Chelsea play soccer once more this week, and even with all the pieces that has gone on on the membership just lately and up to now few years, I can not assist however be very excited to see the lads again in motion.
Chelsea now have 5 pre-season friendlies scheduled in with an opportunity for an additional potential in-house match as nicely.
Enzo Maresca and his workforce head off to America at present for a pre-season tour, and the arduous work actually begins now.
The Blues face Wrexham at 3.30am UK time on Thursday morning this week as the primary recreation of the brand new marketing campaign.
Then on Saturday twenty seventh July, Chelsea play Celtic at 9pm.
Thursday the first August at 12.30am we face Membership America.
Saturday the third of August we play Manchester Metropolis at 10.30pm.
Wednesday the seventh August we play Actual Madrid at midnight.
Then lastly on Sunday August the eleventh at 3pm, will probably be Maresca’s first recreation at Stamford Bridge which can hopefully have a way of pleasure and anticipation about it.
We’ve got some very powerful video games on this pre-season schedule, so it’s going to be a tough begin. Then our first recreation of the Premier League season comes on August the 18th in opposition to Manchester Metropolis once more!
I by no means prefer to get too excited or upset about pre-season video games and outcomes. It doesn’t usually imply a lot. Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea appeared excellent in pre-season a yr in the past however when it got here right down to enterprise they appeared fully totally different. It could additionally go the opposite method. So I preserve my expectations low regardless.
Additionally taking part in in opposition to high sides like Actual Madrid and Metropolis we are able to by no means count on an excessive amount of, particularly when we now have one other new supervisor but once more and extra new gamers to combine, with a brand new fashion of play to be taught. We’ll genuinely must have a little bit of persistence this season earlier than we are able to actually see the place we’re at.
I’m not assured for the season forward but, I must see what switch enterprise we do earlier than the window is over earlier than I could make any judgements. However I’m cautiously optimistic about Maresca and what he’s making an attempt to do with the best way he needs to play, and I’ve heard some good issues from sources near the gamers already. I do must see all of it performed in and out full circulation but although to essentially choose.
Clearly I’m very involved in regards to the who Enzo Fernandez incident and what impact that finally ends up having, and as I mentioned, the remaining switch enterprise we do. I genuinely consider the remaining enterprise might make or break our season, that’s how necessary it’s.
We’re getting there, however we actually aren’t there but in my view.
The pre-season video games are sporadic and at random occasions resulting from totally different time zones in America in fact. It makes it actually annoying to try to watch and canopy video games for us followers within the UK, however then I can’t complain as a result of that is simply the norm for a lot of of you abroad followers who’ve to do that each week! So huge respect for that!
I do consider we’ll see indicators of Maresca’s soccer fairly early doorways, even from the primary recreation later this week. I believe we’ll begin to see some variations.
I’m buzzing for the sport and to see how he units his workforce up, as a result of I additionally really feel that though the personnel will change, the primary formation and setup he makes use of later this week would be the one he goes into the season with.
Though it’s not the be all and finish all when it comes to outcomes, I do hope to see some encouraging performances in these video games individually and as a workforce. It might actually assist arrange the remainder of the season for us.
However finally there may be by no means any must panic or get too excited throughout pre-season, particularly beneath the circumstances of one other new supervisor.
Both method, carry on Ryan Reynolds this Thursday! Let’s go!!
