The Pre-Season Thread

[Rhino's Skin 972]

The Fiorentina match is the more important one with when it is being played. Finishing touches to the preseason and friendlies just like the Sociadad one last year 3 days before weekend 1 of the new season.

[Adnane 1,101]

Last season we didn't have community shield, and we didn't play twice in the week before Burnley.

This year, we do play the CS, and it's a much better contest to prepare a season than the Fiorentina game.

[Rhino's Skin 972]

Cs is just a friendly like any other preseason.

8Aug , 10 Aug in Turkey plus Sociadad midweek before weekend 1 in this season just gone actually Which started on the 16th.

So could have been 4 games in 8 days including travelling.

When these games arranged we didnt know Burnley was going to be moved to Monday from Saturday

[Rhino's Skin 972]

This year, we do play the CS, and it's a much better contest to prepare a season than the Fiorentina game.

Why is it a much better contest?

The last game in preseason is the one where you expect to players nearly match fit and an indication of where the team is at.

The Charity Shield is just one if those games in the run up to the season start....nothing that special about it.

[Rhino's Skin 972]

Bored already.....hurry up August.

Get the money spinner in USA out of the way, then Charity Shield ( cant be bothered with that one....someone else using my ST loyalty points for first dibs) ...then looking forward to Fiorentina ...more interesting and relevant than CS as its last pre season and we get to see where we are at

[Laylabelle 9,534]

25,700 for community shield that's crap

Against Arsenal as well..loosing a trophy to them no matter how small be shite

[ice-boy 165]

When the players have to report in training?

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

When the players have to report in training?

Today Monday Morning 6 July.

[ice-boy 165]

Today Monday Morning 6 July.

That's good, can't wait to see Falcao in Chelsea shirt.

[Mustafa 885]

So the fellas who were at the Copa get 3 weeks or 4 weeks? If so, then Willian, Filipe, Cuadrado, Falcao will miss the first few games of preseason.

[Jase 43,479]

So the fellas who were at the Copa get 3 weeks or 4 weeks? If so, then Willian, Filipe, Cuadrado, Falcao will miss the first few games of preseason.

Falcao will join up with the rest of the squad in US on July 19 apparently - http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/radamel-falcao-joins-chelsea-blues-announce-seasonlong-loan-of-former-manchester-united-striker-10364183.html.

Guess it will be the same for the other 3 as well.

[Jase 43,479]

When the players have to report in training?

Today Monday Morning 6 July.

Starts on July 9 according to Daily Star - http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/452292/transfer-news-gossip-Chelsea-Mohamed-Salah-gossip-rumours-Jose-Mourinho-pre-season.

Nothing on the club website or Twitter that says the players are back in training today.

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

Starts on July 9 according to Daily Star - http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/452292/transfer-news-gossip-Chelsea-Mohamed-Salah-gossip-rumours-Jose-Mourinho-pre-season.

Nothing on the club website or Twitter that says the players are back in training today.

I was talking about that Monday 6 July return Home and sometime during the week start actual Physical training on the training grounds.

[Adnane 1,101]

Yup, Fabregas posted a video on instagram "Back in London"

[Jase 43,479]

Chelsea have a squad of loanees training for pre-season away from the main group as club's huge cast players look for new teams

[Darogba 112]

What's going on? The players still aren't back yet.

[thekid9 418]

Monday

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Matic on Jose Mourinho's pre-season: "Very hard! We do some running without the ball – but I like his pre-season" #CFC (Mail)