What is Chelseas all time greatest XI? This is mine: 4-2-3-1 GK: Cech RB: Harris CB: Desailly CB: Terry LB: Cole CM: Hudson CM: Makelele RAM: Zola CAM: Lampard LAM: Mata ST: Osgood Subs: Bonetti, Le Saux, Carvalho, Essien, Wise, Robben, Drogba. Had to change formation to accommodate a few players.
I'm not a fan of this "all time" thing as it is a generational thing and it depends on what era you grew up in. I never got to see Chelsea greats like Osgood, Greaves, Tambling, Cooke, Bonetti, Harris etc play so I feel it would be fruitless of me to include them, and it is too early to say Mata is the greatest Chelsea player when he has only been with us for 6 months, maybe in terms of technical ability he is but ultimately you are judged by how well you perform on the pitch. I'd say mine in a 4-3-3 GK: Cudicini RB: Petrescu CB: Gullit CB: Terry LB: Le Saux MF: Zola MF: Essien MF: Makalele ST: Drogba ST: JFH ST: Gudjohnsen So many were left out i.e Spencer, Lampard, Cech etc but I had to include the strike partnership of JFH and Gudjohnsen because those two + Cudicini between the three of them probably earnt us at least 30% of our points. Ruud Gullit was an amazing player and probably my favourite. Zola should get in any Chelsea team
Made this thread a few month ago http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/98496-All-time-Chelsea-XI everyone's views are pretty much there.
you've missed out the one of the world's greatest strikers,Jimmy Greaves,surely he would get into the team,he'd score hatful's along side some of those players
Without a doubt totsfan, and Charlie Cooke too! This is why I have to agree with District Line's comments. If you've been supporting the Blues for the last 10 years, its not really difficult, to put a top squad together! If you've been going there since Greavsie's days, like I have, its impossible! Venables, Tambing, Hutchinson, Dixon, Speedie, Nevin, Desailly, Leboef, Blunstone etc, etc!! Where do you stop?
