Can i make a case for Torres and.....

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

I'd like to see us play with a front three of Benayoun, Babel and Torres with Gerrard, Lucas and Alonso in midfield playing a fluid 4-3-3 with an attacking mindset/gameplan.

[Joe King]

I'd like to see us play with a front three of Benayoun, Babel and Torres with Gerrard, Lucas and Alonso in midfield playing a fluid 4-3-3 with an attacking mindset/gameplan.

Thats too attacking for Rafa, he will get a heart attack

[rage]

clutching at straws with babel imo. better with yossi behind and gerrard on the right, that way yossi and gerrard can interchange. leaves us with nothing on the left really and a very week bench with limited attacking options.

[redlancer]

I'd like to see us play with a front three of Benayoun, Babel and Torres with Gerrard, Lucas and Alonso in midfield playing a fluid 4-3-3 with an attacking mindset/gameplan.

thats what i'd like to see

Yossi, Stevie, Torres and Babel all are capaable of playing left, right and center.

[Abro100]

babel to pair upfront....Pace everywhere, both have a great eye for goal and then we wouldn't have so many people slating kuyt and Voronin off....

Babel doest have a great eye for goal, he cant hit a barn door. Its worth ago though your right, i dont rate Babel though.

[Imy]

Nah lets stick with Voronin and Kuyt. Their hard work will wear down the opposition every time.

[keniget]

Torres and Babel
Torres and Benayoun

Those are our most interesting / potentially great partnerships in my opinion.

It's a little harsh on Voronin perhaps as he's had a decent start to his Liverpool career, but that's the way it goes. As for Kuyt, well, I'm a little tired of him at the moment - perhaps he needs to take a step back and re-examine the position he was bought for. He's almost like our version of Alan Smith.

[Imy]

Babel is more of a striker then a wide player, he would be the perfect link man, much better then Kuyt and Crow.

Babel is willing to take players on and have a shot.

[SNFT]

Babel doest have a great eye for goal, he cant hit a barn door. Its worth ago though your right, i dont rate Babel though.

You dont rate him? how much of him have you seen of him?

[El Jefecito]

I'd like to see us play with a front three of Benayoun, Babel and Torres with Gerrard, Lucas and Alonso in midfield playing a fluid 4-3-3 with an attacking mindset/gameplan.

Funny you should say that I came to pretty much the same conclusions today, while watching Chelsea.

I'd go:
--------El Jefecito-----
------Gerrard------Alonso
Kuyt----Torres----Babel

That's a better front 6 than chelsea have IMO.

[Joe King]

If Rafa likes his cautious attacking which we know he does then why not Benayoun behind Torres- perfect number 10. Reminds me of Beardsley and it could be the sort of link up attacking line we have been looking for in a long time

[kaiserkevin]

babel to pair upfront....Pace everywhere, both have a great eye for goal and then we wouldn't have so many people slating kuyt and Voronin off....

I think your right. Watching Babel in the U21's he always played just off the front man and wondered from left to right.

[El Jefecito]

If Rafa likes his cautious attacking which we know he does then why not Benayoun behind Torres- perfect number 10. Reminds me of Beardsley and it could be the sort of link up attacking line we have been looking for in a long time

For some reason, and I think Morph alluded to it elsewhere, Rafa wants to use his hole player as the one who holds up the play, (hence Morph's reference to 451), Both Babel and Ben Onion would be great #10s, but Rafa seems to want his #10 to play in front of the ball and hence with his back to goal. That would suit neither Yossi nor Babel.

[Joe King]

For some reason, and I think Morph alluded to it elsewhere, Rafa wants to use his hole player as the one who holds up the play, (hence Morph's reference to 451), Both Babel and Ben Onion would be great #10s, but Rafa seems to want his #10 to play in front of the ball and hence with his back to goal. That would suit neither Yossi nor Babel.

You mean to hold the ball the way Kuyt does?

Benayoun doesn't have the strength, he knows that but what he does have is more intelligence and pace to keep the ball and bring others in the game

Babel is more direct and would be brilliant for a counter attack. He could drop deep when we are defending and counter at his own free will

[El Jefecito]

You mean to hold the ball the way Kuyt does? Benayoun doesn't have the strength, he knows that but what he does have is more intelligence and pace to keep the ball and bring others in the game

Babel is more direct and would be brilliant for a counter attack. He could drop deep when we are defending and counter at his own free will

Yeah, for some reason that is integral to Rafa's tactics and TBH only Kuyt and Voronin are made for it.

If we went for a formation which suited a classic #10 we could be using: SG, Ben Onion, Babel, Torres and any number of continental players we could bring in eg (Deco, Elano, Riqueleme)