Chelsea's ideal Starting XI for the 2014/15 season

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has a strong squad to choose fromThe 2013/14 Premier League campaign saw the return of Jose Mourinho and his ultimately doomed attempt to land the League title. Instead of focusing on the task at hand, Mourinho spent most of last season moaning about the fact that he didn't have a “real striker” at the club. He was hell bent on proving to the owner that the current lot wasn't good enough and that he needed some additions up front.So it was no surprise to see the Blues splurge heavily on a striker this summer. The arrival of Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid meant that the Portuguese manager finally had a striker who fit into his style of play. But he wasn't the only one to come to Stamford Bridge from the club as the summer saw the return of Thibaut Courtois from his loan spell and the arrival of a left back in Filipe Luis, also from Atletico Madrid.The transfer window also saw the return of a former fan-favourite in Didier Drogba and a player that Mourinho has always admired in Cesc Fabregas. While the former was brought in to provide cover for Costa, the latter was bought to provide some creativity from central midfield, something that the Blues sorely lacked last season. Add in a late acquisition of Loic Remy from QPR and you see a highly successful transfer window for the Blues, not just in terms of the players coming in but also going out as Mourinho also shipped out players he didn't fancy in Romelu Lukaku and David Luiz.While the summer was no doubt a resounding success in terms of transfers, the opening three games have shown that the players have understood how the manager wants them to play. Mourinho's biggest problem this season will be picking his best XI as he has a squad full of first-team players to choose from. Here is my ideal line up for Chelsea this season.Formation: 4-2-3-1

#1 Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois

One of the cornerstones of Chelsea's success over the last decade has undoubtedly been Petr Cech. The Czech shot-stopper has arguably been the one of the best keepers in the world during his decade long stint between the sticks for Chelsea. But in the past few years, chinks have started to emerge in the keeper's once impregnable armour. Mistakes have been made more often and although only 32, it looked as though a change was required.

The return of Thibaut Courtois from Atletico Madrid has certainly provided that. In just three games, the Belgian keeper has already justified his manager's faith in him on numerous occasions. His performances so far have well and truly put aside the question of who the club's number one is.

Still only 22, Courtois already has a glowing reputation, which will only get better in the years to come. Tall, quick, agile, possessing razor-sharp reflexes and a commanding presence in the area, the Belgian has all the makings of becoming one of the finest goalkeepers of not just his generation, but all-time as well. When he puts pen to paper on a new contract, Chelsea will have someone who will, in all likelihood be the number one for the next decade at the very least.