Players:

1 GK Petr ÄŒech (28)

2 DF Branislav Ivanović (26)

3 DF Ashley Cole (30)

4 DF David Luiz (23)

5 MF Michael Essien (28)

7 MF Ramires (23)

8 MF Frank Lampard (vice-captain) (32)

9 FW Fernando Torres (26)

10 MF Yossi Benayoun (30)

11 FW Didier Drogba (32)

12 MF John Obi Mikel (23)

15 MF Florent Malouda (30)

17 DF José Bosingwa (28)

18 MF Yuri Zhirkov (27)

19 DF Paulo Ferreira (31)

21 FW Salomon Kalou (25)

22 GK Ross Turnbull (25)

26 DF John Terry (club captain) (30)

33 DF Alex (28)

39 FW Nicolas Anelka (31)

40 GK Henrique Hilário (35)

43 DF Jeffrey Bruma (19)

46 MF Josh McEachran (17)

(ages from start of January) (average age 27)

As we've made the two new signings, who do you reckon will be our first team when everyone is fit?

will we change formation?

I hope we'll set up something like this:

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

........Luiz......Ivanovic.....Terry......Cole

..........................Essien

................Lampard....Malouda

........................Anelka

................Drogba......Torres

Anelka played very well in that deeper roll which is really what he does anyway, I'd rather play standard 4-4-2 but I don;t think we have a good enough right midfielder,

what do you think?

I'd switch Ivan with luiz but apart from that I'd say it was spot on. Feel a little bit sorry for ramires after finally settling in. Maybe he plays instead of mikel and essien goes dm. malouda doesn't deserve to start at the moment. anelka played awesome yesterday behind the 2, and even though kalou has done well recently drogba and torres need to get games together so they can gel asap.

Though u had a midfield of

mikel

essien lampard

Luiz RB, say whaaaaaat?

Luiz will become permanent CB next season I reckon along with JT, and I want Iva to play RB over Bos (dont rate Bos).

I know Luiz really isnt a right back but he seems strong on the ball, and as were not playing with wingers anymore, we need width and 'i thinkLuiz could do more than Ivan

I would say;

---------------Cech

Ivan------Luiz------Terry-----Cole

---------------Essien

---------Lamps------Ramires

--------------Anelka

----------Drog-----Torres

I think malouda could be going in the summer and kalou is a great sub

I would say;

---------------Cech

Ivan------Luiz------Terry-----Cole

---------------Essien

---------Lamps------Ramires

--------------Anelka

----------Drog-----Torres

I think malouda could be going in the summer and kalou is a great sub

Thats the team I was going to post, though I think we will see Ramires and Essien holding for Lamps more than Ramires and Lamps getting forward.

Cech

Ivanovic Luiz Terry Cole

Essien Mikel Lampard

Anelka

Drogba Torres