The Pre-Season Thread

[ChelseaUnite 26]

Indonesia! :blue scalf:

[Melanicus 5,208]

What's the problem with some of you? Like someone gives a fuck about winning that shitty tournament.

Just:
- play the youth team

- Mourinho gets to know his team

- ???

- profit $$$

[Jase 43,479]

Regarding the International Champions Cup pre-season tournament...

Tancredi Palmeri ‏@tancredipalmeri

1st of August, Chelsea-Inter: the (likely) first ever game of José Mourinho against Inter

[Alfp26 59]

From Marca:

"Valencia will play against Chelsea on June 3 in New York"

-> http://www.marca.com/2013/05/27/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1369639482.html

I think the month in that date is wrong because the tournament starts the 27 July and ends 7 August. I suppose the date should be the 3rd of August?

[Jase 43,479]

From Marca:

"Valencia will play against Chelsea on June 3 in New York"

-> http://www.marca.com/2013/05/27/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1369639482.html

I think the month in that date is wrong because the tournament starts the 27 July and ends 7 August. I suppose the date should be the 3rd of August?

So that means we'll be playing Inter, Valencia and AC Milan then?

Seriously, what's with us playing the Milan teams almost every year in pre-season?!

[ZanSnake 1,211]

So that means we'll be playing Inter, Valencia and AC Milan then?

Seriously, what's with us playing the Milan teams almost every year in pre-season?!

Could be a clause when we signed Carlo to a contract thinking he will last till now

[Jase 43,479]

Could be a clause when we signed Carlo to a contract thinking he will last till now

[Shogun 721]

Reports from America at the moment are:

Match 1: 27th July _ Valencia-Milan in Valencia

Match 2: 30th July _ Chelsea-Inter in Indy

Match 3: 31st July _ Juventus-Everton in San Francisco

Match 4: 1st August _ Real Madrid-LA in Phoenix.

winners semi finals:

Winner of match 1 (Valencia/Milan) v Winner of match 2 (Chelsea/Inter)

Winner of match 3 (Juventus/Everton) v Winner of match 4 (Real Madrid/LA)

and then the winners of those play each other in the final. The losers play in a match for 3rd/4th place.

Losers semi finals:

Loser of match 1 (Valencia/Milan) v Loser of match 2 (Chelsea/Inter)

Loser of match 3 (Juventus/Everton) v Loser of match 4 (Real Madrid/LA)

And then the winners play each other in the 'losers' final and the losers play in a match for 7th/8th place

[Strike 7,474]

^ What Shogun posted.. have the dates for the semi and the final been announced?

[Ankit 3,176]

[Jase 43,479]

So that means we'll be playing 4 matches in 7 days in US?!

[CHOULO19 24,332]

So that means we'll be playing 4 matches in 7 days in US?!

How exactly did you come up 4?!

[Jase 43,479]

http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3194764/title/first-international-champions-cup-fixture-confirmed

FIRST INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP FIXTURE CONFIRMED

Posted on: Wed 29 May 2013

Chelsea's participation in the Guinness International Champions Cup in America will begin when we meet Inter at Indianapolis's Lucas Oil Stadium on August 1.

We announced our involvement in the summer tournament last weekend, and after the draw we now know we will visit Indianapolis for the first time, in an 8pm kick-off against our Italian opposition.

The eight teams are split into two groups, with AC Milan and Valencia the other teams on our East side of the draw, and Real Madrid, Juventus, LA Galaxy and Everton making up the West side.

On August 4, we will travel to the MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Giants, and the complex we used for training on the New York leg of our summer tour in 2012, to meet either AC Milan or Valencia.

All eight teams then descend on Miami, Florida, and the Sun Life Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, for a two-day final festival. From August 6-7, four matches will be played where each first, second, third and fourth-placed team meet their corresponding opponents from the opposite group, with the finalists meeting at 9pm on Wednesday, August 7.

The full schedule for the Guinness International Champions Cup can be seen below.

July 27 - Valencia v AC Milan - Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
July 31 - Everton v Juventus - AT&T Park, San Francisco
August 1 - Chelsea v Inter - Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis (8pm)
August 1 - Real Madrid v LA Galaxy, University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix
August 3 - West side semis - Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
August 4 - East side semis - MetLife Stadium, New Jersey (4.30pm/6.30pm)
August 6 - 7th placeand 5th place matches - Sun Life Stadium, Miami (6.30pm/9pm)
August 7 - 3rd place and 1st place matches - Sun Life Stadium, Miami (6.30pm/9pm)

Pre-sale tickets for all matches are available today, May 29 and will be made available to the general public on Friday, May 31. Fans can visit www.internationalchampionscup.com to purchase tickets.

[Danelka 209]

3 matches against good opponents. I like this little tourney.

[Jase 43,479]

How exactly did you come up 4?!

Ooh. 3 matches to be exact.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Ooh. 3 matches to be exact.

So..Maths isn't your best subject, huh?

[Jase 43,479]

So..Maths isn't your best subject, huh?

Remember, am an old man here. Gotta excuse me once in awhile.

[The Mak 4,459]

Less than 3 weeks away lads! Can't wait!