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1 Petr Cech

2 Branislav Ivanovic

3 Ashley Cole

5 Michael Essien

7 Ramires

8 Frank Lampard

10 Yossi Benayoun**

11 Didier Drogba

12 Mikel

15 Florent Malouda

17 Jose Bosingwa*

18 Yury Zhirkov

19 Paulo Ferreira

21 Salomon Kalou

22 Ross Turnbull

23 Daniel Sturridge

26 John Terry

33 Alex

38 Patrick van Aanholt

39 Nicolas Anelka

40 Henrique Hilario

43 Jeffrey Bruma

44 Gael Kakuta

45 Fabio Borini***

46 Josh McEachran

*We should give him a chance. He's come back from a long-term injury and should be given a full season to prove himself.

**Not the biggest fan of Benayoun's signing, but he too, deserves 1 full season

***His unwillingness to sign a new deal worries me, though if he does sign an extension, I wouldn't mind.

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5 Michael Essien IN

7 Ramires IN

8 Frank Lampard IN

10 Yossi Benayoun IN

11 Didier Drogba OUT

12 Mikel OUT

15 Florent Malouda OUT

17 Jose Bosingwa IN

18 Yury Zhirkov IN

19 Paulo Ferreira OUT

21 Salomon Kalou OUT

22 Ross Turnbull OUT

23 Daniel Sturridge IN

26 John Terry IN

33 Alex IN

38 Patrick van Aanholt IN

39 Nicolas Anelka OUT

40 Henrique Hilario OUT

43 Jeffrey Bruma IN

44 Gael Kakuta IN

45 Fabio Borini IN

46 Josh McEachran IN

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2 Branislav Ivanovic IN

3 Ashley Cole IN

5 Michael Essien IN

7 Ramires IN

8 Frank Lampard IN

10 Yossi Benayoun IN

11 Didier Drogba IN

12 Mikel IN

15 Florent Malouda IN

17 Jose Bosingwa IN

18 Yury Zhirkov IN

19 Paulo Ferreira OUT

21 Salomon Kalou OUT

22 Ross Turnbull EITHER

23 Daniel Sturridge EITHER

26 John Terry IN

33 Alex IN

38 Patrick van Aanholt IN

39 Nicolas Anelka OUT

40 Henrique Hilario EITHER

43 Jeffrey Bruma IN

44 Gael Kakuta IN

45 Fabio Borini IN

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1 Petr Cech IN

2 Branislav Ivanovic IN

3 Ashley Cole IN

5 Michael Essien IN

7 Ramires IN

8 Frank Lampard IN

10 Yossi Benayoun IN

11 Didier Drogba OUT

12 Mikel OUT

15 Florent Malouda OUT

17 Jose Bosingwa IN

18 Yury Zhirkov IN

19 Paulo Ferreira OUT

21 Salomon Kalou OUT

22 Ross Turnbull OUT

23 Daniel Sturridge IN

26 John Terry IN

33 Alex IN

38 Patrick van Aanholt IN

39 Nicolas Anelka OUT

40 Henrique Hilario OUT

43 Jeffrey Bruma IN

44 Gael Kakuta IN

45 Fabio Borini IN

46 Josh McEachran IN

This.

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Keep;

??? = new signing definately needed.

......................................... Drogba..........Sturridge

..........................................Kalou................???

...............Malouda...........Lampard..........Mikel.............Benayoun

...............Zhirkov.............McEachran.......Ramires.......Essien

......................................................................................Kakuta

...............Cole....................Terry.................Alex.............Bosingwa

...............Aanholt..............Ivanovic.............Bruma..............???

......................................................Cech

.......................................................???

Out:

Ancelotti

Ferreira

Hilario

Anelka

Borini (will run his contract out)

Turnbull (send out on season loan with us having a 24hr recall if Cech or new GK gets injured).

If certain players become available in the summer then others can leave. ie. Carroll for Drogba, Young or Johnson for Malouda or Zhirkov.

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1 Petr Cech IN

2 Branislav Ivanovic IN

3 Ashley Cole IN

5 Michael Essien IN

7 Ramires IN

8 Frank Lampard IN

10 Yossi Benayoun IN

11 Didier Drogba OUT

12 Mikel OUT

15 Florent Malouda OUT

17 Jose Bosingwa IN

18 Yury Zhirkov IN

19 Paulo Ferreira OUT

21 Salomon Kalou OUT

22 Ross Turnbull OUT

23 Daniel Sturridge IN

26 John Terry IN

33 Alex IN

38 Patrick van Aanholt IN

39 Nicolas Anelka OUT

40 Henrique Hilario OUT

43 Jeffrey Bruma IN

44 Gael Kakuta IN

45 Fabio Borini IN

46 Josh McEachran IN

Drastic change in my opinion. Not ideal for a transition period. However I do think that in next season players like Drogba and malouda should learn to warm the bench for a change.

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1 Petr Cech IN

2 Branislav Ivanovic IN

3 Ashley Cole IN

5 Michael Essien IN

7 Ramires IN

8 Frank Lampard IN

10 Yossi Benayoun IN

11 Didier Drogba IN

12 Mikel IN

15 Florent Malouda IN

17 Jose Bosingwa IN

18 Yury Zhirkov IN

19 Paulo Ferreira OUT

21 Salomon Kalou OUT

22 Ross Turnbull OUT

23 Daniel Sturridge IN

26 John Terry IN

33 Alex IN

38 Patrick van Aanholt IN

39 Nicolas Anelka OUT

40 Henrique Hilario OUT

43 Jeffrey Bruma IN

44 Gael Kakuta IN

45 Fabio Borini OUT *Leaving of own accord by the look of it*

46 Josh McEachran IN

So that's six out with more attacking players brought in as a matter of urgency, couple of wingers of high calibre, a top centre forward to rotate then take over from Drogba and lampards long term replacement brought in or at least identified, we look in transition at the moment but I believe that if the club puts abit more outlay in this coming summer window than in previous windows it can be a quick transition, main thing is more depth in the attacking positions but youthful with pace.

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1 Petr Cech IN

2 Branislav Ivanovic IN

3 Ashley Cole IN

5 Michael Essien IN

7 Ramires IN

8 Frank Lampard IN

10 Yossi Benayoun OUT

11 Didier Drogba IN

12 Mikel IN

15 Florent Malouda IN

17 Jose Bosingwa OUT

18 Yury Zhirkov OUT

19 Paulo Ferreira OUT

21 Salomon Kalou OUT

22 Ross Turnbull OUT

23 Daniel Sturridge IN

26 John Terry IN

33 Alex IN

38 Patrick van Aanholt IN

39 Nicolas Anelka OUT

40 Henrique Hilario OUT

43 Jeffrey Bruma IN

44 Gael Kakuta IN

45 Fabio Borini IN

46 Josh McEachran IN

17 in 8 out.

Big squad changes are needed this summer....

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Exactly.

My reasoning for that is that the attacking midfield position is where i want us most to improve and bring some quality in, Benayoun is OK but we need some quality attacking magic in our team a kind of Iniesta, Van Der Vaart, Modric, Ozil type player, the type of player that Josh will be in a few years basically.

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Wouldn't bet on it, being moulded into playing in that holding role :doh:

I bloody well hope not. Hopefully it is just giving him positional awareness experience. Would be the biggest waste of talent i have ever seen if we have plans to mould him into a deep lying player/holding player

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I bloody well hope not. Hopefully it is just giving him positional awareness experience. Would be the biggest waste of talent i have ever seen if we have plans to mould him into a deep lying player/holding player

Not exactly holding but deep-lying playmaking midfielder, and you know whose trademark such players are ..
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The club is just easing McEachran into adult football. The DM position allows him to see much of the ball and rarely does the opposition target DM for rough treatment, that is usually reserved for the atacking players.

McEachran is clearly an advanced midfield player, probably a LCM like Lampard that will link the midfield and attack together.

There is no problem with him playing some minutes as a DM, I'd rather that then throw him in at the deep end and rely on him for goals and assists. He doesn't need that pressure now.

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2 Branislav Ivanovic IN

3 Ashley Cole IN

5 Michael Essien IN

7 Ramires IN

8 Frank Lampard IN

10 Yossi Benayoun IN

11 Didier Drogba IN

12 Mikel OUT

15 Florent Malouda OUT

17 Jose Bosingwa IN

18 Yury Zhirkov IN

19 Paulo Ferreira OUT

21 Salomon Kalou OUT

22 Ross Turnbull OUT

23 Daniel Sturridge OUT

26 John Terry IN

33 Alex IN

38 Patrick van Aanholt IN

39 Nicolas Anelka OUT

40 Henrique Hilario OUT

43 Jeffrey Bruma IN

44 Gael Kakuta IN

45 Fabio Borini OUT

46 Josh McEachran IN

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