Upon hearing that Roman Abramovich is ready to go on a spending spree with newly appointed Chelsea FC coach Luiz Felipe Scolari I have decided to write this post just to express my thoughts.

First of all I think Scolari is a great appointment however it is concerning that he has publicly stated that money was the main reason he chose Chelsea.Even more concerning is his statement that he would only like to coach Chelsea for another 5 or 6 years before retiring from coaching all together.Which is not suprising as money is what makes Football go round these days…..This is not easy on the ears as many Chelsea fans such as myself were looking for a long term appointment.However, pushing this aside we can look forward to a good 5 seasons with Scolari that will hopefully bring us in excess of 10 trophies.

Among these, the Champions League must be top of the list after the very unfortunate final in Moscow just a few weeks back.I must stress that I do not hold John Terry accountable for that loss but rather Didier Drogba whom if had not slapped Tevez would have taken the 5th penalty to win us the European Cup that we have been desperate for so long.

Now to the transfer window and although Chelsea may sign up to ten new players and completely reshape the squad, in reality we just need two players for the starting eleven.A striker to fill the shoes of the departing Drogba (whom i hope leaves) and the left mid possition to replace Mallouda, whom we should sell on to Barca as they seem keen.Striking wise the best option is David Villa, without a doubt.He has expressed interest for playing in England and Valencia seem to be in financial trouble and could be forced to sell the ace.Although Abramovich is looking to the likes of Kaka and Ribery to fill the left mid gap, all we need is the man whom nobody wants….Ronaldhino.I think he can hit his straps again at Chelsea and would benefit from playing under Scolari again as he did in the 2002 world cup.

Also Shevchenko should be starting alongside David Villa.             

So in summary:

• Mallouda – Out
• Drogba - Out
• David VIlla – In
• Ronaldhino – In