i'm curious bout sumthing.. thiago plays the same role as xavi..
den wat bout fabregas?

Mourinho's problem is not because his team is newly assembled. 2 years is long enough for a manger to transmit his ideas to his team, especially for a coach as bright as him.

His problem is the kind of players he has in his disposal. There is no defensive players with great tactical mind who can anticipate our movements 1 or 2 steps earlier. I must say, this players: Pepe, Khedira, Lass, Marcelo, their defensive abilities are hugely overrated. Expecially Diarra. Quite honestly the reason we managed to control the midfield in Clasicos is because of Diarra's flaws. Pepe is thug, who solely depends on his aggresiveness. No brain, no, absolutely none.

Ramos is their best defensive player, but IMHO he too has sooo much too learn. And I've watch him a lot while playing for RM and Spain.
I don't believe squad depth is that important to build title winning teams. Evidence? Our team lah We are halfway into Pep's 4th season, and no season did we have such so-called strength in depth. But how many titles we won again? We won those titles with exactly the same player-repositioning system you mentioned. That's Pep's way of rotatiing system.