Future Chelsea team

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

A reasonable team would give Josh a chance as a Regista...Chelsea are not a reasonable team.

[royg 96]

It's impossible to compare Modric with Hulk seeing as they play different positions. Right Wing is a pressing need which is why we're going after Hulk. Modric is far less of a need than a player like Hulk what with the fairly large group of central midfielders we have. Though having said that I would love to have both haha

I'm not comparing them, what i'm trying to say is we need more of a pivot midfielder than a winger in Hulk were we have Ramires/Sturridge/Marin/Hazard on our book. Aside from Lamps who do you think could play as a deep lying playmaker that will sit in front of our back 4?

[Irakozium257 350]

Assuming we sign Hulk(very likely), i would like to see the Diamond formation back but this time very attacking. Its not realistic, but meh it looks good on paper.

That one looks good actually, though I would probably put Romeu/Mikel instead of Lamps since I doubt that he could play so defensively in midfield. I've always admired the diamond both IRL and FIFA, and I would recommend it to the guys that play with Chelsea on FIFA by using Drogba on Hulk's place, Studge at RW and Lamps/Mata as CAM, Mata/Lamps as LW and Ramires/Essien as DM.. Trust me, it's a killer, esp. if you play mixed football, e.g. tiki-taka, counter, long-balls at the same time.

[themightyblue 443]

A reasonable team would give Josh a chance as a Regista...Chelsea are not a reasonable team.

Why would it be reasonable when Josh's defensive game isn't good enough yet

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Why would it be reasonable when Josh's defensive game isn't good enough yet

A Regista doesn't necessarily have to be good defensively. That can be left up to whoever plays alongside Josh.

[Strike 7,474]

I expected someone to quote me on the midfield. Here's the thing, while it would be wonderful to have a midfielder like Modric or Moutinho, I believe it would be bad when it comes down to defending and when the opposition have a counter attack.

Remember the AVB era and how exposed we were when teams countered us? You can argue we had played the high defensive line, but the fact is that we won't be defending really deeply with offensive players I've put on that formation. Only having Mata in team was a defensive weakness and with Hazard and Hulk that would grow.

i think a box to box like Ramires will be good alongside a creative deep player - Lampard or Moutinho/Cabaye. Mikel and Fellaini is too negative imo. we have only 4 attackers then, much like this season

[Funkyflashman 187]

I'm not comparing them, what i'm trying to say is we need more of a pivot midfielder than a winger in Hulk were we have Ramires/Sturridge/Marin/Hazard on our book. Aside from Lamps who do you think could play as a deep lying playmaker that will sit in front of our back 4?

Oh right sorry, slightly missed your point. It's tricky, I think Lampard is the only top quality option I agree. Though I reckon KDB could be there in a few seasons.

[MGuerreiro 252]

A reasonable team would give Josh a chance as a Regista...Chelsea are not a reasonable team.

Come on... he couldn't break into Swansea's midfield, what makes you think he could break into the midfield of the Champions of Europe?

[Joker10 946]

Come on... he couldn't break into Swansea's midfield, what makes you think he could break into the midfield of the Champions of Europe?

If you were Brandon Rodgers who would you play: Gylfi Sigurdsson or Josh McEachran?

What incentive is there to play McEachran ahead of Sigurdesson? Sigurdesson was playing very well and a long term option for the club.

McEachran on the other hand was only going to be there for half of a season. Fitness was also an issue for him, and understandable since he barely played all season. He didn't appear for the reserves either with the exception of a few appearances.

Thinks could have turned out differently if AVB didn't have his little go with Rodgers because of the public comments he made about wanting Josh on loan.Rodgers went ahead with other options and signed Sigurdesson, because of our initial reluctance.

[Beirut_Blues 306]

OK so what are the thoughts on Josh for next season? Where does he fit in the team, cuz personally I i believe he's got the potential to be a regular but the question is will he get the chance??

Taking into consideration his lack of playing time with Swansea.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

OK so what are the thoughts on Josh for next season? Where does he fit in the team, cuz personally I i believe he's got the potential to be a regular but the question is will he get the chance??

Taking into consideration his lack of playing time with Swansea.

If we do sell Essien he should stay. He can come off the bench in some games and start the Carling and FA cup matches against weaker teams.

[MGuerreiro 252]

If you were Brandon Rodgers who would you play: Gylfi Sigurdsson or Josh McEachran?

What incentive is there to play McEachran ahead of Sigurdesson? Sigurdesson was playing very well and a long term option for the club.

McEachran on the other hand was only going to be there for half of a season. Fitness was also an issue for him, and understandable since he barely played all season. He didn't appear for the reserves either with the exception of a few appearances.

Thinks could have turned out differently if AVB didn't have his little go with Rodgers because of the public comments he made about wanting Josh on loan.Rodgers went ahead with other options and signed Sigurdesson, because of our initial reluctance.

I would've played Gylfi Sigurðsson, I'm not criticizing Rodgers for not playing McEachran. But if he had a hard time getting any playing time over there, it wouldn't be much easier at a club like Chelsea.