Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle

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PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS

Pre-Season Friendly
Thursday 27th July 2023
Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta
01:15am UK Time

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I would love to see Jackson and Nkunku come out of the pitch together.

 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,803]

Mercedes Benz really is a beautiful stadium inside and out. It would be great if they have 75,000 in there.

The roof opens, but no way in the current heat conditions.

[DH1988 1,348]

I see this as the real test of where we are as a team, very disappointed to not have the midfield sewn up already in terms of transfers. 
 

 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

18 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

I would love to see Jackson and Nkunku come out of the pitch together.

 

Please don’t. Nkunku is best as second striker right behind a CF. He can play as lone striker and as left inside forward as well. Pls don’t put him on the right or in midfield. I do think he and Jackson can be brilliant together. we should try a 4-2-2-1-1 again

RJ-Thiago-Colwill-Chilly

——Enzo——Casadei——

Madueke——————Mudryk

——————Nkunku—————

——————Jackson—————

 

Super versatile can be very wide with full backs pushing up as well as very vertical with Enzo spraying it long and early for Jackson to lay it off to Nkunku. With those two being  fast, good off the ball runners as well as great on it in tight spaces we should constantly be looking to play them into feet or in behind early whenever we regain possession. risky vs teams like Man City but vs all others we should be able to slice right through opposition midfields. 

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I did not mean as a winger. Behind Jackson in the 4231

[Mhsc 1,093]

1 hour ago, Magic Lamps said:

RJ

RJ should obviously get minutes as it is preseason but based on Malo's performances so far he should be the name assumed in the XI at RB IMO. 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

38 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

I did not mean as a winger. Behind Jackson in the 4231

 Got you, mate. 100% agree. 

My disapproval was towards the quote in the tweet with Poch speaking about Nkunku as no.8

 

[Mhsc 1,093]

Seeing Jackson, Nkunku & Mudryk all cooking with Enzo on the pitch behind them is the sexual energy I'm waiting for. It has potential to be more deadly than the Costa / Fabregas / Hazard era, in fact when you compare our squad with the 16/17 team the only two areas where we're clearly worse is the loss of Kante and Courtois.

[James 5,287]

Anyone out there need a ticket?

 

[Vesper 30,117]

18 hours ago, DH1988 said:

I see this as the real test of where we are as a team, very disappointed to not have the midfield sewn up already in terms of transfers. 
 

 

and a GREAT GKer!!!!

Kepa is going to fuck us up

😓

[Fulham Broadway 17,305]

Definitely a sterner test. Defence needs to get their act together for this one.

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[Special Juan 28,132]

This will be decent and I expect some goals in this- I think despite some sloppy shit in defence we will cause them problems further up the field.

We looked really sharp and also very qyuick, lets see how it goes.

3-2 us

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