About this formation:
Terry as the deep CB with David Luiz closing down and playing the ball out from the back. Bosingwa and Cole pushing forward, with Mikel retreating into the space between Terry and David Luiz to maintain defensive stability.
Essien is the box-to-box player, collecting short passes from Mikel and Luiz and moving the ball quickly upfield and closing down the opposition midfield when out of possession. Lampard operates in a similar capacity but not dropping as deep, picking up short passes from Essien and either spreading the ball to the overlapping Bosingwa or Cole, or playing killer passes through to Torres. He also supports Bosingwa on the right with one-twos and opening up space. Lampard makes runs from deep and takes shots or plays through balls, collecting...
