More precicely 10 of them, and AVB really needs to get them right. 1. Main striker Dider Drogba. Fernando Torres. Just 2 seasons ago those 2 names carried some much weight on them, but sadly neither of them has managed to hit the ground running and start scoring regurarly. Both had bright moments this season, but those were just that - moments. Didier has been our star striker for quite some time and some people who don't rate him as much as they should, they will understand just how much important he was for us when he leaves which sadly I think will happen really soon. He is certainly one of the best strikers of the 21st century. Yes, he didn't score as much as some other strikers or perhaps he didn't manage to archieve some things as others have, but Didier's overall play is something very rare. Dangerous in air, dangerous from free kicks, dangerous from distance, amazing cross and amazing unpredictability. It will be a sad day when he leaves, but it will also be an end of a chapter, and there are no infinite chapters. Fernando Torres. Oh god! What to say about him now which hasn't been said until now...on his way to become the most expensive flop ever. Problem with Fernando's future with us is that he is not a player you keep on the bench as a 2nd choice striker. He is payed a lot of money for his wages and with UEFA's Fair Play rules coming into action we can't allow ourself to pay his monstrous wages for mediocre performances. I strongly believe that Andre will analyze Torres' 2011/12 season thoroughly in the summer and make a decision about his future with us. One thing is certain, our goals from strikers have dried up and Van Persie is the most obvious example of just how much that is important. We also have Daniel Sturridge and Romelu Lukaku as young lads competing for the CF position at our club and I'm really curios to see who will be the man leading our attack next season. 2. Wing positions Anelka left. Malouda and Kalou are on their way out also which will leave us with only 2 wingers if we look at Sturridge as one. This is the position we will definitely try to reinforce in the future, and I hope we will try going for the players like Neymar, Hazard and Gotze in the summer. Krasic and Hoillet would be good aditions as they will add more options to our wings. 3. Lampard 523 games, 179 goals and 114 assist. Take a bow son! One of the best midfielders of the 21st century without doubt, Chelsea legend and one of the most unique players ever, but his future with us remains in clouds at the moment. His performances haven't been on top level we are used to and Frank will be 34 in the summer. Problem with him is that he is not prepared to accept his new role as an impact player and wants to play week and week out. As positive and ambitions that attitude is, Lampard is on a wage that is given to players who are the key figures in your team, not occasional starters. I don't know what's going on behind the scenes, but AVB's decision on Lampard will not be easy. 4. Essien Still to early to discuss about him in detail, but for me, he will never be the same players he was before. Last season he wasn't on top of his game and people who expect him to do a "Van Persie" will be pretty much disappointed. He is 29 with some serious injury problems in the past and by keeping him we are risking not earning anything out of him, especially if he gets unjured again which will lower his price even more. But, as I said, it's still to early to discuss about him, let's see at the end of the season. 5. Youth Youth and Chelsea...those 2 really don't go together well. We have so many talented players with the likes of Lukaku, McEachran, Bertrand, Van Aanholt, Bruma, Kalas and Kakuta all players who need to play more and more players like Lalkovic, Feruz, Masek, Piazon, Chalobah, Keane, Clifford, Hutchinson, Ake, Delac and others waiting for their chance. AVB has been reluctant to play anyone this season which has been a big mistake for me and I hope this changes next season. At least, I hope Kakuta and Josh do well on their loans and start producing some quality performances, but I'm really disappointed when I see a young talented player work his ass everytime and still remain the bench. 6. 4-3-3 vs 4-2-3-1 and the juan and only - Mata Now, here's something not a lot of people have thought about. A lot of times we heard that Mata is much more better centrally and I agree, but by playing Mata in a 4-2-3-1 formation as a player behind a striker you need to realize that we get weaker defansively. Juan is not a player who offers a lot when it comes to defending and in a position like that he will always have a player marking and beating him. Both Lampard and Ramires like to go forward which with 4 players ahead of them (striker, 2 wingers and attacking mid) will not be as easy at it is in 4-3-3. Add to this the fact that Lampard does not like to be played as a deep lying playmaker so for me, 4-2-3-1 formation can be used on certain occasions, but not as our main formation. That remains the 4-3-3 that's been at the Bridge for a number of years and the formation Andre likes the most. Now, when we play Mata as a left winger in a 4-3-3 formation, he can cut inside or stick to the wing, Lamps and Ramires can go forward and we have 3 midfielders instead of 2. For me, this has more benefits then 4-2-3-1, especially because a lot of teams close down and wait us on counter attacks. 7. Sturridge On which position does his future lie? Is he the next Hulk or a man to lead our attack next season? His performances on the right wing have improved game by game and he has improved a lot since his first game this season. So far with Mata and Ramires he has been the key player for us this season. He, of course, still needs to work a lot, but he is definitely showing a lot of improvement with every game he plays. Don't forget that he became a 1st team member just this season so his performances will get only better as the times passes. I am not sure where he should be played in the future because we've seen him only once playing as a striker this season which hasn't succeded. I'm not saying that he doesn't have the future there, but it seems Andre sees him as our future right wing. 8. Right back position Although we have 3 players on that position, a lot of people rate it really high on our transfer list. I agree that we lack a good all around right back, but I also think that we should have patience here. We have Todd Keane and Sam Hutchinson coming through and those lads deserves a chance. Ivanovic has also done very well consitently for a long period of time and as we will have 3 CBs without him his future lies on the right side of our defense. Bosingwa is far from reliable, but he is also not that bad and he's a decent backup for a season or 2. As for Fereirra we've seen that he's been useful this season, but I believe that we should let him leave once his contract expires. If we do find a good player to bring into this position then we should go for him, but this will also move Ivanovic to the bench, and I'll tell you right now, he is not going to be happy sitting there at the prime of his career. 9. PVA and Bertrand Both great prospects, but I believe we will have to part ways with one of them in the near future. They won't be happy to sit on the bench at their age when they should be starting week and week out, especially Ryan who also won't agree to go out on loan. 10. Goalkeeper position And the most distant decision we will have to make. After Courtois finishes his loans spells and returns to the club where does the future of Petr Cech lie? Neither will be happy on the bench so I see us parting the ways with one of the best goalkeepers in whole of our history. The future of Matej Delac also remains to be determined and we really don't hear a lot about him even though he was seen as the next big thing amongst goalkeepers. So let's see what happens, I hope Andre gets it right. Click here to view the article
