The Pre-Season Thread

[jaymz86 0]

Good times, only an hour and a half drive for me

[Leif 6,006]

So - Which youth players do we think we're taking on the USA tour then?

I assume Piazon, Blackman and Chalobah will come, and although unlikely, I'd really love to see Feruz to come too so he can step off the bench vs. AC Milan and get a hat-trick...

[jmarlow 458]

So i guess the guys at Euro 2012 will get some extra rest, and join up with the team later. So the players who are sure to play at the start of the tour of America are surely -

Turnbull

Hilario

Blackman

Ivanoivc

Essien

Mikel

Ramires

Lampard?

Lukaku

Ferreira

Mceachran

Sturridge

Cahill

Hutchinson

Benayoun?

Bertrand

Piazon

Chalobah

Kakuta

De bruyne

Marin

Hazard

With Romeu and Luiz going to the Olympics and possibly Lampard as well.

We can make a decent team at the start of Pre Season.

Turnbull

Ferreira-Ivanovic-Cahill-Bertrand

Mikel-Lampard/De Bruyne

Ramires-Hazard-Marin

Sturridge

With the likes of Lukaku, Mceachran, Kakuta and De Bruyne playing big parts in Pre-season also.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

^^

No, no. I don't want to see Turnbull in a Chelsea shirt any time soon. Why not give Blackman a shot?

[jmarlow 458]

^^

No, no. I don't want to see Turnbull in a Chelsea shirt any time soon. Why not give Blackman a shot?

I would, but i think its pretty certain that RDM will play Turnbull in Pre-season, Blackman will probably get some minutes also though.

[Laylabelle 9,373]

Community shield on august 12 if u consider it a friendly

1:30 Kick off...bit random...and early..

[chenkata123 1]

When does the club start training.I thought it would be today.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

When does the club start training.I thought it would be today.

July 4th if I remember correctly.

[jmarlow 458]

Just realized we are playing in the World Football Challenge 2012 on the US Tour. Makes things more interesting!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_World_Football_Challenge

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

The FA have confirmed that Kevin Friend will referee our Community Shield match against Manchester City on Sunday 12 August at Villa Park.

[Pete DS 22]

So now my 2 favorite players, Luiz and Mata, won't be coming over for the tour and I won't be able to say I saw them play.

[milanoww 81]

Romelu Lukaku ‏@R_Lukaku

I hope that you all have a good day... Me its my last down here in belgium.. Pre season starts tomorrow so I have to comeback #cfc

Apparently the pre-season starts tomorrow, not today.

[Nic! 301]

Maybe today is the day the new signings get a tour around the Bridge and get to talk with RDM? Both De Buryne and Hazard said they had to report for duty July 4th. Maybe it changed, I don't know.

[jmarlow 458]

Pre-Season training starts tomorrow, i just saw it on SSN, and there is press conference today. Probably only Frank will come in today to train because that the kind of guy he is!

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Pre-Season training starts tomorrow, i just saw it on SSN, and there is press conference today. Probably only Frank will come in today to train because that the kind of guy he is!

I think it's today. Piazon just tweeted this: "On my way to Cobham.. Excited to play football again !"

[magic weeds 446]

It should start today, but some lazy players just taking a day off

[jmarlow 458]

I think it's today. Piazon just tweeted this: "On my way to Cobham.. Excited to play football again !"

yeah just read that. That could be with the reserves though, i doubt they start today as the Press Conference is at 11am.

[planetchelsea 3]

Chelsea vs Seattle Sounders on 18th July. Can't wait for this pre-season.