4-3-1-2

Torres-Kalou
Anelka
Malouda-Ramires-Lampard
Cole-Terry-Luiz-Bosingwa
Cech

I don't want kalou to play behind torres because Christmas tree's attack is too poor.
Kalou is lively in front, who know it could turn out a scary attacking line?
Drogba must be bench. He is horrible
You will be surprise to see me not including essien right? Yes, no place for Essien. He need some rest, he has been doing a lot of wrong passes all the time. Cost us some important possession.
Lampard go back to right side, Supporting Bosingwa in attack.

If we go back to 4-3-3, where's Anelka gonna play? I really love Anelka when he's playing behind two strikers. He didn't do anything against Liverpool because our strikers aren't combine well. I am sure it will be better. Give Torres some time.
So, I am still preferring 4-3-1-2.

almost all of our players gonna involve in midweek international game except essien ... hope all be back in fit body ..

^ i much prefer

4-3-1-2

Torres-Anelka
Lampard
Malouda-Ramires-Essien
Cole-Terry-Luiz-Bosingwa
Cech

Not bad but Lampard,Essien's form is worrying.
Anelka is doing good behind the two striker. IMO, he did prety well against Liverpool too. Just our attack didn't combine well.

Guss Hiddink poised to come back to Chelsea.

For Fulham game, I would prefer this lineup; (4-1-3-2)


With Ramires holding back, I'm much more relax compare to Mikel. Perhaps McEachran can support him a little. Malouda goes right, yes he can do cut-ins from right side and force the CB to block him. Torres be target man, Anelka SS.

This post has been edited by Belphegor: Feb 8 2011, 07:04 PM

Please, please Hiddink, please come!

MY GOD , guus hiddink and carlo anchelotti looks so alike. they are like...... long lost brothers?

what we desperately need is either width, or some creativity in the middle. somehow i still feel ramires with his energizer bunny running, will wreak havoc on teams trying to park the bus. has some creativity up his sleeves too so
who knows how well he can do in a diamond formation. worth a shot, since josh probably won't be 'risked.'

4-3-3 will only work with malouda firing on all cylinders which isn't the case now. but i'd still prefer it because it's our 'bread and butter' formation so to speak, which we flourished with last season.

as much as we've all been trying to avoid it, benching drogba should be given proper consideration now. its not just his lack of incisiveness, but he's been giving away possession and breaking down attacks waaaaayy too often for the past 5,6 games.

if we're top of the table with a reasonable lead, perhaps my tone would be different. the thing is we don't have that luxury, hence decisive measures must be taken. carlo showed he had the guts to exclude him against spurs, i'm hoping he'll repeat the trick against fulham.

let torres take his favourite CF position, get some goals, and hopefully light a fire under didier to storm back into form. if it doesn't, well....we can always just keep torres there. that's the best bit about having quality backup

i'm fine with malouda on the left, but my vote goes to kalou on the right instead of nico. mainly because he's more of a winger than the frenchman, not to mention his dribbling is more direct.

quite interested about the hiddink recall rumour, to assist carlo. that one might have some legs on it.

I think the problem clearly lies in the team spirit. They all have the talent and ambition to win.

unfortunately, their form and will says otherwise.

hopefully this international break will be of some change in fortune.

sometimes, a little luck can be a boost to the team. everybody needs a little luck sometimes.

now carlo should play torres on his preferred position...then the goals will flow...and we must play with 2 strikers...not 3...so 4-4-2 will be a good choice....i would like to see this lineup...


-------------------------------cech-----------------------------

--ivanovic------------david----------terry-----------a.cole--

--essien------------ramires--------lampard------malouda--

---------------------torres------------anelka-------------------


this is pure 4-4-2......with on right wings..iva will take over..and left flank by either a.cole/malouda......essien can comes in for torres or help ramires to try shoot long-range goals.....ramires...he can goes up, down and supply to both strikers upfront....lampard...will be playmaker......torres - anelka will just wait for the supply or anelka can drop back for assist torress to score......where else terry will be holding centre half..david is capable of defending and attack....like carvalho..score like a striker....haha...so...if they play as wht i mention...i'm sure this team-work lineup is really good for 3 pts consistently...

peace..

I miss this player. really

lol ... duff now good for average club only ... should miss more robben ... the way he penentrate defence last time ...

ROMAN ABROMOVICH
Y U SELL ROBBEN, DUFF, SWP??

all of them are lefty legs

even now we have alot of lefties.

ashley cole, malouda, gael kakuta, sturridge,

not too sure about borini though

except SWP..no difference with our current crop of players isn't it? Malouda, Yuri, Ashley, Josh, Luiz..hehe

Robben is so prone to injury last time, that most probably be the main reason..in return we got 24mils of good money..believe it or not, thats the highest transfer fees received by us

sure they have a financial controller aren't they?

pls take out anelka, he's just not good enough to be in starting-11...inconsistent type of player.

You gotta joking me.
He was the best player in our team in last two matches.

Malouda, Yuri, Ashley are still not up to previous standard.

At least Robben, Duff, Joe Cole, SWP can swap side in games. I really like that crop of players and really miss it