Preseason Match 2 - July 23, 2010 - Ajax vs. Chelsea FC [R]

Venue:

Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Match Times & TV Listings:

05:00 P.M. GMT (Local Time)
12:00 P.M. EST
09:00 A.M. PST

US TV: ---
UK TV: Live Chelsea TV
CN TV: ---

News:
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I believe kick-off is at 6pm local time (which isn't GMT).


I shouldn't have stayed up so late tonight, I thought the game was at 3pm EST

I feel harsh for unwitting families who buy a ticket of 30/40 euro's to watch Chelsea II against a refined first team of Ajax.

Ajax needs a striker and fast. Maybe Di Santo can impress tonight, so Jol can make a quick deal with Frank Arnesen.

LIVE HERE : http://www.sportp2p.com/football/ajax-chelsea-2820.html

I wonder what the defense is going to be today as Alex and Cech are out and I dont think the World Cup lot are back yet. It'll probably be
Turnbull, Bruma, Cork, Van Aanholt, Bertrand, Mikel, Essien, Matic, Sinclair, Di Santo, Sturridge

God damn it, can someone fix that please?

I think Cork will play right-back and Mceachran in stead of Sinclair.

12EST is the correct time?

Oh damn, PM.....

Stekelenburg; Oleguer, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Anita; Enoh, Eriksen, Lindgren; Sarpong, De Jong, Zeegelaar

Strong team.

Ross Turnbull
Billy Clifford
Jeffrey Bruma
Patrick van Aanholt
Ryan Bertrand
John Mikel Obi
Michael Essien
Nemanja Matic
Josh McEachran
Franco Di Santo
Daniel Sturridge

Subs: Hilario, Nathaniel Chalobah, Rohan Ince, Jack Cork, Conor Clifford, Kaby Djalo, Milan Lalkovic, Scott Sinclair.

Same team, but with Billy Clifford in for Alex.

Is it Andy? I don't recognize any of those names bar Steklenberg.

Quite a few internationals in there.

Stekelenberg, Eriksen, Enoh played in the WC.
Vertonghen and Alderweireld Belgian internationals.
Lindgren Swedish caps.
Oleguer formerly of Barca.
Anita, Sarpong, De Jong all Dutch U21s. Anita has a full cap.

etc

Cool, should be interesting to see how our youngsters match up.

Clifford is a right back, so I expect him at that position.

Isn't Clifford a midfielder usually?


EDIT: Woops, it's Billy and not Connor.


I did not know that Oleguer was playing for Ajax. I think he started that classic 4-2 thriller at the Bridge, what, 5+ years ago now?

They are missing Suarez and van der Wiel, who have just started training after the WC, and a couple forwards through injury (Sulejmani is one).

He's played in various positions but he was exclusively RB for the FA Youth Cup winning side.

Cheers.

We are practically starting 4 Y&R fullbacks in defense.

CTV isn't working for me, despite the fact that I paid for a month. Weird...

Came on immediately for me. You can even change it to low quality this time around in case it's skipping

its a delayed thing. got it last night, not working for me either atm. it will probably work in a day or two.

wtf

Looked like a keeping error to me.

Great finish by Bruma...

does CTV have an archive to watch games later? there are a lot of guys i would have really liked to see playing today.