this is a stupid analysis.. if Persie not in the match, there will be other players to score, and ferguson will have his different strategy..

this report is talking bout when ManU played with only 10players all the time.. boring and noob..

After this long season , I can conclude that chelsea's weakness is against physical team + fast pace team . Mata , Hazard, Oscar cannot compare their bodies and always lose ball in the air.(except when Luiz / Mikel in the midfield).

Vs West Ham - against Diame , - owned
vs Juventus - against their tough 3 CBs - owned
vs Shahktar Donestk - fast pace - owned
vs Corinthains - against tough physical mid fied + samba pass - owned.

in conclusion we really need someone to hold the ball ala Drogba/Adebayor/ Ba /

beg to iffer with the bolded statement.

would that be a backward move if we are to acquire the service of a striker in the mould of drogba?

IMO, the setting now is nearly perfect. the 2 most apparent problem is the effectiveness of torres in converting chances and the 2 DMs.

last season, it was torres without chances. balls are not played to his strength and we only got juan mata as our creative outlet. this season, the excuse is no longer valid. we got, IMO, one of the best attacking trio in europe, beside barca's quartet of xavi-iniesta-fabregas-busquet. it is now either torres is unable to convert the chance due to his lacking in killer instinct or he did not move into space so that our trio can create something for him. you can have 9 xavi in a team but how to create chance for torres if he did not find some space for himself?

2nd, is on DMs issue. mikel is awesome defensively but this dude is so conservative with his playing style. take no risk at all with his passing. rather than going forward, he would rather passed it backward or to the side. ramires is all about energy and stamina. but does he have brain while playing? judge yourself.. lampard? no explanation required. romeu? will be sadly missed. luiz? promising but not yet tested against superior team. should be given more chance. and we let meireless and essien go. since we are playing with 2 DMs, the real question is what is the best combo?