New Blues

Chelsea soundly beat the Seattle Sounders yesterday by a score of 4-2. New boys Eden Hazard and Marko Marin each scored, while Romelu Lukaku picked 2 up himself. The Blues future showed itself in fine fashion last night. Di Matteo started Hazard, Markin and Lukaku, as well as Nathaniel Chalobah, Kevin de Bruyne and Gael Kakuta. The result was lovely for Chelsea fans. Marin and Hazard showed themselves to be quite superb. The speed with which Marin and Harzard attacked and counter attacked was frightening. 3 of the Blues goals came off turnovers from the Sounders; such quick counters will put the Blues in good positions this year in the premier league. Think of the blues potential lineup. Di Matteo will have them line up in a 4-4-3. Bosingwa, Terry, Cahill and Cole will hold forwards in check. Ramires, Lampard and Marin will control the pace and play the right balls for the forwards. Mata and Hazard will take up the wings, putting crosses into the striker. Here is where a dilemma begins. Chelsea holds a plethora of attacking options. Torres, Sturridge and Lukaku all will contest for the spot, but the Blues have allegedly assured Torres the starting role. However, Abrahmovich has been chasing after Porto striker Hulk; his buying will really complicate things. Even with the striking problem, the Blues should be fine; Di Matteo looks rather Mourhino-like in handling players. After all, more is better.