Posted February 6, 201213 yr Hiddink done it when he arrived, with Drogba and Anelka and it had brilliant results. 4-4-2 with a midfield of essien, lampard, ramires and romeu. use the wing backs, Torres up front with Mata feeding him.
February 6, 201213 yr I liked the way we lined up yesterday but we are just lacking a top quality left winger! I hope he plays the same way at everton on saturday but I can see him shifting mata back out onto the wing with lampard coming into the middle which will really anger me!
February 6, 201213 yr Unlikely to happen. AVB seems very set on 4-3-3, or 4-5-1 however you look at it. He has no problems playing people out of position to suit this system, but he rarely adapts the system to suit the personnel we have available.
February 6, 201213 yr I have been saying since we lost natural width in the side we haven't the players to play 4-3-3. Despite Carlo winning the double he never played anyone in the Kaka role or bought a playmaker in the defensive role as he did with Pirlo. That smacks of 'player power' or more to the point players that won trophies under Jose's way felt more comfortable playing 4-3-3. When AVB has showed great character to leave out the likes of Drogba,Lampard and Terry I thought hey, this geezer means business and is just what we need to take Chelsea forward. What has happened in the last few months smacks of someone not only out of his depth but one without the brain to make tactical decisions under pressure. I'd play Drogba with Sturridge and Mata just behind. With Essien, Lampard and Ramires Suddenly offensively we look dangerous and goals look a possibility. Terry and Cahill need to be paired and I would play Luiz right back. Malouda, Bosingwa and Meireles should be shafted out in the summer they are simply not good enough for Chelsea FC End of Story Edited February 6, 201213 yr by Star
February 6, 201213 yr Hiddink done it when he arrived, with Drogba and Anelka and it had brilliant results. 4-4-2 with a midfield of essien, lampard, ramires and romeu. use the wing backs, Torres up front with Mata feeding him. Where's Sturridge? Not enough creativity in that lineup.
February 6, 201213 yr Where's Sturridge? Not enough creativity in that lineup. are you trying to say sturridge is creative? stop taking the piss man
February 6, 201213 yr Crazy thought -- 4-4-2 with Drogba and Torres? I know Carlo tried it a bit at the beginning, but that was a different situation. Torres was being selfish a year ago, as was Drogba. They just didn't click. Now, Torres seems happy to set up teammates, and has been the only creative force we have, along with Mata. 4-4-2, with Torres playing slightly off Drogba --- like Rooney played a little behind Welbeck?
February 6, 201213 yr Crazy thought -- 4-4-2 with Drogba and Torres? I know Carlo tried it a bit at the beginning, but that was a different situation. Torres was being selfish a year ago, as was Drogba. They just didn't click. Now, Torres seems happy to set up teammates, and has been the only creative force we have, along with Mata. 4-4-2, with Torres playing slightly off Drogba --- like Rooney played a little behind Welbeck? i thought about it for a long time now. people were saying drogba and nando cant play together, but at this point you can just as easily say nando cant play at all and drogba can barely play. with mata and torres behind drogba i feel its worth a try
February 6, 201213 yr Author Where's Sturridge? Not enough creativity in that lineup. ramires, mata, lampard - no creativity?
February 6, 201213 yr Author heres a thought - if youre looking for creativity: 4-3-3 -----------------cech ivanovic -- cahill -- terry -- cole -----------------luiz ---------lampard - mata ramires ----------------- sturridge --------------torres or 4-4-2 ---------------cech luiz -- cahill -- terry -- cole -------lampard - essien ramires ----------------- mata --------torres - sturridge
