill - Terry - Bertrand

Ramires - Mikel

Mata - Oscar - Schurrle

Torres

[Barbara 15,149]

Cech

Azpi - Iva - Luiz - Cole

Ginkel - Essien

Moses - KdB - Hazard

Lukaku

Schwarzer

Azpi - Cahill - Terry - Bertrand

Ramires - Mikel

Mata - Oscar - Schurrle

Torres

I'd use Moses in the second half and bring Oscar to the first (to add to the defending and also because Moses is quick and he might 1) face tired players in the second if Carlo doesn't change the defence; 2) might face bench warmers

I'd also start Torres instead of Lukaku but for the love of God, I wouldn't start Ba.

I agree about everything else.

[YouNameIt 1,511]

I'd use Moses in the second half and bring Oscar to the first (to add to the defending and also because Moses is quick and he might 1) face tired players in the second if Carlo doesn't change the defence; 2) might face bench warmers

I'd also start Torres instead of Lukaku but for the love of God, I wouldn't start Ba.

I agree about everything else.

I think that Lukaku should be played for about 70 minutes, thats why id start him.

When it comes to Moses and Oscar, i agree with you, but at the same time I want to see KdB behind the striker and I dont think Oscar does well on the wing.

[DustinC 136]

I'd use Moses in the second half and bring Oscar to the first (to add to the defending and also because Moses is quick and he might 1) face tired players in the second if Carlo doesn't change the defence; 2) might face bench warmers

I'd also start Torres instead of Lukaku but for the love of God, I wouldn't start Ba.

I agree about everything else.

I also agree with Moses in the second half. I think he's been most effective for us by far when he's come on as a at or during the second half.

[bouletje 82]

Cech

Azpi - Iva - Luiz - Cole

Ginkel - Essien

Moses - KdB - Hazard

Lukaku

Schwarzer

Azpi - Cahill - Terry - Bertrand

Ramires - Mikel

Mata - Oscar - Schurrle

Torres

you'll have an insane amount of running on the flanks in that first half, guess he'll have to bring in new defenders to prevent his players from drooling on the pitch

[Spike 12,049]

Impossible to win. The lads will be blindsided by this:

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

Impossible to win. The lads will be blindsided by this:

[Chelsea? 892]

Shouldnt you be more worried about the hungry people in your country!

goodbye

[Chelsea? 892]

I really wanna see what our intended line up is

[Pacquiao 1,834]

I think if Jose starts De Bruyne - Oscar - Hazard again in this game then that is a indication of what his preferred attacking trio will be, which is bad news for Mata!

[Slam Dunk 1,442]

Impossible to win. The lads will be blindsided by this:

[didierforever 7,349]

i have not seen madrid under ancelotti. any idea how they are playing? under jose real were playing in a very similar style to what we have played in the last 2 games. decent possession football, direct play but extremely lethal on counter-attacks. infact that is jose's MO, i feel. be it inter, real, chelsea (past) and chelsea (present).

i want to see how the pivot of rambo-mvg would fare against the sheer class of cr/kaka-ozil/isco-maria/illaramendi. oscar will have to double up to make our 4-2-3-1 into 4-3-3. flanked by hazard and moses, i feel we would be a good threat on the counters. also want to see how azpi fares against cr. lukaku up ahead as he would get a lot of space behind the RM defence. luiz should start if fit coupled with JT and cole.

the 2nd half would be difficult as i just cant see how mikel-essien pivot would be able to deal with RM's mid. also mata's defence liabilities thru the center and on the right wing (ronaldo's) would not help the cause but i ll take my chances with iva vs cr. BA upfront against the likes of pepe and ramos would barely provide us with anything special, so for once i ll prefer torres.

i expect a high intensity match with both teams (and coaches) out there to prove a point.

1st half - cech; azpi, luiz, jt, cole; rambo, white-rambo; moses, oscar, hazard; lukaku.

2nd half - schwarzer; iva, cahill, luiz, bert; mikel, essien; mata, kdb, schurlle; torres.

[Alee. 182]

6AM Kick off To sleep or not to sleep, that is the question.

Can't wait! Never seen a Chelsea vs Real Madrid game, so very very excited about this! Interesting to see if Jose steps up and plays our best 11 or goes with the same approach of changing players at half time as before. Not doing so might be clear indication of him accepting something personal in the fixture. I have a feeling he won't let it get to the players, and treat it like any other friendly. Because, frankly, a loss could then damage the good momentum we've built up going into this.

[yuvala 2,167]

i have not seen madrid under ancelotti. any idea how they are playing? under jose real were playing in a very similar style to what we have played in the last 2 games. decent possession football, direct play but extremely lethal on counter-attacks. infact that is jose's MO, i feel. be it inter, real, chelsea (past) and chelsea (present).

i want to see how the pivot of rambo-mvg would fare against the sheer class of cr/kaka-ozil/isco-maria/illaramendi. oscar will have to double up to make our 4-2-3-1 into 4-3-3. flanked by hazard and moses, i feel we would be a good threat on the counters. also want to see how azpi fares against cr. lukaku up ahead as he would get a lot of space behind the RM defence. luiz should start if fit coupled with JT and cole.

the 2nd half would be difficult as i just cant see how mikel-essien pivot would be able to deal with RM's mid. also mata's defence liabilities thru the center and on the right wing (ronaldo's) would not help the cause but i ll take my chances with iva vs cr. BA upfront against the likes of pepe and ramos would barely provide us with anything special, so for once i ll prefer torres.

i expect a high intensity match with both teams (and coaches) out there to prove a point.

1st half - cech; azpi, luiz, jt, cole; rambo, white-rambo; moses, oscar, hazard; lukaku.

2nd half - schwarzer; iva, cahill, luiz, bert; mikel, essien; mata, kdb, schurlle; torres.

From what I've seen they're still trying to adapt to Ancelotti's style. He tried to play with CR7 more in the middle, rather than on the wing where he's the most effective.

When they play with Ozil and Isco together it doesn't really work out, whenever Isco has a few good mins, u dont see Ozil. And whenever Ozil is good u don't see Isco.

Also Benzema can be a top striker one game and a bad striker the other, this is not because of Ancelotti though..

[haranr 485]

Chelsea lads Please get this win!!

[kellzfresh 7,229]

This is the match want us to win the most this preseason.

[Beepu 1,714]

Erm, what the fuck?

Banned.

Quality, absolutely quality. The quick reaction, the reply, the gif. Absolutely worldclass.

[Eggman 118]

So after 6 pages of pre-match discussion we have learned that

1) playing real madrid makes a lot of forum members horny

2) playing real madrid in the USA makes a lot of forum members sleepy

No, seriously, I wonder if Mou will choose to play Mata and Hazard simultaneously, with either Oscar or KDB completing the 3 AM positions. This would probably leave us too exposed defensively... But can he really leave Mata out of the "A Team"? He is still our best player I feel.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

So after 6 pages of pre-match discussion we have learned that

1) playing real madrid makes a lot of forum members horny

2) playing real madrid in the USA makes a lot of forum members sleepy

No, seriously, I wonder if Mou will choose to play Mata and Hazard simultaneously, with either Oscar or KDB completing the 3 AM positions. This would probably leave us too exposed defensively... But can he really leave Mata out of the "A Team"? He is still our best player I feel.

And 3), I take no shit from anyone!

[Stingray 9,441]

And 3), I take no shit from anyone!

Bad motherfuckers we are .... Bad to the bone ... Hell yes!