Hazard and Marin should be involved as much as possible at the same time- they seem to be striking up a good understanding already. Add Mata to those 2 and we have a fluent front 3 not to mention oscar or ramires!

Meireles will probably get some time on the pitch. Torres probably wont make this game.

Torres should be in the first team, we should get Hazard,Marin and Torres playing on the pitch together as much as possible

I'd ease Torres in and bring him on at the 60-70 minute mark and then start him in the next match against Ac Milan.

Is Torres back tomorrow?

Would start piazon over lukaku

Torres joined the squad today, but RDM says he won't play until the Milan game

Not a lot of point him going for one game!

Cech
HutchCahill Luiz Cole
Mikel Essien
Marin Mata Hazard
Lukaku

It doesn't really matter though, everyone should get a half. I'd like to see Chalobah at DM or CB, and de Bruyne in CM when they play though

comment by The Blue Kenyan - Forever Defending Sturridge (U1641)
posted 17 minutes ago
Cech
HutchCahill Luiz Cole
Mikel Essien
Marin Mata Hazard
Lukaku

It doesn't really matter though, everyone should get a half. I'd like to see Chalobah at DM or CB, and de Bruyne in CM when they play though

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Mikel and Essien should never ever be on the pitch at the same time ever again.

Mata

Henry will destroy you.

It's just that they've both impressed me the most during pre-season Mikel as the DM and Essien as the slightly more attacking driving force. (like City with Toure/Barry). I'm not sure on Essien as last season he looked too slow and to bad at passing to play that role but he suddenly looks much better this pre season.

When is the match?

*theyve been the midfielders that have impressed me the most

It's on Wednesday morning at 5 to 2 probably won't watch it live

It's the last of the unfriendly times though, after it's Milan at 11:30 pm and then normal afternoon times as we come back to England.

Wonder if this means PSG and Milan are playing each other.. That will be awkward

so just spent the last 3 hours drinking with neil barnett, the chelsea pitch announcer and the spy, i know why wilkins was sacked, the general consensus about Torres, and the 4 managers who were approached before Robbie was given it.

And

brummie, what you wanna know? Brendan rogers was on the list, Roman thought he was too young, Jose was on the list, and wanted to come back, but realised he was on a list, and jose is not a list person, harry was on the list. ray on the other hand, not as meek as he appears on tv, stood up to the board and roman to his face after the milan game, on a six month rolling contract, not renewed. (there is more to this but would be taken off for liable reasons)

why would he reveal all this to a random bloke in the pub?

DidierDave, Neil Barnett is not here with chelsea, supporters groups in the U.S have paid for him, Frank Sinclair and Paul Canoville to come over and do q & a's in the cities, with the fans. the three of them were in philly blues bar having a few too many last night. they'd be poo pie if they was here on the fans money and not answer questions.

So you oiled him up first before hitting him with questions haha!

What was the consensus about Torres?


Cheers