Five important decisions Mourinho must make this pre-season

Formation

A criticism of Chelsea’s formation last season was in defence. Time and time again we would be opened up at the back and that could be due to the fact we had been playing with three players pushed up supporting the main striker.

Chelsea, under Mourinho in his first stint as manager, were known to have a formidable defence and home record. I just wonder if he will decide to revert back to the 4-3-3 formation for the coming season?

If he decides to stick with what we had been playing, the 4-2-3-1 formation, we need to ensure that we work on defensive areas. With Mikel, Romeu, Lampard, Ramires, Essien and now Van Ginkel on the books, we have more than enough cover for those positions – maybe too many?