Oh dear, oh dear.

What a disappointing week it has been for Chelsea and their faithful. First dumped out of the Champions' League by a far more organised and better (on the night) team, and then five days later throwing away two points after a seemingly comfortable first half against a less than average Premier League opponent.

2010 has been an ugly year for Chelsea, on and off the pitch, but the fact that a team who has lost six games is top of the table whilst one who has lost ten are still in with a Champions' League shout, shows that the 09/10 season has been ugly all round.

It is quite early to start asking questions for next season, but there are clearly a few things that need changing - and, for once, not the manager!

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We quite obviously lack invention. Jose Mourinho's masterclass last Tuesday showed that when approached with a team set out to irritate we run out of ideas.

Last year the buzz word of the Scolari era was "no plan B." but on Tuesday we seemed to have no plan at all. Cambiasso combined with Lucio and Walter Samuel left our players clueless for creativity. There were ways round it but we couldn't unlock it.

This is mainly down to the lack of creativity we have on the pitch. Wesley Sneijder was an example of exactly what we were missing - somebody who could create something from nothing. I may be as bold to suggest that we have severely missed this since selling Robben to Real Madrid - although Joe Cole is supposed to be that outlet, he just hasn't been sharp enough this season, and an injury he recovered from in October cannot be used as an excuse.

Mikel's role as defensive midfielder also needs to be assessed. He clearly cannot do the job that Essien and, before him, Makelele have both done so well for us in the past. He is too calm on the ball and is more of a danger to the team when it comes to clumsy challenges in the centre of the pitch. His poor defending against Craig Bellamy a couple of weeks ago re-affirmed for me that he is not cut out to play for Chelsea, he has a job to do but isn't up to the task.

Michael Ballack is another player coming under some close scrutiny from fans at the moment. I have always loved having Ballack in the team, I think he adds extra strength and security to the team, but the second half of this season he has been anonymous. I am often left wondering what exactly he has done for the team come the final whistle.

And finally to Kalou. In the same way that I have claimed Mikel isn't good enough for Chelsea, neither sadly is he. Although he was a cheap purchase at £3-odd-million-pounds, he has consistently been terrible on the ball and has inconsistently performed well in a game. Don't get me wrong, you may see him have a flash of brilliance every so often but not often enough. His talents seem to be running with the ball, his weaknesses in the striking of it - simply not good enough for somebody who was signed as a striker.

Of course there are plenty of positives in our team. Branislav Ivanovic and Florent Malouda have both turned into excellent acquisitions and this season have both cemented their places in the team. Ashley Cole was on tremendous form until his injury and Drogba has once again been impeccable in front of goal.

The problem is with the bit-part players, the ones who aren't necessarily renowned world over who need to play their parts. Ji Sung Park is a prime example of what we are lacking, a squad player who gets on with his game, when he is chosen performs exceptionally well and can turn up to a match and win it for you. Something players like Joe Cole and Kalou need to be doing, but sadly for us, aren't.