Closed Roma 1-2 Chelsea

[Heisenberg 1,824]

It wasnt the T. The match was boring, the team lacked chemistry in the 2nd half, Roma created many chances, the match does not deserve this adjevctive.

The match was boring for you, not for me.The team lacked chemisrty because of the defensive approach of Roma, to score goals you'll have to take risk and Roma by playing very deep forced us to take risks.The team showed good spirit after the spanish defeat, the team is more flexible, and Mourinho changed the players and the formation to win the match at half time.Overall, brilliant second half, Roma chances ? I dont remember big ones, we deserved to win and the referee was poor.

[sdrcfc 461]

Just read Gary Neville's pre-season build up, he thinks Hazard can become the world's best number 10.

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

Thought Blackman made a terrific save against Osvaldo early in the second half. Could of cost us the game.

----------Lukaku--------

Hazard-------------Mata

-----Oscar--Ramires-----

----------Essien-------------

Cole-----------------Azpiliecueta

------Terry----Luiz-----------

------------Cech--------------------

Definitely my starting 11 after these pre-season performances.

[Barbara 15,149]

Just read Gary Neville's pre-season build up, he thinks Hazard can become the world's best number 10.

link please?

[Henrique 9,133]

The match was boring for you, not for me.The team lacked chemisrty because of the defensive approach of Roma, to score goals you'll have to take risk and Roma by playing very deep forced us to take risks.The team showed good spirit after the spanish defeat, the team is more flexible, and Mourinho changed the players and the formation to win the match at half time.Overall, brilliant second half, Roma chances ? I dont remember big ones, we deserved to win and the referee was poor.

1- The lost against Real was only a friendly, so that match would barely affect the "spirit" in the subsequent match.

2- This was only a friendly, and Mourinho changed to let his players play, as simple as that, if his main concern was the result, Hazard, Ramires, Cole and Cech would have started, instead of De Bruyne, Moses and the old keeper.

3- we have more options, Essien, Lukaku, Bruyne, Ginkel, Schurlle, so it means we have more player, not sure if flexibility is the word, the system is always the same: 4-2-3-1. Its only pre-season dude.

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

This was such an important victory. So important mentally. Just keeping that momentum.

Knowing that when we go 1 goal down we can come back and win it.

Now let's just hope we can get through these national team fixtures without injuries.

[Henrique 9,133]

link please?

Just read Gary Neville's pre-season build up, he thinks Hazard can become the world's best number 10.

He might be the best player in the world, but not the best 10. I'm sure under Mourinho he will be playing as a left-winger. Mourinho loves wingers and its pretty hard to find a better player to play that role.

[Heisenberg 1,824]

1- The lost against Real was only a friendly, so that match would barely affect the "spirit" in the subsequent match.

2- This was only a friendly, and Mourinho changed to let his players play, as simple as that, if his main concern was the result, Hazard, Ramires, Cole and Cech would have started, instead of De Bruyne, Moses and the old keeper.

3- we have more options, Essien, Lukaku, Bruyne, Ginkel, Schurlle, so it means we have more player, not sure if flexibility is the word, the system is always the same: 4-2-3-1. Its only pre-season dude.

The loss against Real Madrid wasnt only a friendly, it was also our first real test of capacities against a top team and Mourinho prepared the match to win, and the players did the maximum to win.It is naive to think it did not affected the spirit, by seeing Ronaldo scoring dont you think Hazard for example was saying to himself "I have to be better" ? The affect of a defeat no matter the competition is always present in the head of professional footballers, the erros you made and the "losing sensation" is present.It is how to deal with that is the key of success and the team dealt well and responded strongly by showing "want to win mentality" at its finest.Look at Lampard's reaction when Lukaku scored for example, look at Mourinho's continious backing of the players in the second half compared to the first one.To improve your team you'll have to install a winning mentality and José is just doing that.

Mourinho changed the players that were not affecting the game in the good way and changed the apporoach, more offensive more risks, typical of him in both ways.He wanted to test his team when under pressure to see how to cope with urgent need of goals and good performance, Lampard comes in and bang, goal.Hazard? Same.Lukaku ? Made the physical impact that allowed Eden to express himself.The team wanted to win by all means and that is the spirit that made us what we are.I'm not glorifiying José's work, it is only my view about the last match of pre season.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

Gary Neville is a joker. Best no.10? Surely? We got Mata, KDB, Oscar for no.10. He must know himself we won't use one of our few options for LW in a position we got covered the best. Seems he as not done his homework.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Marky mark nutmeg's himself hahahahha

And you all thought you got rid of Turnbull!

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

Ryan Betrand gives us more width than than Ashley Cole to be honest

[Barbara 15,149]

thanks, guys

[Hostedenis 556]

link please?

Here you go: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2389052/Gary-Neville-The-Premier-League-needed-Jose-Mourinho-dont-write-David-Moyes.html

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Views on a permanent three at the back?

3 at the back? Didn't Ramires just move to RB when Terry went off?

Ramires - Cahill - Ivan - Bertrand

[bluephoenix 1,131]

Any links to hightlights ? somehow thought this match was scheduled for tomorrow /silly me

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

Any links to hightlights ? somehow thought this match was scheduled for tomorrow /silly me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g8YZKpSgzc

Not chronologically and it's in arabic (i think ?)

[didierforever 7,349]

harsh. It's only preseason FFS

harsh : YES.maybe.

its only pre-season : a very bad argument in my opinion. he was bought for 17mil, i mean 17 bloody million pounds. that is no joke. when u buy some1 for that amount, u have to expect that he can control the ball and pass it. this was his 7th pre-season match. u can say that his asian tour performances were weird, when he was tripping on the ball and all, because he was nervous playing for a new team and whatever. but his performance against milan (in which he and torres seemed to be make a spoof at a football match) and his performance today, says a lot. he had a chance to prove something today but instead he came up with a laughable performance. u can go to the match thread and see what i posted as soon as he and mikel were subbed. it was so obvious. most of the time these guys (including the blondie obviously) were just hapless.

also if some1 like moses had had such a poor-preseason; we would have come out with this forum's over-used motto - NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR CHELSEA.

ps - maybe its just that i woke up at 5 in the mornin (after sleeping at 2) and watched the most pathetic attacking display in the 1st half by our team and hence am exaggerating.

[sdrcfc 461]

link please?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2389052/Gary-Neville-The-Premier-League-needed-Jose-Mourinho-dont-write-David-Moyes.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

[sdrcfc 461]

3 at the back? Didn't Ramires just move to RB when Terry went off?

Ramires - Cahill - Ivan - Bertrand

No, we switched to a 3-5-2 like formation. Similar to the formation we used against Liverpool in the FA Cup under Jose.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

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