General Chelsea Stuff

[Vesper 27,317]

we need to have a pre-season game here

Henningsvaer Idrettslag Stadium, Lofoten, Norway

Edited October 20, 2021 by Vesper

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

UAE is 6 hours and 45 minutes away from London with a direct flight and Japan is around 12h. Good news for us.

[Angelo 0]

Any spares going for Man Utd at home??

[Milan 17,835]

FIFA announced on Monday morning that the Club World Cup takes place between 3 and 12 February 2022.

Edited November 29, 2021 by Milan

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

6 hours ago, Milan said:

FIFA announced on Monday morning that the Club World Cup takes place between 3 and 12 February 2022.

Draw at the moment. 

[Jase 43,479]

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

Our games against Brighton and Arsenal are postponed.

CWC comes for us exactly after our winter break.

Mendy is coming directly from AFCON.

Carabao Cup final is 2 weeks after CWC final so hopefully we win 2 trophies in February.

[Superblue 6,331]

With everything now seemingly set in stone, which games is Mendy expected to miss due to AFCON?

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

11 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

With everything now seemingly set in stone, which games is Mendy expected to miss due to AFCON?

I think he will play against Liverpool on 2nd January and after that he is gone.

So he will miss:

2 PL games against City and Spurs.

3rd round of FA Cup. Also 4th if Senegal reach semi final/final. 

Potential two semi final games in Carabao Cup.

Truth being told Kepa would play all these Cup games anyway. So basically Mendy will miss just 2 PL games. We already beat Spurs with Kepa this season so AFCON will not be a problem for us at all.

 

 

[Superblue 6,331]

10 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

I think he will play against Liverpool on 2nd January and after that he is gone.

So he will miss:

2 PL games against City and Spurs.

3rd round of FA Cup. Also 4th if Senegal reach semi final/final. 

Potential two semi final games in Carabao Cup.

Truth being told Kepa would play all these Cup games anyway. So basically Mendy will miss just 2 PL games. We already beat Spurs with Kepa this season so AFCON will not be a problem for us at all.

 

 

It is two tough league games though, you have to expect Conte will have Spurs in better condition by then and City away will be the hardest test on paper of the season.

I did read somewhere that countries can call the players up I think a week before at their discretion so there is the possibility he misses Liverpool but then I guess on the flip side they would also lose Mane in that situation and possibly Salah.

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

 

[Tomo 21,681]

On 30/11/2021 at 00:24, NikkiCFC said:

I think he will play against Liverpool on 2nd January and after that he is gone.

So he will miss:

2 PL games against City and Spurs.

3rd round of FA Cup. Also 4th if Senegal reach semi final/final. 

Potential two semi final games in Carabao Cup.

Truth being told Kepa would play all these Cup games anyway. So basically Mendy will miss just 2 PL games. We already beat Spurs with Kepa this season so AFCON will not be a problem for us at all.

 

 

I read the ACON players maybe leaving after boxing day so Edou will miss Liverpool, although ofcourse that means so will Mane and Salah.

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

37 minutes ago, Tomo said:

I read the ACON players maybe leaving after boxing day so Edou will miss Liverpool, although ofcourse that means so will Mane and Salah.

I choose all 3 out vs all 3 playing every day. So even better for us. They are losing by far 2 best goalscorers and maybe best player in the world at the moment while we have so good defense that our GK is so much protected.

Kepa has been good this season and for example at Anfield all Mendy had to do is save 2 easy shots from 30m...

[nyikolajevics 2,422]

Jesse Marsch was released by RB Leipzig, Tuchel's assistant Zsolt Löw is rumoured to be candidate for the job. Hope he is not leaving, they make good team with Tuchel.

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

So CL last 16 first leg will be played on 15th/16th and 22nd/23rd February. Our CWC final is on 12th so surely they will put us to play on 2nd week?

[Fulham Broadway 16,393]

RIP Martin King lifelong CFC fan, and prolific author of Chelsea books

Author of Hoolifan Martin King's Death Brought Sorrow to Many - US day News

[ZAPHOD2319 3,873]

 

[Vesper 27,317]

2 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

woot!