Breaking down the "New Look" Chelsea

This summer Roberto Di Matteo has rebuilt Chelsea after the departure of key forward Didier Drogba. Indeed, that one man's departure has forced the Swiss to completely redesign the West London club. Of course, that one man was the main reason why Chelsea won the Champions League this year. But in any case, the team has been overhauled to play a new style, one that fits Eden Hazard and Juan Mata's skills.

The old Chelsea, the one of Didier Drogba and Nicholas Anelka and Michael Ballack, was a team that combined brutish strength with delicate finesse. The team had a strong aerial threat, and often scored on counters or of long balls. A perfect example of this is the 2012 FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Tottenham. The teams just gunned balls from one end of the pitch to the other, only to get the ball back when the opposition repeated the feat. The team capitalized on poor officiating and free kicks and lucky chances to thrash their London rivals 5-1. This is the team of old.

The new look Chelsea, on the other hand, is full of youth, energy and playmakers. Between Oscar, Hazard and Marko Marin, Roman Abrhamovich seems to want to buy every number 10 in the world. The youth also works against them; it's hard to see how any back line can consist of the aging Ashley Cole, the brash David Luiz, the injury prone Gary Cahill, and the not-a-right back Branislav Ivanovic. David Luiz shows this often, wanting to prove his should be playing at centre attacking mid not centre back. His dribbling runs outside the box need to stop for the good of all at Stamford Bridge. Despite this, the defense and offense seem to have cohesion in the attacking moves. Hazard and Mata seem to takes turns depending on what day it is as to who gets to play in the centre. And Fernando Torres. Fernando Torres. The 50 million pound man. This whole team is built around that one man. He is the reason why this Chelsea team will win or lose. Not to put any more pressure on you, El Nino.