++ [ originally posted by Paranoia ] ++
they have so many promising defenders...terry and johnson could make the centre of defence,+ bridge and probably stanic.
Johnson is a dwarf of a right-back - he'll never play in the middle. Bridge is a left-back, and only a left-back, while I've not seen Stanic play in defence, ever - besides which, he's quite old now.
Terry, Desailly, Gallas and Huth are their four central defenders, with Melchiot filling in there in an emergency. Huth is too inexperienced, Desailly is fading badly, and Gallas and Terry are very good, but not world class yet (if they'll ever be).
Another central defender is very high on Chelsea's list of priorities.