You know, there were some very good points your brough up there.
Lampard can only play in the centre, and as Man United proved, 4-5-1 with Schole splaying off an attacker is far from impressive, I think use either one or the other, although having said thta our attack is shit, so anythings worth a try.
Joey Cole hasn't been bad for Chelsea when given the chance on the left, trouble is, he is rarely given the chance to play anywhere at Chelsea.

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