It's one formation Kenny is quite familiar with and could stabilize the team.
Let me explain why:
1. Getting overrun in midfield by only playing two CM's. That is clear, we lack athleticism and the ability to impose our game on the opposition for more than a short spell.
2. We have two strikers who are 'undroppable'. Suarez because he's our best player, and Carroll because we need to try and get the best out of him. To be fair, he's done well over the last month and doesn't warrant losing his place in the team, and I don't care how bad that miss was, he's active and looks hungry, he's not the problem. Suarez should also not be played as a lone striker, and all of his goals have been scored with Carroll on the pitch (correct me if I'm wrong).
3. Charlie Adam and Steven Gerrard are best utilized in a three man midfield. Both of them are defensively suspect in their own ways, and look much better (especially Adam) when they've got cover behind them.
4. Other than Downing, we have no other natural wide man, and Henderson is clearly a central midfielder who's uncomfortable playing wide.
5. Skrtel and Agger are both playing well and have been pushing our defensive line forward which is encouraging. They do not deserve to be dropped when Carragher comes back.
6. Johnson and Enrique could fit in well as wing backs. Enrique and Downing have been stepping on each other's toes on the left anyway, and Johnson is defensively suspect. The extra defensive protection could help them both become less reserved going forward.
For the formation lovers, I suggest this:
Reina
Skrtel Carragher/Coates Agger
Johnson Gerrard* Lucas Adam Enrique
Suarez Carroll
*Henderson
Gerrard, Adam, Carroll and Suarez are all playing in their best positions, and it's the only possible way it could be done. Many other players in the squad would also find places in the team more easily (Guys like Bellamy, Spearing, Maxi etc.)
I know 3-5-2 has its problems, however with the current squad we possess and the way we've been playing, it's certainly worth a try, at least until we have a chance to correct our weaknesses in January or in the summer.
My 2p.
Let me explain why:
1. Getting overrun in midfield by only playing two CM's. That is clear, we lack athleticism and the ability to impose our game on the opposition for more than a short spell.
2. We have two strikers who are 'undroppable'. Suarez because he's our best player, and Carroll because we need to try and get the best out of him. To be fair, he's done well over the last month and doesn't warrant losing his place in the team, and I don't care how bad that miss was, he's active and looks hungry, he's not the problem. Suarez should also not be played as a lone striker, and all of his goals have been scored with Carroll on the pitch (correct me if I'm wrong).
3. Charlie Adam and Steven Gerrard are best utilized in a three man midfield. Both of them are defensively suspect in their own ways, and look much better (especially Adam) when they've got cover behind them.
4. Other than Downing, we have no other natural wide man, and Henderson is clearly a central midfielder who's uncomfortable playing wide.
5. Skrtel and Agger are both playing well and have been pushing our defensive line forward which is encouraging. They do not deserve to be dropped when Carragher comes back.
6. Johnson and Enrique could fit in well as wing backs. Enrique and Downing have been stepping on each other's toes on the left anyway, and Johnson is defensively suspect. The extra defensive protection could help them both become less reserved going forward.
For the formation lovers, I suggest this:
Reina
Skrtel Carragher/Coates Agger
Johnson Gerrard* Lucas Adam Enrique
Suarez Carroll
*Henderson
Gerrard, Adam, Carroll and Suarez are all playing in their best positions, and it's the only possible way it could be done. Many other players in the squad would also find places in the team more easily (Guys like Bellamy, Spearing, Maxi etc.)
I know 3-5-2 has its problems, however with the current squad we possess and the way we've been playing, it's certainly worth a try, at least until we have a chance to correct our weaknesses in January or in the summer.
My 2p.
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