Posted this as a comment

but I would quite like some feedback from Chelsea supporters on it, so I'm making it in to an article. Am I dead wrong? Or do you agree?

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KDB

I'm aware to the more pressing issues, glad to see what I've come up with is the same as Chelsea supporters. (You say CF, CM + CB, and I put in Falcao, Hummels and M'Vila)

But in all honesty, and this maybe is where being a fan of a club hinders the perspective, I don't think that line up is strong enough still. A chelsea supporter would see it as huge improvement and maybe a chance at the league again, but I still don't see the same strength in that line up as in past Chelsea sides.

Cech
Fereira Carvalho Terry A.Cole
Lampard Makelele Essien
Anelka Drogba Robben

is one of the best 11's assembled in the PL era.

Cech
Ivanovic Hummels Cahill Cole
Oscar (M'Vila/Fellaini) Mata
DeBruyne Falcao Hazard

isn't. And I don't think it's as good as United's or City's current 11's if all their players were firing on all cylinders either, let alone the sides they could have after the summer, where both are likely to spend at lease £50m bolstering there squads.

Liverpool in 10/11 and 11/12 were making more chances than any team in the league, but missing them all nearly, similarly to how Chelsea are doing now. But no one bothered with them when title discussions were about, because they just didn't have that special commodity that it takes. They had no way of playing that was their way, nor a strong leader and manager to inspire and motivate. They just didn't inspire fear in their opponents and inevitably didn't come close. Chelsea have lost something, they've withered. To really come again, it will take a huge overhaul, or else, very possibly, Chelsea could go the way of Arsenal and Liverpool, slipping in quality until they aren't the team they once were.

To sum it all up, I ask you this. At the start of the season, the game against Atletico Madrid. Would any Chelsea fan watching 4 or 5 years ago have been happily joking and laughing about the game, when Chelsea we're being played off the park by their opposition. They of course, wouldn't. Because even on their very worst day, the Chelsea of 4 or 5 years ago would NEVER have been beaten in that manner or by that result by anyone in the world. Chelsea have lost the fear they put in to teams, and 3 or 4 top additions won't give them that back. A strong manager and his fresh perspective would. You need someone to fight Roman, and who'll do things that will risk his job to the good of Chelsea. Someone who if he is sacked, the fans would turn on Roman with a venom, regardless of what he has done for you in the past, to show him that you want stability and strength in your leader and his team. Otherwise, for all Roman's good that he's done you, you'll never have a real sure footing among Europes elite. To be like the Manchester Uniteds, Bayern Munichs and Real Madrid's of the world, who for years and years have been the best around in their lands, Roman has to sumbit authority to more knowledgable people. Otherwise Chelsea in my opinion are on a very slippery slope, that throwing money at could help, but won't solve any problems.