Your ideal team for next season ?

[iseah100 5,612]

1st Team:

--------------------Courtois-----------------------

---Azpi-------Terry-------Zouma-------Luis---

-------------Matic--------Fabregas-------------

-Reus-------------Willian--------------Hazard-

---------------------Costa-------------------------

2nd Team (bold = on the bench):

---------------------Butland-----------------------

-Ivanovic-----Cahill----Christensen-----Ake-

-------------Ramires--------RLC-----------------

-Milner-------------Oscar-----------Cuadrado-

---------------------Remy--------------------------

Others in squad: Blackman, Bamford.

In: Milner (Free), Reus (£50M), Butland (£10M). Overall In = £60M

Out: Cech (£15M), Mikel (£10M), Drogba (retired), Kalas (£5M), Salah (£13.5M), Moses (£5M), Kane + Kakuta + Piazon + McEachren (£6.5M). Overall Out = £55M

Overall expenditure = £5M.

Most realisitc yet. One big move along with some inder the radar moves that would improve depth. I like it. And REUS!!!!!![emoji169] [emoji169] [emoji169] [emoji169]

[special Eden 78]

If FFP not counts, Ideal would be doing it FM-style:

- Messi, 130£m

- Pogba, 60£m

- Varane, 30£m

- Sterling, 25£m

- Lacazette, 10£m+Remy

- Ruddy, 1£m

- Imbula, 7£m

= 263£m

- Cech, 10£m

- Mikel 10£m

- Ramires, 25£m

- Oscar 40£m

- Remy

- Cuadrado, 20£m

- Salah, 18£m

- Romeu, 5£m

- Moses, 10£m

- Drogba

- Piazon, 5£m

- Atsu, 5£m

= 150£m

I love to dream

[Chelsea_firstlove 178]

Come on Roman!

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

We need an extra attacking threat - whether that's from midfield or the RW I don't think matters hugely

We need a midfield that can actually dominate games, not even necessarily in possession. That away 0-1 victory at Man City in Jose's first season should be the blue print. I think we need to replace David Luiz in midfield, his attributes of power, tackling, pressing and passing. So another Matic? Not necessarily. Matuidi, Imbulu,,Schneiderlin come to mind but I think Koke's tackling and defensive work would couple with Matic nicely in a pivot.

Those are the two priorities for me.

-----–------------------ Courtois----------------------

Ivanociv-----Cahill----------Terry---------Azpi

---------------Koke-------------Matic-----------------

-----------------------Fabregas-----------------------

Griezmann-----------------------------Hazard

------------------------Costa---------------------------

Such a flexible team! What we may lose with Willian's covering of Ivanovic we soften with Koke who has played RM loads. Without the ball we could easily have a flat 4 of Koke---Matic------Fabregas-----Hazard in front of the defence and Diego will have support on the counter. Griezmann adds movement and finishing, Costa will have more room and less focus on him. I think we'd actually walk the league again with this, and that's regardless of what other teams do in the summer.

If we can't buy both Koke and Griezmann from Atleti, and I can see that being something unlikely to happen especially in one summer, I'll just go with the reports that Griezmann looks very likely. In that case we'd need a dominating midfielder anyway, but without him I'd love to see a 4-4-2 diamond at home to teams in the bottom 10.

------------------------Courtois---------------------

Ivanovic----------Cahill--------Terry------Azpi

------------------------Matic------------------------

------------Willian-------------Cesc--------------

----------------------Hazard-----------------------

-------------Griezmann------Costa--------------

Griezmann plays second striker most of this season and that's where he's best. Him and Costa would be such a handful.

Hazard gets to play in the position that would let him become great. Willian plays deeper, where there's space in front of him.

Without the ball, easy transition to a flat 4 again in front of the defence.

Also I think this should be the season where Zouma continues to grow and challenge Cahill.

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

Courtois / Cech

Azpi / Ivanovic Cahill / Zouma Terry / Ivanovic Bertrand / Azpi

Matic / Schweinsteiger Fabregas / Schweini / RLC

Reus / Willian Willian / Oscar Hazard / Reus

Costa / Remy / Bamford

One can dream...

[Hazardinho 88]

Courtois

Iva Zouma Terry Azpi

Matic Nainggolan

Fabregas

KDB Hazard

IBRA

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Courtois

ivanovic - Miranda - Terry - Azpilicueta

Matic - Nainggolan

Fabregas

Reus - Costa - Hazard

[mediator 2,026]

----------- Courtois ---------------

Azpi --- IVAN---- Terry --- Luis

-------- Matic -- Nainggolan -----

Willian --- Fabregas --- Hazard

-------------- Costa ----------------

[chrismada9 1,948]

-- TIBS --

-- IVANOVIC -- HUMMELS -- JT © -- AZPILICUETA --

-- FABREGAS -- MATIC --

-- GRIEZMANN -- WILLIAN -- HAZARD --

-- DIEGO COSTA --

[Viper22 2,418]

---------------Courtois------------------

---Azpi---Terry-----Zouma---Luis---

----------Matic-----Fabregas----------

-Reus---------Willian---------Hazard-

-----------------Costa-------------------

2nd team:

-----------------Ruddy------------------

---Ivan----Cahill-----Kalas----Ake---

--------------X--------RLC-------------- (X = Schneiderlin, Nainggolan, Imbula or someone else as good)

-Cuadrado-------Oscar-------Remy-

-----------Falcao/Bamford------------

In: Reus, X, Ruddy and possibly Falcao (only if on loan).

Out: Mikel, Ramires, Cech, Moses, McEachren and Drogba.

That's really not asking for much . Reus could be replaced with Griezmann and i'd be just as happy too!

[didierforever 7,349]

courtois/ruddy

iva/aina GC/zouma JT/christensen azpi/new LB

matic/2nd DM cesc/rambo

remy/cuadrado oscar/willian hazard

costa/falcao

RLC, traore, as other options.

[iseah100 5,612]

Tibo

Ivanovic-Varane-JT-Azpi

Matic-Cesc-Marchisio

Willian-Costa-Hazard

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

1st Team

Courtois

Clyne Cahill Terry © Azpi

Matic Cesc

Reus Oscar/Willian Hazard

Costa

2nd Team / Cup Team

Cech

Dave/Andreas Ivanovic © Zouma Luis/Dasilva

Schweinsteiger* Pasalic/RLC

Willian/Oscar Musonda Reus/Hazard

Remy

*I'd also like to see Zouma get play time at DM.

[lucio 5,418]

Tibo

Ivanovic-Varane-JT-Azpi

Matic-Cesc-Marchisio

Willian-Costa-Hazard

Do you think marchisio is a possibility?

[iseah100 5,612]

Do you think marchisio is a possibility?

Probably not, but i can dream[emoji7] [emoji7]