Pre-Season Friendlies Thread

[RossFC]

Weird considering you are in 17th right now, just outside the relegation zone. Whilst were in 9th.

Wow 9th? What a Richmond-like troll to start the season.

 

[Doctor Bojan_]

Building over the train line or up into the clouds?

train line I think.

 

[Doctor Bojan_]

I'd heard about but didnt think anything had been finalised. It's because your capacity is being decreased form 75k to 71.5k isnt it? Due to you having to kit out OT with better disabled seating to conform to PL regulations.

The thought of decreasing the capacity is horrifying apparently so you're looking to expand.

haven't heard of that. The owners are apparently considering safe standing areas too.

 

[RossFC]

Real Madrid vs PSG on OptusSport now.

 

[Jatz]

Nice first goal.

Icardi out of the Inter squad for today's game...

 

[RossFC]

Great shot from Meunier.

Edit: Now he's got 2 goals on debut!

3-0 to PSG. Dominating!

 

[Jatz]

Cracking 2nd goal.

PSG now 3-0 up.

 

[Jatz]

Madrid penalty. Handball against Aurier

 

[typeclub]

I just started the game. Lol Marcelo has absolutely no interest

 

[Fwoy]

Is Benzema out injured? Not like he played Euros or anything...

 

[RossFC]

Bayern and AC Milan now.

 

[Zidane98]

Pep thinks some City players are too fat and has banned his squad from eating Pizza pre season.

Shreks lucky he didnt sign up at Utd!!

 

[RossFC]

Badstuber just pulled a Gerrard.

 

[RossFC]

Ribery with a goal. Hope he stays injury free.

 

[RossFC]

Alaba what a goal!

 

[Jatz]

Great hit that.

 

[SM]

Weird considering you are in 17th right now, just outside the relegation zone. Whilst were in 9th.

Only Jod would brag about alphabetical order.

 

[chef]

Chelsea starting lineup (4-4-2/4-2-4):
Asmir Begović | César Azpilicueta, John Terry, Gary Cahill, Ola Aina | Victor Moses, Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fàbregas, Willian | Bertrand Traoré, Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Substitutes from: Thibaut Courtois, Baba Rahman, Oscar, Pedro, Kenedy, Juan Cuadrado, Matt Miazga, Michy Batshuayi, Nathaniel Chalobah, Michael Hector, Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori

Liverpool starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Loris Karius | Alberto Moreno, Dejan Lovren, Ragnar Klavan, Connor Randall | Ovie Ejaria, Marko Grujic | Sadio Mané, Philippe Coutinho, Kevin Stewart | Roberto Firmino

Substitutes from: Alex Manninger, James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, Cameron Brannagan, Danny Ings, Andre Wisdom, Lazar Marković, Sheyi Ojo, Trent Alexander-Arnold

 

[RossFC]

Chelsea starting lineup (4-4-2/4-2-4):
Asmir Begović | César Azpilicueta, John Terry, Gary Cahill, Ola Aina | Victor Moses, Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fàbregas, Willian | Bertrand Traoré, Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Substitutes from: Thibaut Courtois, Baba Rahman, Oscar, Pedro, Kenedy, Juan Cuadrado, Matt Miazga, Michy Batshuayi, Nathaniel Chalobah, Michael Hector, Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori

Liverpool starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Loris Karius | Alberto Moreno, Dejan Lovren, Ragnar Klavan, Connor Randall | Ovie Ejaria, Marko Grujic | Sadio Mané, Philippe Coutinho, Kevin Stewart | Roberto Firmino

Substitutes from: Alex Manninger, James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, Cameron Brannagan, Danny Ings, Andre Wisdom, Lazar Marković, Sheyi Ojo, Trent Alexander-Arnold

The midfield will be

Coutinho-Ejaria-Mane
Grujic-Stewart

 

[Cooldude]

It's a 4-3-3 we're playing

 

[RossFC]

It's a 4-3-3 we're playing

You reckon they will push Ejaria back a bit? I like him at CAM.

 

[Cooldude]

You reckon they will push Ejaria back a bit? I like him at CAM.

We've been playing 4-3-3 all pre-season, I thin we'll start the season doing it, too

 

[Gosha]

Chelsea starting lineup (4-4-2/4-2-4):
Asmir Begović | César Azpilicueta, John Terry, Gary Cahill, Ola Aina | Victor Moses, Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fàbregas, Willian | Bertrand Traoré, Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Substitutes from: Thibaut Courtois, Baba Rahman, Oscar, Pedro, Kenedy, Juan Cuadrado, Matt Miazga, Michy Batshuayi, Nathaniel Chalobah, Michael Hector, Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori

Liverpool starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Loris Karius | Alberto Moreno, Dejan Lovren, Ragnar Klavan, Connor Randall | Ovie Ejaria, Marko Grujic | Sadio Mané, Philippe Coutinho, Kevin Stewart | Roberto Firmino

Substitutes from: Alex Manninger, James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, Cameron Brannagan, Danny Ings, Andre Wisdom, Lazar Marković, Sheyi Ojo, Trent Alexander-Arnold

What time does this start (AEST)?

 

[RossFC]

We've been playing 4-3-3 all pre-season, I thin we'll start the season doing it, too

So I'm guessing his first game he was too far up and was told to go back a bit during the next one?

 

[Cooldude]

So I'm guessing his first game he was too far up and was told to go back a bit during the next one?

He was the most advanced of the 3 but the shape was more a 4-3-3 anyhow