Chelsea play a team that is 56 places below them in the league standings. We are almost full strength, with players returning from injuries and African Cup.

At these circumstances, playing at Stamford Bridge, this should be a walk in the park (no disrespect to Huddersfield Town). That said, upsets do happen in cup competitions. I have a feeling that this could be a 4-0. Even if it is a 1-0, I just want to see a commanding Chelsea performance by completely outplaying and outclassing our league one opponents.

So here comes the problem of plenty! Terry is back. He has surprised the manager and everyone else by recovering so quickly. That’s bad news for Alex. If grant played a injury-returned Lampard against Liverpool in a premier league game, he would certainly play Terry against Huddersfield in an FA Cup game. If Ivanovic is anywhere near match-fit, he should play as well.

In midfield, Essien is available. So is Mikel, Lampard, Ballack, Makelele and if at all you need, Sidwell too. And then you see Drogba, Kalou, Anelka, Joe Cole, Malouda, SWP plus Sinclair, Di Santo and Sahar in the attack. Ooh! Ok, this is a relatively easy match up in the FA Cup. So you can either play a strong team and say that you take it seriously or play some second string players and say that you’re giving chances to youth. The real selection struggle would come in for the champions league and premier league matches.

Here is Essien returning from African Cup, talking about Chelsea’s progress in his absence:

I think they’ve done a good job and didn’t lose a game. It didn’t surprise me because I know we have the players to do it. The team has done really well, and we have to keep going and continue to win our matches.

BBC’s Mark Lawrenson says that the Blues could enter two teams in the Premier League and they would probably both be good enough for a top-five finish. Quite rightly so. That’s the pressure that comes with the money spent and quality of players we have. Avram says that he will play a strong team against Huddersfield Town. Any eleven players from the Chelsea squad could prove to be very strong for our opponents.

chelsea-team-vs-huddersfield.jpgI’m still waiting for Frankie Lampard’s 100th Chelsea goal. I wish he gets there as soon as possible. These are landmarks that make you feel uneasy and restless, which could show up on the pitch in crucial moments.

This is my team. The idea behind choosing this team is to see that certain players get some deserved rest, certain players get some playing time and certain players get some first team experience. Drogba and Kalou can make substitute appearances while this could be last first team match for Sinclair this season. Also we have an away fixture in champions league on Tuesday. Just like in FA Cup, we’ve got an easy draw in champions league but at champions league level, you can’t take an team lightly.

As I said before, I think this could be a healthy 4-0 and if we score 2 or 3 goals in the first half, we could even run riot.

P.S: I’m not sure how many have noticed this. In the main menu bar, you have the comments page and footie news page. They look much better this way, I think.