Chelsea v Inter Milan (Friendly) Sun 11th Aug 2024 15:00 GMT 11 August 2024, 10:00 EST Stamford Bridge Fabrizo: ”Understand Pedro Neto has just passed his medical in London as new Chelsea player! Contract to be signed this evening valid until June 2030 plus option for further season. Neto will be at Stamford Bridge on Sunday to be presented to supporters.” [apparently Man Citeh and Spurs tried to steal from under us at the last minute]
Gusto, Wes, Levi, Cucu - i thought they are doing okay/good tbh up front we have nothing - apparently Mudryck is still on the pitch
Nice strike by Ugo - game finished 1-1 Uno Uno Friendlies are always a bit silly - too many players/changes Ice cold Palmer looked good when he came on. Nkunku looked good when he came on. Jackson was quiet when he came on. Sterling was better than Mudryck when he came on. Lesley Chimuanya Ugochukwu looked very good when he came on. i think our defence is settled - Gusto, Wes, Levi and Cucu. I think Jackson probably starts as our no.9 - although he looked a little rusty. Palmer, Nkunku and ? who on the other wing? Sterling starts - Pedro Neto eventually yeah i vote for Pedro
Despite being this side of the pond and kicking off at a reasonable hour I didn't see this (I ain't paying to watch a pre-season friendly) but my understanding is that we gave them a 1-1 thrashing? Sounds like the games we were getting under Tuchel and Potter? All the play but an inability to actually put the bloody thing into their net while giving up a goal nearly everytime we face a shot? Sounds like a big improvement over some of our 'other' pre-season friendlies though? Hot here today did that have an affect on the speed of play?
Nah, not really. We played steadily. They did have cooling breaks at the bridge. The games in the US were in much hotter conditions. This is why God invented illegal streaming. I watched the game for free with a very lively Italian commentary. True, but there were some promising signs - Palmer had some insightful passes. Nkunku had a beautiful overhead kick - keeper had to save. Marc Guiu almost scored in the first half.