Our first serious pre season match tomorrow with some silverware involved with Chelsea, Lokomotiv Moscow, Seville & AC Milan in the Railways Cup. Everyone will have to step up their game slightly and we should have an interesting game ahead of us.

Ballack is back for the game, he might start, he might not, we'll wait and see, but it's good to see him back training with everyone else.

I'm looking forward to a Lampard | Ballack | Deco relationship with Essien taking over the defensive duties, myself. It should work, I hope, with Lampard's running, Ballack's power and Deco's passing, it should be very interesting to see if it works or peters out into confusion between them, I certainly hope not.

Come on Chelsea! :lol:

it will be a tuffer test than the asian tour

i'm looking forward to it, we should also get a clearer indication of what formation and who's going play where

The Chelsea boys will have to step up more than just a bit. Unlike us, Lokomotiv are not preparing for the coming season because the Russian league is currently running at the moment so they should be in top shape.

I think Lokomotiv will be more of a physical battle for us than the Asian teams have been in the previous matches... even against the Asian teams we struggled to deal with set-pieces which i think is something that needs adressing because last seasons we conceded some farcical goals from corners and free-kicks. I'd like to see di Santo partner Nico up-front at some point during the game as well just to see how that would pan out. I expect to see Hilario get some playing-time today also.

team line up

cech

ferreira

JT

Riccy C

A cole

deco

essien

lamps

obi

j cole

anelka

apparently essien is playing on the right side of a front 3

good move by scolari, gets essien to show just how good he really is as an attacking mifielder, plus he gives paulo extra support to

wheres the old streaming forum?

is this match on sopcast or anything?

thanks :)

wheres the old streaming forum?

is this match on sopcast or anything?

thanks :)

http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/fri1.8/Lo...iv_Chelsea.html

is there a channel? that page doesnt load sopcast for me

is there a channel? that page doesnt load sopcast for me

Sopcast channel 6001 (SHTV)

Essien just scored with a cracking effort from the 1edge of the penalty area

Deco and Lamps totally running the show !! (as usual)

Brilliant goal by Essien. All the keeper could do was watch it go in. Half time now, Lokomotiv have hardly had a chance at goal, 59% Chelsea 41% Lokomotiv. Good half

we looking quite good at HT

excellent volley from essien for the goal , a good effort from deco from a lamps corner

j cole looks a bit out of sorts playing down the left thats my only gripe about the 1st half

Deco has been superb, and the team's passing looked quite sharp

Nice lead in and a goal from Essien

http://rapidshare.com/files/134126781/0-1_Essien.mpg.html

goal here.

http://www.yousportz.com/watch/085e4025eae2f0d76a6a/Watch

lads, Deco really is the bollocks. changes our play completely.

I will be the first to say pass me the humble pie: I didnt know if Deco would improve us, but I sure didnt want him here.

If he is this good during the season, with his European experience, look out world

I'll tell you one thing. If we have to rely on Anelka for goals this season we may well go down like the French - without a fight!

Ladies and gents...we are playing sexy football.

We are giving the ball away alot 2nd half. Luckily Lokomotiv are doing the same

Edit. Sheva coming on :)

Edited August 1, 200817 yr by Kev123

1:1 :)

1:1 :)

Poor goalkeeping by Cech - lets hope Cech doesn't carry his 07/08 season and Euro 2008 form into this season!

what happens now then

penaltys or extra time???

Poor goalkeeping by Cech - lets hope Cech doesn't carry his 07/08 season and Euro 2008 form into this season!

positioning of his wall was wrong and he seemed to misjudge the ball, looks like he thought it was going out by the way he dived

penaltys oh ffs

is there somethig about moscow and penaltys

Lost 5 in a row in penalties.....sad....

We looked promising though, I'm not upset.

Cech had no helmet.