What is WRONG with Chelski?

At the start of the 2010-2011 season, there was one team, and one team only that was everyone's pick for the League title and Champions League. They were like a steam-roller, making pancakes out of everything in their sight. All was well and far from blue at the Bridge.

And them came November, and the wheels fell off, or maybe they ran out of flour for the pancakes. Anyway, since then, they have been atrociously bad, mediocre so to speak. Only the Champions League game last night was anything near what is expected of them, but other than that, the fans have been left chewing their fingernails most of the time.

After getting fed-up, the owner came along and decided to play St. Claus, splashing out 75 million on the last day of the January transfer window. That did put more than a smile on the face of Chelsea fans but it made striking pair Drogba and Anelka a little anxious. Both knew that one of them had to warm the bench to accommodate new signing Fernando Torres.

With Chelsea's current system (4-3-3), it is almost impossible to play the Spaniard and Ivorian together as neither are able to be wingers. They both prefer to play centrally with support FROM the wings. The only way to accommodate the both of them is by playing a 4-1-3-2 or a 4-1-2-1-2. For the latter, it would mean that Ramires and Mikel miss out, leaving Essien to be the hard-man in the centre of the park. Lampard and Malouda have to be the attacking midfielders and Anelka playing in the 'hole', behind the two front-men. Knowing Carlo Ancelotti's style, the chances of this happening are the same as Barcelona playing a Stoke City game (long ball, two target men). The former, however, is a more likely formation and will suit the Blues, but again, it all depends on the Italian Spaghetti. The 4-1-3-2 will mean that Anelka misses out and the wings will be covered by Kalou and Malouda with Lampard attacking centrally. Again, this only leaves ONE defensive midfielder and whether it will materialise is a different question.

All in all, things are getting rough at the Bridge, and now I realise that the song "London Bridge is Falling Down" was not made just for the fun of it. Ancelotti is in real trouble and has real 'problemos' at the moment. If he gets knocked out in the Champions League, then it will most certainly be 'adios' to 'Senor Ancelotti' as everyone knows about the KGB-esque Roman Abramovich.

Chocolates are there for a reason,
To be eaten, and not stared at.
Goodbye.