The Pre-Season Thread

[Zaidy James 0]

I'm going to our pre season tour in Asia. I would just like to know whose all going so that we can go to the games together. 

I'm from South Africa and I'm leaving on the 20th July. 

 

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

When does Conte and the players who didnt have any international games return for pre-season?

[Shakez 755]

10 hours ago, NiclasCFC said:

When does Conte and the players who didnt have any international games return for pre-season?

Pretty sure the first team start pre-season training next week. The development squad and u18's start this week.

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[Fernando 6,454]

So we are starting pre season next week just with a free transfer? 

[manpe 10,861]

32 minutes ago, Fernando said:

So we are starting pre season next week just with a free transfer? 

Why don't you wait and see?

[Fernando 6,454]

3 minutes ago, manpe said:

Why don't you wait and see?

I did that for July 1st and was false hope. 

So as if stands we just go with free transfer.... 

[manpe 10,861]

12 minutes ago, Fernando said:

I did that for July 1st and was false hope. 

So as if stands we just go with free transfer.... 

Yeah, not ideal.

[kmk108 1,186]

Not ideal, but they're professionals that train every day. Even if new signings aren't ready for preseason, I don't think it'll take them long to get into the system. 

[Jase 43,479]

Should we be concerned that we are gonna play only 4 games in pre-season, including the Community Shield? Don't want us to go into the season under-cooked again like in 2015/16, especially when we have a rough first 2 months.

[Tomo 21,733]

4 minutes ago, Jason said:

Should we be concerned that we are gonna play only 4 games in pre-season, including the Community Shield? Don't want us to go into the season under-cooked again like in 2015/16, especially when we have a rough first 2 months.

Wasn't the problem's in 15/16 more down to Jose mentally knackering the player's? I'm sure the light pre season (which i think was more down to relaxed training, which won't be an issue under Conte)  didn't help but any physical rustiness would have been gone by September and we still performed like dog until Christmas.

[Jase 43,479]

2 minutes ago, Tomo said:

Wasn't the problem's in 15/16 more down to Jose mentally knackering the player's? I'm sure the light pre season (which i think was more down to relaxed training, which won't be an issue under Conte)  didn't help but any physical rustiness would have been gone by September and we still performed like dog until Christmas.

Yeah but that wasn't the only reason we underperformed or started badly, was it? We looked off the pace physically from the start and never recovered. Training hard won't necessarily help get the match sharpness and fitness up.

[Jase 43,479]

Guess my question has been answered...

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/05/diego-costa-chelsea-atletico-madrid-offer

The players are due to begin double sessions later next week and will play two friendlies, one behind closed doors, prior to departing on a summer tour of China and Singapore on 18 July. They play Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Internazionale in the Far East.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

So we will travel to Asia with Batman as the only striker then? crazy

[kmk108 1,186]

ANOTHER WEEK!? I can't wait until there's matches again so people stop over analyzing every rumor piece and social media post.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

 

[CHOULO19 24,332]

For some reason I just now realized that we are only playing 3 pre-season matches. What the hell are Conte and the board thinking? Have we learned nothing from the 15-16 season? 

We are most likely going to start the season physically behind most teams which probably means that we will have a slow start leading to panic all around. 

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

30 minutes ago, CHOULO19 said:

For some reason I just now realized that we are only playing 3 pre-season matches. What the hell are Conte and the board thinking?

To accomodate our lone striker? 3 match is enough.