Preseason Match 5 - August 1st, 2009 - Reading FC vs. Chelsea FC [R]

[I-Got-The-BLUES]

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Venue:
The Madejski Stadium (http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/Stadium/0,,10306~418118,00.html) (Reading, Berkshire, England)


Match Times & TV Listings:
03:00 PM BST (Local Time)
07:00 AM PST
10:00 AM EST

US TV: Replay (Sunday) Setanta Sports USA 1:15 PM EST
UK TV: LIVE Chelsea TV
CN TV: Replay (Sunday) Setanta Sports Canada 1:15 PM EST
Online & Mobile: ---


Chelsea News:
Live on Big Blue (http://tv.chelseafc.com/)
Official Chelsea FC Website (http://www.chelseafc.com/)
Latest Chelsea News on Soccernet (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team?id=363&cc=5901)
Team Talk Chelsea (http://www.teamtalk.com/football/news/0,16370,1773,00.html)
BBC-Chelsea (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/default.stm)
Latest Chelsea News From Google (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=UTF-8&q=Chelsea+)
Latest Chelsea News from EuroSport (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/chelsea/)


Injuries:
Ballack (Ankle), Ferreira (ACL), J. Cole (ACL).

[Dear_Claudio]

Joe Cole's injury is a meniscus, not ACL;)I'll be pleased to get up and watch this having missed the Milan and American friendlies due to work. I figure this is one where we'll see the first team.

[fernb8]

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1736691,00.html

thankfully this wanker wont be able to hurt anyone

also heard that Reading have already sold close to 15,000 tickets for this one.

[yasik19]

The real friendly.

[I-Got-The-BLUES]

Joe Cole's injury is a meniscus, not ACL;)I'll be pleased to get up and watch this having missed the Milan and American friendlies due to work. I figure this is one where we'll see the first team.Ahh yes, I forgot that he recovered from the ACL, then immediately had that tear in his meniscus...good catch sir.

[Kerry Dixon's Boots]

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1736691,00.html

thankfully this wanker wont be able to hurt anyone

also heard that Reading have already sold close to 15,000 tickets for this one.

I was watching crossbar challenges on youtube last night with a beer (as you do) and when he took his turn, Becky was wondering why I swore viciously and loudly at my laptop :)

[Yaroni]

gonna be in the nyc tommorow morning and planning to hit Nevada smiths to watch this game.

i have a question though. on their website it doesnt say theyll be showing this game, if i come there for the replay will they put it on a single screen for me. if not can someone tell me another pub i can watch it at.

thanx for any help

[hudson hooligan]

------------Cech------------
--Bos--Alex--Terry--A.Cole--
----------------------------
------------Mikel-----------
---Essien----------Zhirkov--
----------Lampard-----------
----------------------------
------Sturridge-------------
--------------Drogba--------

Yes?

[Yaroni]

ballack missed a lot of pre season in the us so i think well see him there, but overall that line up is awsome

[Portugeezer!]

------------Cech------------
--Bos--Alex--Terry--A.Cole--
----------------------------
------------Mikel-----------
---Essien----------Zhirkov--
----------Lampard-----------
----------------------------
------Sturridge-------------
--------------Drogba--------

Yes?

I would swap Alex with Carvs, otherwise, great lineup.

[lobomojo]

I would swap Alex with Carvs, otherwise, great lineup.

would be my starting diamond, with Carv, until Joey comes back, then I'd probably go more 4-3-3 with Sturridge or Anelka off, but assuming I'm not in charge by then, with a diamond I'd probably go with Joey at the tip Lamp on the left and let those two switch around a bit and bring Zhirkov on in the 2nd

[Kazuma]

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1736691,00.html (http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306%7E1736691,00.html)

thankfully this wanker wont be able to hurt anyone

also heard that Reading have already sold close to 15,000 tickets for this one.

I'm not the type of person who likes to set out to injure people but Hunt is one of the few players who I will happily intend to injure.

[cfcDrake]

hey, i rarely come over to this side of big soccer, but is there a place where i can watch Chelsea vs. Reading?

[Ben7021]

Best bet is to check the matchday thread come gametime. Usually streams are posted there.

[cfcDrake]

oh ok. sweet thanks.

[balla_basti]

Is Ballack back training? Will he play this match?

[Bruckner283]

Is Ballack back training? Will he play this match?

http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/89538677.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF19304E2CAB3274510133601162328BF4B39E30A760B0D811297

From yesterdays training session but I doubt he plays later today. Just a hunch, though.

[lobomojo]

from CFC TV

---------Cech--------
Ivano---Carv---JT---Cole
----------Obi--------
-----Ess------Lamp
---------Deco
------Drog----Anelka

Bench: Turnbull, Alex, José Bosingwa, Juliano Belletti, Florent Malouda, Yuri Zhirkov(has bit of a knock), Salomon Kalou, Daniel Sturridge

[okocha1]

Hmmm, no Di Santo?

He must be off to Blackburn.

[Dear_Claudio]

Definitely looking forward to a season full of 4 CM's at once, no natural width, our fullbacks being caught out, Deco, Pizza, Sheva, Ballack and Pirlo:rolleyes: