View Full Version : Chelsea Pre-Season Officially Begun
okocha1
17 Jul 2006, 08:21 AM
http://www.chelseafc.com/article.asp?hlid=403815&m=7&y=2006&nav=news&sub=latest+news
Nice to see Salomon Kalou. No mention of John Obi Mikel though, maybe he doesn't have a work permit, yet? Damien Duff was also training with the squad.
BridgeMonkee
17 Jul 2006, 08:52 AM
Nice haircut Jose. . .he wouldnt have been out of place in the shed during the 1970's
okocha1
17 Jul 2006, 08:53 AM
More pics of training:
http://www.chelseafc.com/images/-STOCK/stock_training2.jpg
http://www.chelseafc.com/images/-STOCK/stock_training3.jpg
http://www.chelseafc.com/images/-STOCK/stock_training4.jpg
http://www.chelseafc.com/images/-STOCK/stock_training5.jpg
http://www.chelseafc.com/images/-STOCK/stock_training6.jpg
http://www.chelseafc.com/images/-STOCK/stock_training7.jpg
BridgeMonkee
18 Jul 2006, 07:44 AM
Not goinhttp://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=403942&CPID=8&clid=8&lid=&title=Jose:+We+won't+be+fit+for+Redsg to be fit for the begining of the season?
slipereypete
18 Jul 2006, 02:33 PM
OBI WAN GETS A PERMIT(OWNAGE OF HOME OFFICEc)
Per CFC
Chelsea Football Club can confirm that today (Tuesday) a work permit was granted for John Obi Mikel. He will now begin pre-season training.
The 19 year-old midfielder was signed in June.
yasik19
20 Jul 2006, 11:47 PM
we are looking good.
Dear_Claudio
05 Aug 2006, 06:12 PM
I think we should use this as our chat thread for the 3 friendlies:)
nicephoras
05 Aug 2006, 06:29 PM
Chelsea TV claimed coverage would start at 11:00. It started at 11:20, so my guess is that, for whatever reason, this will actually be delayed for me. This country is appalling at delivering any sort of customer service.
adri
05 Aug 2006, 06:35 PM
if anyone wanted to do a PbP it would be appreceated:)
(crappy canadian tv)
nicephoras
05 Aug 2006, 06:37 PM
I'd do it once the game starts.......has it started yet? I can't tell - I had thought it was 11:30 my time. (or 6:30 EST) Is that not right?
adri
05 Aug 2006, 06:39 PM
I'd do it once the game starts.......has it started yet? I can't tell - I had thought it was 11:30 my time. (or 6:30 EST) Is that not right?
I found a audio stream...nothing yet.
adri
05 Aug 2006, 06:43 PM
looks like the game will start at about 6:45 EST
adri
05 Aug 2006, 06:45 PM
starting XI:
23 Carlo Cudicini
14 Gérémi
20 Paulo Ferreira
26 John Terry (c)
3 Wayne Bridge
13 Michael Ballack
5 Michael Essien
8 Frank Lampard
24 Shaun Wright-Phillips
15 Didier Drogba
7 Andriy Shevchenko
Subs: 40 Hilario, 6 Ricardo Carvalho, 27 Michael Mancienne, 30 Ryan Bertrand, 22 Lassana Diarra, 28 Michael Woods, 12 Mikel Jon Obi, 29 Jimmy Smith, 10 Joe Cole, 16 Arjen Robben, 21 Salomon Kalou.
NOTE: all the young boys are infact on the bench.
nicephoras
05 Aug 2006, 06:45 PM
Well, if it starts around that time, I'll do PbP.
Incidentally, the reason I can't take old players comments on what happens now seriously is what Dixon is blathering about in the studio. Legend, I know. But the "in my day" stuff's a bit old. That and predicting us to win by 2 goals. Um.....not sure I see that.
Oh, Ferreira is playing CB. WE NEED TO KEEP GALLAS.
SWP, Drogba and Sheva up top. Ballack, Lampard and Essien in the middle.
ForeverRed
05 Aug 2006, 06:47 PM
The great commentating duo of Wynalda and O'Brien is back and started with a funny anology;
"if you want to win a race, you gotta have a good car, Dave, this is a good car"
refering to Chelsea.
adri
05 Aug 2006, 06:48 PM
is paolo really at CB? geremi can play there well enuff.
allstars are wearing red white & blue (snicker..)
go De Rosario:) (good canadian lad)
game on
nicephoras
05 Aug 2006, 06:50 PM
And we're off, with some poor video quality. Paulo at CB.
Drogba has his first slightly theatrical fall of the new season. And as I say that, we see the good old Chelsea, slowing play down. Ahh, I've missed this.
nicephoras
05 Aug 2006, 06:51 PM
We almost break, slightly poor pass from Sheva and control from SWP lets us down. SWP tries to send Drogba away after getting away from his marker very nicely, but Drogba can only foul the defender while chasing the ball.
Heinz
05 Aug 2006, 06:51 PM
The pitch looks horrible :eek:
nicephoras
05 Aug 2006, 06:53 PM
Paulo's not a CB. That's apparent.
I have to say, it is actually a bit.......hard to beleive that I'm watching Chelsea with Ballack and Sheva on the pitch. I'm as giddy as a little girl. Well, not really.
Meanwhile, SWP helps to usher a ball out for a corner. Geremi needs to not jump with his hands in the air, by the way.