ten : eleven AnteMeridian

what would happen if the sky was already full of stars, and someone decides to add more stars ? Naturally, some stars will be replaced, some will shine brighter than others and some will fight for territorial advantage.

likewise, Chelsea who have bought 2 premiership titles, aim to book a third by cramping in more stars to their already star studded squad. Apparently money can buy you anything, if you are Mr. Roman. With the likes of Sheva, Drogba and Crespo up-front, Lampard, Essien, Ballack, Cole, Wright-Phillips, Makalele and Robben in midfield, winning the tile for a third time should be a breeze. Or would it ?

the question on everyone’s mind is, how is Mourinho gonna line-up his first 11 ? Assume he goes for a 4-4-2 formation. Crespo, Drogba and Sheva are all world class forwards, no one wants to play second fiddle. In midfield, Lampard and Ballack are 2 similar types of players. Who will get the nod ? Both ? We all know how instrumental Lampard was in the past 2 seasons. Will a poor world cup performance make him loose his place ? Lets say both play. Then there’s Essien and Makalele. Makalele is the unsung hero that Madrid overlooked and Essien is the hard tackling midfield man. 1 will be left out. We’re left with Robben, Cole and Wright-Phillips. Oh boy, i dont even want to go there.

maybe he will go for a lone stricker and beef-up the mid, maybe he’ll play with 3 at the back and place Makalele just in front of them, maybe he’ll have a headache just choosing his players…this much i’m sure about, none of these star players want to be part of a rotation system that Mourinho is soo fond off.

well, good luck to Chelsea, United are ready to pounce.