closed Barcelona 1-2 Chelsea

[Jase 43,479]

Barcelona 1-2 Chelsea
PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS



2019/20 Pre-Season Friendly
23rd July, Tuesday, 2019
Saitama Stadium
11:30 Kick Off (UK time)

[robsblubot 3,595]

Will Neymar play?

[MoroccanBlue 5,322]

Need to start fielding 1st teamers vs experimental squads. Get some chemistry going. 

Barca’s first game so it will be quite telling if they mop the floor with us. 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,590]

Players traveling for Barcelona

[Magic Lamps 11,677]

  On 20/07/2019 at 21:26, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Players traveling for Barcelona

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No Messi or Suarez we really should beat them given their lack of fitness. One could excuse us for still having jetlag bs Kawasaki but barca arrived in Japan after us. All our players should be mazch fit by Tuesday. No excuses anymore.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Batman to score a hattrick only for Barca to realized they are buying the wrong superhero in Griezmann

[Vesper 29,361]

  On 21/07/2019 at 01:06, Magic Lamps said:

No Messi or Suarez we really should beat them given their lack of fitness. One could excuse us for still having jetlag bs Kawasaki but barca arrived in Japan after us. All our players should be mazch fit by Tuesday. No excuses anymore.

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It isn't like they are reduced to chopped liver

[Bobo 58]

I have this bad feeling that we are going to lose 5-1 or something.. hope I'm wrong...

[Atomiswave 6,072]

We will be more in tune for this match but at the end of the day its nothing more than an exercise win or lose. But a win wouldnt be half bad huh..... 

[MoroccanBlue 5,322]

It’s annoying RLC and Kante are injured as Lamps has no choice but to persist with Drinkayoko

[bigbluewillie 1,893]

  On 22/07/2019 at 14:54, Atomiswave said:

We will be more in tune for this match but at the end of the day its nothing more than an exercise win or lose. But a win wouldnt be half bad huh..... 

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Yep agree.

These matches are just testers, win, lose, or draw, it's about how each individual performs, not  necessarily the result.

It's about who we've got now that 4 of our definite starters are out injured.

[Atomiswave 6,072]

  On 22/07/2019 at 15:29, bigbluewillie said:

Yep agree.

These matches are just testers, win, lose, or draw, it's about how each individual performs, not  necessarily the result.

It's about who we've got now that 4 of our definite starters are out injured.

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For sure my man....but a good exercise though, shame about the injured players, would have done us and Lamps a world of good judging what is what.

[NikkiCFC 8,116]

https://mobile.twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1153599214493954048?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet

[NikkiCFC 8,116]

  On 23/07/2019 at 09:39, Mana said:

Holy shit.

Are you saying if one of them is injured, we have to resort to using these donkeys?

If so, yeah. We ain't finishing in the top 6.

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Nope. We still have Jorginho, Kovacic, Barkley, Mount... So those two won't play. 

[Superblue 6,372]

  On 23/07/2019 at 09:42, NikkiCFC said:

Nope. We still have Jorginho, Kovacic, Barkley, Mount... So those two won't play. 

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Mount and Barkley will play an advanced role. As Barkley has got older and a bit more disciplined tactically he could possibly play the pivot at a push but realistically you're looking at 2 from Kante, Jorginho and Kovacic and probably either Drinkwater or Bakayoko being a 4th choice option this season.

The alternative would be if Lampard sees Reece James possibly as a utility player next season that can play across the backline and act as the backup midfielder. It would provide him with more chances to play next season for sure.

[NikkiCFC 8,116]

  On 23/07/2019 at 09:48, Superblue_1986 said:

Mount and Barkley will play an advanced role. As Barkley has got older and a bit more disciplined tactically he could possibly play the pivot at a push but realistically you're looking at 2 from Kante, Jorginho and Kovacic and probably either Drinkwater or Bakayoko being a 4th choice option this season.

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Lampard said something about RLC playing in that position too a couple of weeks ago. 

[bigbluewillie 1,893]

Any links please

[!Hazard! 3,394]

Apart from Abraham, I think that's also our starting lineup against United