Simple - if you had it your way what would be your starting team this time next year? That is of course if we're still around by then But seriously, just interested to see what team's people would like to see, I think we all want similar signings TBH
End of 2009
-----------------------------------------Cech-----------------------------
--------Ivanovic-----Carvalho*------------Terry-----------Cole----
---------------Essien----Ballack/Mikel-----Lampard-----------
---------------Anelka----------Drogba---------Malouda----------
Alex replaced him as the season went on
End of 2010
---------------------------------------Cech-------------------------------------
----------Ivanovic------------Alex---------------Terry-------Cole---------
---------------------Ramires------Mikel----------Lampard----------
------------------Anelka-----Drogba-------------Malouda----------
End of 2011
------------------------------------Cech------------------------------
---Ivanovic--------Luiz---------------Terry----------Cole--------
-------------Ramires-------------Romeu-----Meireles---------
-------------Sturridge----------Torres/Drogba-------Mata----
End of 2012?
--------------------------------------Cech----------------------------------------
--------Ivanovic----------Luiz----------Terry-----------Bertrand------
-----------------Ramires-----------------Romeu/Meireles-----------
-----Sturridge-----------------Mata-----------------------Hazard-----
-------------------------------Torres-----------------------------------
Real End of 2012
-----------------------------------------Cech--------------------------
------Azpi--------------Luiz---------Terry/Ivan------Cole--------
-----------------Ramires-----------Mikel----------------------------
-----------Oscar-----------Mata------------Hazard----------------
------------------------------Torres(with Ba coming in Jan)----
<fingerscrossed>
Starting Team This Time Next Year?
posted on 31/12/11
Hazard overrated imo.
Would love
Cech (who miraculously rediscovers form)
Cole (ditto)
Terrry
Luiz (best player in our squad)
Ivanovic
Ramires
Moutinho
Neymar
Mata
Sturridge
Torres
posted on 31/12/11
For me it would be this team:
Cech
Van Der Weil, Luiz, Terry, Perera
Romeu, Ramires
Mata, Neymar
Sturridge, Torres
Mata and Neymar having free roles to influence the game at the right end.
posted on 31/12/11
Plan for Courtois is for him to go on loan next few seasons, and I still beleive if we play 4-2-3-1 there's no need for a 40-50m Modric. City often play with Barry and Touyre as the two deep midfielders, Madrid sometimes play with Khedira and Coentrao as the deep midfield 2 etc. It is not neccessary in a 4-2-3-1 for that player to come in. JNR - 3 good midfielders
posted on 31/12/11
Toure is world class. Ramires/Meireles isn't.
City have Aguero, Nasri, Silva and Balotelli. We have Sturridge, Mata, Torres and XXXXX.
It's not comparable
posted on 31/12/11
Also nice to see you write JNR instead of JnR
posted on 31/12/11
Ramires is our best mdifeleder.
I guess Mata could be a paly maker..
Cech
Cole Terry Luiz Ivanovic
Ramires Romeu
Neymar Mata Sturridge
Torres
posted on 31/12/11
I would have a 4-2-3-1, with the following team:
Cech
Ivanovic
Terry
Luiz
Cole
Romeu
Ramires
Hulk/new signing
Mata
Hazard
Torres/Sturridge..
posted on 26/12/12
End of 2012:
Cech
Azpi Cahill Terry Cole
Luiz Mikel
Moses Mata Hazard
Torres
(I think this is the team Rafa'd play if everyone was fit, not my best)
posted on 26/12/12
comment by Super Dan Sturridge ★ (U3816)
posted on 31/12/11
Im not counting on us getting players like Hazard tbh
comment by Verminator_05- Wenger out, Phil brown in? (U5985)
posted on 31/12/11
Madrid will get Hazard BK. It's blatant now
posted on 20/2/13