Greatest XI of Jose Mourinho

Midfielders  : Clauede Makelele, Deco, Wesley Sneijder

Easily the toughest selection in the team.

Xabi Alonso, Lampard, Ozil, Kaka, Essien, Ballack, Ozil and Fabregas are some of the names that have missed out on the three spots. But for the balance and shape of the team, I chose those three in particular.

Makalele is the holding midfielder in the team. When you have a position named after you, you know that Makelele is a special player. His defensive nous and positional awareness ensured that Chelsea had the best defensive record in the country and one of the best in Europe.

Deco and Sneijder’s inclusions is the subject for much debate. One could easily argue that Xabi ALonso and Lampard should make the team. And we haven’t even mentioned the likes of Ozil, Fabregas and Kaka!

But with Deco playing a little deeper behind the magical Sneijder with Makelele supporting them, this midfield will have both creativity and solidity which will feed the strikers ahead to score them the goals.

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Siddharth Nair