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Good news. We will need him to keep Gerrard and Aquilani in check. Malouda was having a fantastic game in centre midfield and i would love to see him in that position again. He brings pace, power, hard work and skill to go past a man. He also showed good vision by bringing in long balls (like the ball too Drogba that led to the first goal). Would love to see this line-up ------------------------------------Cech----------------------------------- Ivanovic---------------Alex------------------Terry-----------------Cole -------------Lamps-------------Mikel/Ballack----------------Malouda----------- Cole/Kalou--------------------------Drogba----------------------------Zhirkov

Good luck Deco. I really loved the guy, always had an soft spot for midfield maestros. He still was an phenomenal player in topform.

Good luck Deco. I really loved the guy, always had an soft spot for midfield maestros. He still was an phenomenal player in topform.

Tough one but i would have to go for Kalou. I mean c'mon, the guy scored three times and earned us a penalty. Didier a close second for his fantastic performance. Also special mentions to Lamps and Louda.

Aguero Pato is too light for the Premier League if you ask me. And he is way too injury prone. It would be a waste of money, paying something like 50 mil pounds for an injury prone player. Also, he isnt having his best season. Aguero is small but strong and he isnt too injury prone. He too isnt having his best season but Atletico isnt having a good season. Very inconsistent. But he has proven in the past that he is a great player and has a bright future. And like we hate scouse said, he is more complete.

I have a question. Does anyone know if Hutch is gonna stick to that RB position ? It would be his best chance to get into the team and maybe a starting place in the future.

He is out for the season and world cup. Wont be seeing him soon on the pitch...

Danny's celebrations alone make him a Chelsea Legend Lamps' second goal and Malouda's miss are goal and miss of the season for sure ! Kalou's performance.. speachless. Keep it up ! Didier is without a doubt player of the year, who is Rooney :huh:

Unbelievable performance Begovic is gonna have nightmares for about a month:P

What an amazing goal ! Are you serial Frank ? Number 1 contender for goal of the season !

Surprised no one mentioned Malouda's performance. He is having an amazing game, even though he's playing in centre midfield.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2010/04/20/1887332/exclusive-Chelsea-confirm-michael-essien-is-unlikely-to-play I guess it was too good to be true..

I have one final thing to say. Why is it that every time a game doesnt go our way, ancelotti takes out joe cole everytime. thats not fair to him at all. It isnt like Anelka some kind of super sub who helps us when things go bad. We need Cole's creativity in games like this. He is the kind of player that all of a sudden has a moment of brilliance. If i were in Ancelotti's shoes at that moment i would have put Ballack on the bench and put Anelka in so we have two strikers and two wingers. Use Deco as a DM playmaker and Lampard as a box to box CM. With Ivanovic staying at the back more so they wouldnt counter our asses like crazy. I really feel sorry for Joey

This is the reason i have never said that we will become champions. We arent champions untill we have the most point in the league on the final matchday. C'mon Chelsea ! KTBFFH

why is it that everytime we lose a crucial game, we get a fucking red card. whats that all about .

You're absolutely right. He isnt a winger at all and he would he just fail at Chelsea if he were to play there. Since Ancelotti finally realised that the 4-3-3 formation is the formation that suits us best, Aguero is not needed. He isnt '' Premier League striker '' material and i would be happy if Ancelotti decides not to buy him. His price tag is too high (60 mil euros) and his wage demands are crazy. We need a good young winger and playmaker.

I had such a good feeling about the game waking up today. But then i visited the club website and i found these words of Ancelotti: 'I try to put in the team the players with the most quality and Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka have a lot of quality and they have done very well together. 'The position of Anelka depends on his feeling about the game. He likes to move, sometimes in a left position, sometimes in a right one and sometimes behind. I never give him a precise position on the pitch. I want him to move how he wants to. I cant believe he is saying this because this could only mean that both of them will start today. Please let me be wrong or let this be some kind of way of trying to fool Fergie. Even a blind guy can see that Anelka does not perform well on the right wing position, :censored:. Please please let me be wrong Lord !

Your forgiven .

I agree with you there, it isnt one the top priorities. Getting a winger and a playmaker are two most important things. I would go for Ashley Young and Gourcuff or Van der Vaart or even Özil. I forgot all about him as he is also a great young playmaker who is very skillfull. Just seeing Deco play yesterday, made my point about the importance of a good playmaker. Too bad Deco is more injured than fit and his old age of course.

To be very honest, i woud like to see Chelsea play with the exact same line-up against Man Utd. Why ? With Drogba up front the team tends to play at a lower tempo and play the long ball way too much. They just rely on him too much especially in big games. That causes us to create too little chances. While with Anelka up front we play at higher tempo and more technical football with good link up play. As Anelka tends to roam more, you see a lot more position switching. Thats very confusing for the defences of the opposition and pulls defenders away from their position on the field. But the reason could also be that we never (this season) played with two real wingers with Drogba up front. Except in midweek when Joey came on in the second half. And we also ended up winning big, but the overall play wasnt as impressive as against Villa. That also just proves that what i have been saying for weeks is true (I wasnt the only one), we really need Joey. Our only real right winger and he was fantastic against Villa. So start Didier or Anelka in the striker role but dont play Anelka at right wing. Just praying Ancelotti sees it too.

I dont know if you missed it but he is a sub right now. He lost the first choice keeper place to another fantastic keeper called David de Gea (19). So if Chelsea act fast they could get a fantastic goalkeeper who can keep Cech on his toes and maybe even replace him since he is already a great keeper, even though him being only 20 years old. Dont get me wrong, i think Cech is great but a little competition never hurts.

Maybe it's a little too early but it seems like Ancelotti is finally realising that the 4-3-3 (4-2-3-1) formation is the best formation for Chelsea FC. I really hope he sticks to that formation. But that brings me to the point that we do really need a few changes. Replacing the old with the young. Sell/Out: Hilario, Fereirra, Carvalho, Belletti, Deco, Kalou, Sinclair, J. Cole (BIG maybe) Buy: Asenjo, Jerome Boateng or Kjaer, Gourcuff or Van der Vaart, Ashley Young or Aaron Lennon Bring Back/Promote: Patrick Van Aanholt, Ryan Bertrand, Mancienne, Cork, Matic (never plays), Kakuta, Stoch DEFENCE Hilario out and promote Turnbull to second choice. He is a good goalkeeper and since he is only 25 he can still improve. Or maybe get Asenjo who can spice up the competition. He is a fantastic keeper and he is very, very young being only 20 years old. Cech wont be able to slip up with those two fighting for first choice. Carvalho out. Still a great defender but no so consistent anymore and injury prone. He can also bring some money in since he is still one of the better defenders out there. Bring in a young defender. I would love to see Kjaer or Jerome Boateng (HSV), both fantastic young defenders. I would prefer Boateng since he is cheaper and he has pace and agility. He is also very strong and tall (1.92 m) and he can play as a fullback (left and right). Boateng can even give Alex a hard time for first choice. Hutch is too injury prone and i think Mancienne is more comfortable at the DM position. Promote Bertrand and PVA. GK: Cech, Asenjo, Turnbull RB: Bosingwa, Ivanovic (Boateng and Mancienne in emergency) CB: Terry, Alex, Boateng, Bruma, Hutch (Mancienne, Cork and Ivanovic in emergency) LB: Ashley Cole, Patrick Van Aanholt, Ryan Bertrand (Zhirkov and Boateng in emergency) MIDFIELD Desperately need a good playmaker. Van der Vaart and Gourcuff are the best options. Hamsik is a great AM but he isnt a real playmaker like VDV and Gourcuff. Rafael van der Vaart would be a good buy. He is simply world-class and very cheap. But he is 27 years and he is a little bit injury prone. Gourcuff is the best option. Young and very close to world-class. Bring back and promote Cork. DM: Essien, Mikel, Mancienne CM: Lampard, Ballack, Matic, Cork (Malouda and Zhirkov in Emergency) AM: VDV/Gourcuff, Lampard, Kakuta (Malouda in emergency) ATTACK From what i read Anelka is ready to stay with us and sign (lower wages). So he would be a fantastic back up for Didier. I dont think DD will be able to play as much as this season (he isnt the youngest) when the new season starts so he would get a lot of game time. Aguero is not needed if we stick to the 4-3-3 formation. He isnt a winger and he isnt the lone striker type. I think we're covered with Malouda, Zhirkov and Kakuta at left wing. Sell Kalou. He just isnt Chelsea material, too bad because i do like him. If Joey leaves then it would be best if we buy Ashley Young. He is a great winger and only 24. He is expensive but worth it if you ask me. Aaron Lennon is also a good option. He was one the revelations of the league before his injury. He is a player that could give defences headaches with his extreme pace. LW: Malouda, Zhirkov, Kakuta CF: Drogba, Anelka, Sturridge, Borini RW: Ashley Young/Lennon, Stoch (Anelka in emergency) Starting line-up --------------------------Cech----------------------------- Bos/Ivan-------Alex------------Terry---------------Cole ------------------Essien---------Lampard---------------- --------------------------Gourcuff-------------------------- Young------------------Drogba------------------Malouda These changes will give us a good mix of youth and experience. And with this team we can finally be a consistent side again.

ANCELOTTI: TIME FOR ANELKA, TIME FOR Chelsea Posted on: Sat 27 Mar 2010 Carlo Ancelotti expects Nicolas Anelka to return to his starting line-up this afternoon, and is hoping the Frenchman has benefited from his midweek rest. Anelka was an unused substitute in Wednesday's 5-0 win at Portsmouth, and has gone 10 games without a goal having previously scored six in six. Ancelotti is at a loss to explain the goal drought, but indicated that the 31-year-old has contributed in other ways. 'He didn't score but did a lot of assists,' the manager said. 'I don't know what happened really. He changed a little bit the position and maybe he had some difficulty in a new position.' Indeed Anelka has dropped a little deeper and wider in a more supportive role to Didier Drogba, usually alongside Florent Malouda, a potent threesome but one which appears not to have gotten the best of the former Arsenal and Real Madrid man. 'I never asked him to have a right position on the pitch, he likes to move and I want him to move because he can improvise,' Ancelotti continued. 'It is important for a player to have discipline when we defend, but when we attack I can give ideas but you have to use your instinct and your quality, you have to move with your team-mates. Defensively it's different, I ask to work hard to chase the ball and take the right position.' Anelka returns to the side for a crucial match against Aston Villa, one we must win to maintain our title challenge ahead of next week's trip to Manchester United. Ancelotti believes Chelsea's time has come. 'It is a lot of time when we didn't win a title and we need to win,' he said. 'We have been a lot of time at the top of the list and we want to come back to stay there and win this title. I think it is time for Chelsea to win. 'After the game against Portsmouth there was a different atmosphere, more excited, more confident, and I hope [against Villa] we will do a fantastic game, play well and look forward with optimism about the next game against Manchester.' Looks like my prayers haven't been answered, Anelka is likely to start at the right wing again . Why can't Ancelotti see and accept that he just doesnt bring what we need from that position. You play Anelka as a deep striker or behind the striker in a free role. A more central role. Joe Cole is the only real right winger we have and he did a good job coming on against Portsmouth. He keeps praising him but he doesnt have faith in Joey .

Hoping for the best. We really need to win to really be back in the race for the title. Even though we crushed Portsmouth, it wasnt a that good of an performance. That first half was horrible for title contenders standards. Against we need to play well and focused from the start. Luckily Villa drew last night so hopefully it will have an affect on their performance on Saturday. I liked the fact that we finally played a real 4-3-3 formation (well when Joey was in the game). But that choice to use Danny as a right winger wasnt a good one. Joey did a great job when he came in and he should be the one starting at right wing. You could see that we were playing much better with a real left and right winger. Real contribution from both sides. But Ancelotti's words yesterday did worry me a bit. He said that it was more rotation than a tactical change. Praying that Joey starts . I saw that some people weren't so happy with Deco's performance. But give the guy a break, he just came back from a injury . I didnt think he did that bad. I must say that was a fantastic pass he gave to Joey for that last goal. He gave the ball with just the right accuracy and speed. We dont have anybody else for that free role and i think that he is the one to break Villa's tough defence. So i would go with the following formation. ---------------------Cech----------------------- Fereirra-----Alex---------Terry--------Zhirkov ---------------Mikel--------Lampard---------- -----------------------Deco---------------------- Joe Cole------------Drogba----------Malouda Subs: Turnbull, Bruma, Van Aanholt, Belletti, Matic, Kalou, Anelka If all goes well, i would love to see Kakuta, Matic and Van Aanholt again.

With all due respect, but i really hate it when the 'older ' fans/supporters say that ten, twenty years ago we would be so happy if we only won the FA Cup. Of course you would ! Back then Chelsea FC didnt have a squad that matched the likes of Man Utd, Barcelona and such. So of course you would be super excited if you won the FA Cup or League Cup. But times have changed. Now we do have a squad that that matches the likes of Man Utd, Barcelona and such. Now we are a European powerhouse. Now we do have a fantastic Academy. And dont forget that Chelsea FC is the club with the highest wage bill, a shocking 150 mil pounds. Add that all together and you have a club that should win 'everything' every single season or at least one major trophy. If we dont win anything than imo you have the right to be disappointed. It's natural. Especially since we seem to fire every manager who doesnt do so. I hope Abramovich has learned from his mistakes and at least gives Carlo the time to build his own team. But going back to my point. After being disappointed for a while, if you are true fan you snap out of it and cant wait to see what next season will bring us .