2011-2012 Lineup

[Tomo 21,751]

2 players fighting for every position, we need to show players that if they don't perform they will be dropped.

Rotation is key, keeping the players fresh and ready to assault on all four competition's, depth is important too because last September/October although we kept winning it was starting to take its toll before everything exploded in December, and although i wanted Carlo 1 last year to rectify all this some of the tactics and line-up's were so predictable it was laughable.

Squad depth is the most important thing for this season, which is why Kalou should stay, his stats for a squad player are pretty impressive tbf.

[True_Blue 469]

Bench: Turnbull, Alex, Paulo Ferreira, Bertrand, Bosingwa (can really help with attack if Andre returns him to his best), Essien, Lampard, McEachran, Zhirkov, Falcao, Sturridge, Kakuta.

out: Drogba (as it hurts me to say it), Malouda and Anelka.

Chances that we can get Neymar,Hulk,Falcao and Modrić in the same transfer window are equal to zero.And we would need a few season to adapt them all.

[Liquidator 5,176]

Cech

Ivanovic Terry Luiz/Alex Cole

Ramires Lampard Essien/McEachran

Torres

Falcao Drogba

[Cosmin 2,484]

---Cech---

---Ivanovic---Terry---Luiz---Ash. Cole---

---Ramires---Mikel---

---Lampard---

---Sturridge---Torres---Drogba---

OR

---Cech---

---Ivanovic---Terry---Luiz---Ash.Cole---

---Essien---

---Ramires---McEachran---

----Modric----

----Sturridge---Torres------

[crazy1 24]

if we will play wid 4-4-2(diamond) formation den

-------------Cech--------------

Luiz----alex----terry----cole

---------------Mikel-----------------

Ramires----------------Lampard

--------------Moutinho-------------

--------Torres------Drogba------

If we will play wid 4-3-3 formation den

----------------Cech----------------

Luiz----Alex-------Terry-------cole

Moutinho-------Mikel-----Lampard

Hulk-----Torres/Drogba----Arda Turan

[neel 257]

Ivanovic---------------Luiz-----------------Terry------------------Cole

-------------------------------------Mikel-------------------------------------

_______________Ramires----------------Moutinho-------------------

Sturridge---------------------Torres/Falcao---------------Neymar

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Cech

Bosingwa - Luiz - Terry - Cole¹

Mikel

Modríc² - Lampard³

Sturridge ----------------- TBA

Torres⁴

Ryan Bertrand¹

Ramires²

McEachran³

Falcao⁴

[Naked Mole Rat 437]

------------------------Drogba---------------------

Torres----------------------------------------Hulk

---------------Modric----------Ramires---------

------------------------Essien---------------------

Cole----------Terry----------Ivanovic----van der Wiel

-------------------------Cech-----------------------

Bench: Hilario, Delac; Luiz, Alex, Bertrand, van Aanholt, Bosingwa; Lampard, Mikel, Benayoun, Kakuta, McEachran; Sturridge, Kalou

OUT: Turnbull, Ferreira, Anelka, Malouda, Zhirkov

- Luiz as defensive allrounder (CB//LB/RB/DM)

- Lampard/Modric rotation.

- Torres can compete for FC spot with Drogba and Sturridge will be our #3 winger after Hulk and Torres (not that I like the idea of playing Torres on the wing).

[_Lukaku_ 13]

Cech/Hilario

Bosingwa/Ivanovic Luiz/ Alex Terry/Ivanovic A.Cole/PVA

Mikel/Essien

Ramires/McEachran Lampard/Modric

Sturridge/Benayoun Torres/Falcao/Drogba Neymar/ ???

[Henrique 9,133]

Sturridge is left footed, if he is supposed to play as winger, its in the left wing, not in the right.

My ideal line-up

------------------Cech-----------

new/RB----Luiz----Ivanovic (captain)----Ashley Cole

--------------new defensive mid*--------------*some english guy

------------Modric------new playmaker---------

-----------------Neymar**--------------------- **playing freely

---------Falcão----------Sturridge------

[Kostas 1,468]

:goodpost: Agree ..I'd rather see what the final squad looks like first ..Until then look forward to pre season games

Exactly. Should be bumpled around the 25th of August when the squad will be more or less finalized.

[J.F. 1,484]

Sturridge is left footed, if he is supposed to play as winger, its in the left wing, not in the right.

My ideal line-up

------------------Cech-----------

new/RB----Luiz----Ivanovic (captain)----Ashley Cole

--------------new defensive mid*--------------*some english guy

------------Modric------new playmaker---------

-----------------Neymar**--------------------- **playing freely

---------Falcão----------Sturridge------

JT ?!

[Henrique 9,133]

JT ?!

Alex + Ivanovic is faster and and a more versatility defense. This is my ideal team, but of course Terry will be a starting XI in next season.

[Henrique 9,133]

This guy must get a chance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU2kTT-MjBk

[Blue Armour 4,436]

This guy must get a chance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU2kTT-MjBk

You could say quite a few of those goals came from really poor marking, but that was also the case for many of the early goals in Didier's career as well....

A really good player with lot of variety in his play, and quite good with both feet when it comes to shooting...Shame Carlo never gave him much of a role in Nov-Dec...would've reduced the pressure on the senior attackers to deliver, at a time when the mid field was poor....