Future Chelsea team

[Strike 7,474]

I'm getting a feeling that we're trying to be like Barcelona. Lots of nifty, quick, fast, skillful, classy, small players and lots of them. We really need another solid player like Essien/Ballack otherwise we could end up like Arsenal. I like the change, it's hugely exciting but i don't wanna see us get overpowered by teams like Stoke, Everton, Sunderland etc. Id rather us get Felaini than anyone else regarding the 'Double Pivot'.

Disagree. While I agree with your analysis that we need a power player in the middle, i think shelling out 20million for Fellaini is a waste - maybe if we sell Essien and Meireles, it makes sense but as of now it is illogical to sign Fellaini.

Firstly, we are trying to make us a better attacking unit and secondly Fellaini racks up a huge foul count. Last season we were the worst team in terms of discipline and adding Fellaini is ill advised. Also, we have Ramires who I feel can be our new Essien/Yaya Toure in the middle as a Box to Box. The real problem lies in the fact that Lampard will be picked regardless of what fans think and that is one midfield position locked. With Oscar/New Creative Mid , Mikel, Ramires, KDB, Romeu, Essien, Meireles to chose from for the other CM position, Creative Mid is a MUST and when we sign the Creative mid, Fellaini will only be a luxury

[Ollie 4,400]

We're being linked with every lightweight under the sun.

[YouNameIt 1,511]

That formation won Juve the Scudetto without a single defeat and got an average Italy side to the final of the Euros....just sayin'

With those players? We'd get kicked out of the PL lol.

Do not underestimate the 3-5-2, as said above it was used by Juventus and they went and won the league unbeaten and got Italy to the Euros final... it is a good formation if you have the right players.

So what if Juve used it? Just because they did, what says we can use it and be successful? How many other teams are using it? And btw I was mostly reacting to the players he listed with that formation, it made me vomit actually just having 1-2 creative players on the pitch.

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

With those players? We'd get kicked out of the PL lol.

So what if Juve used it? Just because they did, what says we can use it and be successful? How many other teams are using it? And btw I was mostly reacting to the players he listed with that formation, it made me vomit actually just having 1-2 creative players on the pitch.

Oh I thought you thought the 3-5-2 in general was terrible.

[YouNameIt 1,511]

Oh I thought you thought the 3-5-2 in general was terrible.

The players in the formation were horrible. The formation I dont like much either. 4-1-3-2 is way better in that case

[Santiago. 1,500]

Like i said, in terms of potential

--------Torres--------

Mata----------Hazard

--Oscar---Ramires--

-------Romeu---------

A.Cole--------Ivanovic

-----Terry--Luiz---------

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

Nothing better than this

[bloody 209]

torres

hazard.............mata............ramires

fellaini............

...........mikel

bertrand..................................................ivanovic

luiz............cahill

cech

against lower-table teams and cup matches, the team is rotated with:

lukaku

marin...............piazon..........sturridge

mceachran...............

...............romeu

cole................................................hutchinson

bruma..............terry

courtois

[bloody 209]

I'm getting a feeling that we're trying to be like Barcelona. Lots of nifty, quick, fast, skillful, classy, small players and lots of them. We really need another solid player like Essien/Ballack otherwise we could end up like Arsenal. I like the change, it's hugely exciting but i don't wanna see us get overpowered by teams like Stoke, Everton, Sunderland etc. Id rather us get Felaini than anyone else regarding the 'Double Pivot'.

amen to this.

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

The players in the formation were horrible. The formation I dont like much either. 4-1-3-2 is way better in that case

4-1-3-2 is suicidal, our midfield will be overrun by any decent enough team unless the attacking midfielders/wingers drop back constantly which I can't see them doing. 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 is probably the best formation for us tbh.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

You do realise that if we would play possesion football or attacking football with players that can

keep the ball, there is no need for some realy strong defence. Our back four are fantastic, possibly best defence in the world (looking we kept Munchen and Barca almost scoreless).

Munchen, Barca play offensive football and there is not necesarry to have extra strong defence. Or you play ofensive or defensive. You cant do both. And after all there is also Mikel.

Its time to start thinking that 5 players who can defend excelent are enough if we want to play nice ofensive football.

When comes to harder opponents, Lampard plays aswell along Mikel and also Rambo. Both are good defensively too.

When comes to easier matches (about half of pl games, some group stage CL games, Carling, Fa cup games, club world cup games -i guess they are not that difficult) we should play with Oscar (kid will need at least 30 games this season; including sub apperances if he wants to evolve), Marin, kdb,...

One CDM is enough, with attacking style football we must have enough attacking-gifted players.

[Jase 43,479]

http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/8176320/roberto-di-matteo-looking-bring-style-back-chelsea-gabriele-marcotti

A good article by Gabriele Marcotti on our future team and style of play under RDM.

[blue_swaggin_96 96]

you lads don't see what is happenng here? you really don't.

PEP @ barca used alot of midfielders........god help RDM hope he wins us another cl before we get pep in charge.