Half decent set of fixtures for us. Although Sunderland away on a midweek yet again is taking the piss. They have no consideration for the fans whatsoever.Would rather not play Chelsea so early. They'll obviously come with 10 men behind the ball and hope to hit us on the counter and with the south american lads at the copa America likely to have extra time off i'm a little concerned we won't be fully up to speed for that game. All the more reason to get our transfer targets in before pre-season starts i suppose.
Copa america finishes 4th july, A month's rest is enough
A months rest means they won't be fit for the first few games! Pelle isn't going to throw Sergio into a game without two weeks quality pre-season under his belt, including a few games to get his 90 min match fitness up to snuff.
Chelsea home is a bit early tbh. And, how come we seem to get them home early and away late, same as Utd, every season?
they were playing just 4 weeks after the world cup final last season, they will be involved
Copa america finishes 4th july, A month's rest is enough
I know but i imagine that date isn't too far away from when the first team squad will be coming back to pre-season so it's a case of how much of that they'll miss and how fit they'll be. We'll cope, it's not a disaster. Sagna played against Chelsea last season, Mangala should be number 1 choice at CB and i'm sure Sergio will be involved. It's just not ideal.