The Pre-Season Thread

[Wavy Crockett 190]

do you think them games will be available for download?

know it's pre-season but still some pretty high profile matches

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

What time (US time) will all those games start?

[Leif 6,006]

Apparent MLS All-Star XI to face us during pre-season:

Nielsen; Beitashour, Collin, DeMerit, Pearce; Beckham, De Rosario, Zusi, Donovan; Henry, Wondolowski.

[Alfp26 59]

from espn website:

http://espn.go.com/s...st-xi-announced

All-Star coach Ben Olsen of D.C. United will select the starters for the match.

The rest of the roster will be announced July 15 on ESPN.

2012 MLS All-Star First XI

Goalkeeper: Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City)

Defenders: Steven Beitashour (San Jose Earthquakes), Aurelien Collin (Sporting Kansas City), Jay DeMerit (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Heath Pearce (New York Red Bulls)

Midfielders: David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy), Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

Forwards: Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

What time (US time) will all those games start?

July 18

9:30 pm ET

Seattle Sounders (MLS) vs. Chelsea FC (ENG)

July 22

7 pm ET

Chelsea FC (ENG) vs. Paris St. Germain (FRA)

July 28

6 pm ET

Chelsea FC (ENG) vs. AC Milan (ITA)

source: http://www.mlssoccer...c/2012/schedule

and Chelsea vs MLS All Stars: 8:30 PM ET

[OReillyD36 311]

I'm sure Jay DeMerit is delighted Sturridge isn't going to be playing

[Nic! 301]

Looking at the video on Chelsea FC's official website (pre season day 5 video), I really don't understand what Hazard is doing in that excercise. High-balls being sent, always over his head. He should be the one crossing!

[Jase 43,479]

Cahill has recovered from his injury and joined up with the rest for pre-season training. The squad will travel to US this Saturday, 14th July.

[Strike 7,217]

SeB!

Now that i have your attention,

it doesn't necessarily mean that we have to divide roles between conserved passers and ambitious passers. we have to be dynamic in our approach - eg - Alex Song for Arsenal consistently pops up with a delicate chipped ball to van Persie even though they do have Arteta and co. Song is purely defense minded but he doesn't restrict his passing. Maybe it is the manager's orders to Mikel to control his passing but I don't think that's the case. Mikel has to look at all the options, not just backwards and sideways

[Jase 43,479]

[Nic! 301]

The Belgium boys look good eh? (no homo)

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

The Belgium boys look good eh? (no homo)

again this... lol

[Jase 43,479]

Nothing much on today's Blues News Headline as RDM is working out on some tactical formations behind closed doors and they did not show any of it. They also spoke to Cahill about his return from injury and about the injury.

[OneMoSalah 8,776]

Anyone got the link to that interview with Kevin De Bruyne about settling in?

[Santiago. 1,500]

so excited to see them play, been ages.

[Mceachran 109]

hey so i'm going to the Paris St Germain V Chelsea game in New York (my hometown) but I've never been to a Chelsea game before. Are there any tips to how I might be able to see the players training on the other days, or how I might get an autograph from one of them? I don't know anything about this. Any useful advice would be much appreciated. Cheers.

[BosnianLion 232]

Hey guys one of my friends made this for me and I thought I would share it with all of you.

2012/13 Calendar

July (pre-season)

...Thu 5: Start of pre-season training in Cobham

...Sat 14: Squad takes off to the USA for a summer tour

...Wed 18: pre-season [World Football Challenge] (N) Seattle Sounders

...Sun 22: pre-season [World Football Challenge] (N) Paris-Saint Germain

...Wed 25: pre-season [World Football Challenge] (N) MLS-All Stars

....Thu 26: Olympic Football Tournament begins

...Sat 28: pre-season [World Football Challenge] (N) AC Milan

August

...Sat 4: pre-season (A) Brighton & Hove Albion/ Olympic Football quarterfinals

...Sat 11: Olympic Games football final

...Sun 12: Community Shield (N) Manchester City

...Wed 15: FIFA International Date

...Sun 19: R1 (A) Wigan Athletic

...Wed 22: R2 (H) Reading

...Sat 25: R3 (H) Newcastle United

...Thu 30: UCL Group Stage Draw

...Fri 31: UEFA Super Cup (N) Atletico Madrid

September

Fri/Sat 7/8: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Tue 11: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Sat 15: R4 (A) QPR

...Tue/Wed 18/19: UCL-M1

...Sat 22: R5 (H) Stoke City

...Tue/Wed 25/26: Carling Cup 3rd Round

...Sat 29: R6 (A) Arsenal

October

...Tue/Wed 2/3: UCL-M2

...Sat 6: R7 (H) Norwich City

...Fri/Sat 12/13: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Tue 16: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Tue 20: R8 (A) Tottenham

...Tue/Wed 23/24: UCL-M3

...Sun 28: R9 (H) Manchester United

...Tue/Wed 30/31: Carling Cup 4th Round

November

...Sat 3: R10 (A) Swansea City

...Tue/Wed 6/7: UCL-M4

...Sun 11: R11 (H) Liverpool

...Wed 14: FIFA International Date

...Sat 17: R12 (A) West Brom

...Tue/Wed 20/21: UCL-M5

...Sun 25: R13 (H) Manchester City

...Wed 28; R14 (H) Fulham

December

...Sat 1: R15 (A) West Ham United

...Tue/Wed 4/5: UCL-M6

...Sat 8: R16 (A) Sunderland

...Thu 13: FIFA Club World Cup Semifinal

...Sat 15: R17 (H) Southampton/ FA Cup 3rd Round (both postponed due to CWC, dates yet to be announced)

...Sun 16: FIFA Club World Cup Third Place Playoff/Final

...Wed 19: (likely to be the date of Chelsea's Carling Cup quarterfinal if they make it that far)

...Sat 22: R18 (H) Aston Villa

...Wed 26: R19 (A) Norwich City

...Sat 29: R20 (A) Everton

January

...Tue 1: R21 (H) QPR

...Tue/Wed 8/9: Carling Cup Semifinal, 1st Leg

...Sat 12: R22 (A) Stoke City

...Sat 19: R23 (H) Arsenal/ FA Cup 4th Round

...Tue/Wed 22/23: Carling Cup Semifinal, 2nd Leg

...Tue 29: R24 (A) Reading

February

...Sat 2: R25 (A) Newcastle United

...Wed 6: FIFA International Date

...Sat 9: R26 (H) Wigan Athletic/ FA Cup 5th Round

...Tue/Wed 12/13: UCL-2R1

...Tue/Wed 19/20: UCL-2R1

...Sat 23: R27 (A) Manchester City/ FA Cup 6th Round

...Sun 24: Carling Cup Final (N) Wembley

March

...Sat 2: R28 (H) West Brom

...Tue/Wed 5/6: UCL-2R2

...Sat 9: R29 (A) Fulham

...Tue/Wed 12/13: UCL-2R2

...Sat 16: R30 (H) West Ham United/FA Cup Semifinal 1

...Fri/Sat 22/23: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Tue 26: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Sat 30: R31 (A) Southampton/ FA Cup Semifinal 2

April

...Tue/Wed 2/3: UCL-QF1

...Sat 6: R32 (H) Sunderland

...Tue/Wed 9/10: UCL-QF2

...Sat 13: R33 (H) Tottenham

...Sat 20: R34 (A) Liverpool

...Tue/Wed 23/24: UCL-SF1

...Sat 27: R35 (H) Swansea City

...Tue 30: UCL-SF2

May

...Wed 1: UCL-SF2

...Sat 4: R36 (A) Manchester United

...Sat 11: FA Cup Final (N) Wembley

...Sun 12: R37 (A) Aston Villa

...Wed 15: UEFA Europa League Final (N) Amsterdam

...Sun 19: R38 (H) Everton

...Sat 25: UEFA Champions League Final (N) Wembley

June

...June 15-30: FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil

[Melanicus 5,208]

Hey guys one of my friends made this for me and I thought I would share it with all of you.

2012/13 Calendar

July (pre-season)

...Thu 5: Start of pre-season training in Cobham

...Sat 14: Squad takes off to the USA for a summer tour

...Wed 18: pre-season [World Football Challenge] (N) Seattle Sounders

...Sun 22: pre-season [World Football Challenge] (N) Paris-Saint Germain

...Wed 25: pre-season [World Football Challenge] (N) MLS-All Stars

....Thu 26: Olympic Football Tournament begins

...Sat 28: pre-season [World Football Challenge] (N) AC Milan

August

...Sat 4: pre-season (A) Brighton & Hove Albion/ Olympic Football quarterfinals

...Sat 11: Olympic Games football final

...Sun 12: Community Shield (N) Manchester City

...Wed 15: FIFA International Date

...Sun 19: R1 (A) Wigan Athletic

...Wed 22: R2 (H) Reading

...Sat 25: R3 (H) Newcastle United

...Thu 30: UCL Group Stage Draw

...Fri 31: UEFA Super Cup (N) Atletico Madrid

September

Fri/Sat 7/8: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Tue 11: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Sat 15: R4 (A) QPR

...Tue/Wed 18/19: UCL-M1

...Sat 22: R5 (H) Stoke City

...Tue/Wed 25/26: Carling Cup 3rd Round

...Sat 29: R6 (A) Arsenal

October

...Tue/Wed 2/3: UCL-M2

...Sat 6: R7 (H) Norwich City

...Fri/Sat 12/13: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Tue 16: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Tue 20: R8 (A) Tottenham

...Tue/Wed 23/24: UCL-M3

...Sun 28: R9 (H) Manchester United

...Tue/Wed 30/31: Carling Cup 4th Round

November

...Sat 3: R10 (A) Swansea City

...Tue/Wed 6/7: UCL-M4

...Sun 11: R11 (H) Liverpool

...Wed 14: FIFA International Date

...Sat 17: R12 (A) West Brom

...Tue/Wed 20/21: UCL-M5

...Sun 25: R13 (H) Manchester City

...Wed 28; R14 (H) Fulham

December

...Sat 1: R15 (A) West Ham United

...Tue/Wed 4/5: UCL-M6

...Sat 8: R16 (A) Sunderland

...Thu 13: FIFA Club World Cup Semifinal

...Sat 15: R17 (H) Southampton/ FA Cup 3rd Round (both postponed due to CWC, dates yet to be announced)

...Sun 16: FIFA Club World Cup Third Place Playoff/Final

...Wed 19: (likely to be the date of Chelsea's Carling Cup quarterfinal if they make it that far)

...Sat 22: R18 (H) Aston Villa

...Wed 26: R19 (A) Norwich City

...Sat 29: R20 (A) Everton

January

...Tue 1: R21 (H) QPR

...Tue/Wed 8/9: Carling Cup Semifinal, 1st Leg

...Sat 12: R22 (A) Stoke City

...Sat 19: R23 (H) Arsenal/ FA Cup 4th Round

...Tue/Wed 22/23: Carling Cup Semifinal, 2nd Leg

...Tue 29: R24 (A) Reading

February

...Sat 2: R25 (A) Newcastle United

...Wed 6: FIFA International Date

...Sat 9: R26 (H) Wigan Athletic/ FA Cup 5th Round

...Tue/Wed 12/13: UCL-2R1

...Tue/Wed 19/20: UCL-2R1

...Sat 23: R27 (A) Manchester City/ FA Cup 6th Round

...Sun 24: Carling Cup Final (N) Wembley

March

...Sat 2: R28 (H) West Brom

...Tue/Wed 5/6: UCL-2R2

...Sat 9: R29 (A) Fulham

...Tue/Wed 12/13: UCL-2R2

...Sat 16: R30 (H) West Ham United/FA Cup Semifinal 1

...Fri/Sat 22/23: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Tue 26: FIFA date/World Cup qualifying

...Sat 30: R31 (A) Southampton/ FA Cup Semifinal 2

April

...Tue/Wed 2/3: UCL-QF1

...Sat 6: R32 (H) Sunderland

...Tue/Wed 9/10: UCL-QF2

...Sat 13: R33 (H) Tottenham

...Sat 20: R34 (A) Liverpool

...Tue/Wed 23/24: UCL-SF1

...Sat 27: R35 (H) Swansea City

...Tue 30: UCL-SF2

May

...Wed 1: UCL-SF2

...Sat 4: R36 (A) Manchester United

...Sat 11: FA Cup Final (N) Wembley

...Sun 12: R37 (A) Aston Villa

...Wed 15: UEFA Europa League Final (N) Amsterdam

...Sun 19: R38 (H) Everton

...Sat 25: UEFA Champions League Final (N) Wembley

June

...June 15-30: FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil

Fixed.

[Melanicus 5,208]

This will be MLS All-Star XI: