Begovic dreadful... A bit harsh?Nihkasilma wrote:Chelsea lose 4-2 to New York Red Bulls - Defending woeful, Begovic dreadful, Remy & Hazard on target.
Mourinho admitted he wasn't looking good...Bertie64 wrote:Begovic dreadful... A bit harsh?Nihkasilma wrote:Chelsea lose 4-2 to New York Red Bulls - Defending woeful, Begovic dreadful, Remy & Hazard on target.
I didn't see the game but reports suggest there was not a lot more he could have done given the standard of 'defending' going on in front of him.
Agreed he probably won't feature much/at all though, and he isn't really a consideration.
The full quote:Vsz wrote:Mourinho admitted he wasn't looking good...Bertie64 wrote:Begovic dreadful... A bit harsh?Nihkasilma wrote:Chelsea lose 4-2 to New York Red Bulls - Defending woeful, Begovic dreadful, Remy & Hazard on target.
I didn't see the game but reports suggest there was not a lot more he could have done given the standard of 'defending' going on in front of him.
Agreed he probably won't feature much/at all though, and he isn't really a consideration.
‘He was very tired, the same as Courtois. When the goalkeepers are very tired the coordination is low, the agility doesn’t exist, and the speed of reaction doesn’t exist. Courtois made a mistake in the first half with the ball at his feet.
‘Begovic in the second half was not sharp in his reactions but it’s a consequence of being tired from training. I’m so happy to have him and in the next game against PSG he will start. He will play the first half. There’s no problem, it’s just a process.’
Maybe a tad harsh, but he should have read the play better and been quicker to react from the goal that resulted from Terry's weak back pass.Bertie64 wrote:Begovic dreadful... A bit harsh?Nihkasilma wrote:Chelsea lose 4-2 to New York Red Bulls - Defending woeful, Begovic dreadful, Remy & Hazard on target.
I didn't see the game but reports suggest there was not a lot more he could have done given the standard of 'defending' going on in front of him.
Agreed he probably won't feature much/at all though, and he isn't really a consideration.
what do people reckon the line up will be, see who gets closestNotned wrote:Just a quick heads up, Van Gaal has said that for the first 60 mins against Barca tomorrow he will play the line up likely to start against Spurs in the opening game. Apart from Schweinsteiger, who is nursing a minor injuries. Could give some much needed clues...
My guess would be;Gambit wrote:what do people reckon the line up will be, see who gets closestNotned wrote:Just a quick heads up, Van Gaal has said that for the first 60 mins against Barca tomorrow he will play the line up likely to start against Spurs in the opening game. Apart from Schweinsteiger, who is nursing a minor injuries. Could give some much needed clues...
Except for LVG said it himself. Could well be a smokescreen though, and I'm not sure how reliable it might prove anyway... Schweinsteiger missing out could well alter the midfield drastically. Fun to speculate though!Red Eye wrote:Little reason to believe it will be much different from the team that has started the last two friendlies, with likely exception of De Gea coming in.
Did he?Notned wrote:Except for LVG said it himself.Red Eye wrote:Little reason to believe it will be much different from the team that has started the last two friendlies, with likely exception of De Gea coming in.
I watched the press conference (albeit interrupted by kids) and heard him say that basically the intention is to give those who start 60 minutes and from that you can conclude from that those players are more likely to start the season. But I didn't hear him say the starting XI is likely to be much different.
Red Eye wrote:Little reason to believe it will be much different from the team that has started the last two friendlies, with likely exception of De Gea coming in.
nufctoon wrote:Toronto FC 1-2 Sunderland
65' Defoe (?) 1-1
69' Defoe (Fletcher) 1-2
@SunderlandAFC Defoe's shot took a deflection on the way into the back of the net, nevertheless it's 1-1! #hawaythelads
@SunderlandAFC 69' Defoe grabs a second and #SAFC's second. Great ball from Johnson to Fletcher, who squares it to Defoe to tap home
Sunderland: Pantilimon, Jones (Matthews, 46), van Aanholt, O'Shea (c) (Beadling, 46), Brown, Larsson, Cattermole, Rodwell (Bridcutt, 46), Johnson (Giaccherini, 46), Defoe, Fletcher (Watmore, 85).
Subs not used: Pickford, Mannone, Buckley.
**
New York Red Bulls 4-2 Chelsea
26' Remy (Oscar) 0-1
75' Hazard (Oscar) 3-2
@ChelseaFC Remy strikes with a clinical finish. He took a good pass from Oscar, bided his time before stroking the ball into the net. 1-0! #CFCTour
@ChelseaFC GOAL! Hazard rifles one into the bottom left corner. A strong response. It's 3-2... #CFCTour
Chelsea first-half Courtois; Ivanovic (c), Cahill, Zouma, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Mikel; Traore, Oscar, Moses; Remy.
Chelsea second-half Begovic; Aina (Solanke 71) , Zouma, Terry (c) Azpilicueta; Ramires, Matic; Hazard, Loftus-Cheek, Oscar; Diego Costa.
You know what, I'd not even noticed that Defoe was 5.5. Is he a definite starter up front though as the last couple of games last season he was stuck out on the left as I recall.MartyBhoy7 wrote: Great to see Defoe on the scoresheet and reaffirms his place in my team at the moment. Not seen him mentioned by anyone else but at £5.5m with a great set of opening fixtures he's going straight in my basket.
As far as I know and I don't see why he wouldn't do as although Sunderland have a few options up front, he looks the stand-out and seems to have a good relationship with Advocaat.Mav3rick wrote:You know what, I'd not even noticed that Defoe was 5.5. Is he a definite starter up front though as the last couple of games last season he was stuck out on the left as I recall.MartyBhoy7 wrote: Great to see Defoe on the scoresheet and reaffirms his place in my team at the moment. Not seen him mentioned by anyone else but at £5.5m with a great set of opening fixtures he's going straight in my basket.
Well that's interesting, I didn't notice this guy before. 23 starts, 12 goals 4 assists is interesting for a 4.5m player. I'm guessing van Wolfskinkel coming back puts even more question marks on Grabban's playing time though? Or is the Dutchman on his way out?Mav3rick wrote:I don't know how reliable the writer of this article is, but here's a couple of paragraphs on Norwich:
http://www.fplacademy.com/preview-norwich
He picks Lewis Grabban has the "surprise package".
Yes that's right, but he could pick exactly the same starting XI and the above would still be true. And for the most part I think he will.Notned wrote:I didn't see the press conference myself, but apparently he said it would be as close to full strength as possible for the first 60 minutes, and then some more players getting half an hour. Apparently he responded 'yes' when a reporter then went on to ask if it was likely then that the starting line up would reflect the team against Spurs.
Just MUTV, apparently.thekitkatshuffler wrote:Where's the Man U v Barca game being televised?
