Escape From Reality Part 2

So as I said yesterday, I've had quite a hectic few days, and so today I'm going to chat a little about Chelsea.

Chelsea really are a great team with a very 'European' style of playing. When I say 'European' what I mean is that it is very similar to that of the other Champions League teams, namely they rely on a very direct style of play where there are a lot more runs from individual players rather than a more physical style which is associated with the English premier league.

They are a great team who are very consistent, and have some amazing players who manage to shine as individuals as well as work within a team context. Because they are all great players and they have a very direct style, they have a different formation to that of the other English teams.

Usually the English teams play a standard 4-4-2 formation, where they have 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 strikers. This works well because you have a strong defence with a wide midfield who can the bring the ball in to the center to one of the two strikers.

But because of Chelsea's style of play, they choose to have a much stronger midfield with fewer strikers, resulting in a 4-1-4-1 formation. In this formation the team have 4 defenders, 1 defensive midfielder, 4 attacking midfielders and 1 striker. This formation works very well because the 1 defensive midfielder can easily move backward to strengthen the defence as well as play a strong linking position and as a result push the midfield forward.

As a result they have a strong forward midfield and therefore can also create lots of chances for the striker, when not taking the chances themselves.

Another great thing about Chelsea is that they have an awesome owner, which is actually how I found out about them and a strong reason why I support them. Roman Abremovich is a brilliant Russian businessman who is passionate about football and as a result isn't worried about putting lots of money into the team. Because he is extremely successful within the business realm, I am certain his side will become successful in the same way.

Roman has pushed a huge amount of money into Chelsea in many different ways such as buying players, buying coaches and training staff, upgrading Stamford Bridge's facilities for training as well as for the stadium and establishing an academy for training younger footballers.

Here are the positions which the team plays, and who plays in those positions [in case you didn't know, Chelsea have two players in each position so that they can have consistency]:

GOALKEEPERS

> Cech
> Cudicinni

DEFENDERS

Left Back
> Bridge
> A Cole

Central
> Terry
> Alex
> Calvallio
> Ivanovic

Right Back
> Bosingwa
> Fererria

MIDFIELDERS

Defensive Midfield
> Essien
> Mikel
> Minero

Left Wing
> Malouda
> Sinclair
> Stoch

Left Mid
> Lampard
> Beletti
> Woods

Right Mid
> Deco
> J Cole

Right Wing
> Ballack
> Kalou

STRIKERS

> Anelka
> Drogba
> Di Santo


Anyway, enough about Chelsea, tomorrow I'll chat about DOTA.