League Cup vs Man Utd (A): Build Up

[frank the tank]

3 at the back makes sense with our squad. This would also tie in with why we signed Cissokho.

3 centre backs, with Johnson and Enrique as wing backs would be good. This formation might allow BR to bring Coutinho into a midfield 3 as opposed to the left wing - with Sturridge as the focal point and Suarez in a free role.


My concern is that BR will chop and change the team tactically a lot - and i dont think we have the players to adjust to that.

[PTP]

is allen fit? - i'd like to see this for the mancs i think

-------------------mignolet--------------------

--------------skrtel----agger---sakho---------

Henderson--------------------------------------enrique

-----------------Allen-------Alberto----


---------Moses----------Suarez---------Sterling


- i don't know what formation that is 3-2-2-3

but it allows lucas/gerrard/sturridge to be rested, makes use of most of the centre backs, gives width and energy

[Muddled]

It's a tad light in the centre, PeeTeePee!

[I, Ravel Morrison]

Given his withdrawal from the U21 game against Man City, Ilori might feature as rightback or DM. I'd actually play Aspas with Suarez upfront. Have a gut feeling those two will hit it off as a strike pair.

[PTP]

i know - but that's because our midfield options are light anyway and i do feel gerrard and lucas could do with being wrapped up in cotton wool a bit.

so to overcome being light in midfield options, i've decided to just **** it off - overload the wide areas and attack, 3 solid centre backs - and the two guys in the middle can just have a chat and pick up the occasion loose ball or take kick off

[baitman]

------------ Mignolet
----- Skrtel -- Toure -- Sakho
Henderson------------------Enrique
----------- Lucas--Gerrard
---------------Allen
---------Sturridge - Suarez



If we are playing three at the back, I'd like to something this, offers ball retention, width, energy and attacking threat. I could be persuaded into Allen for Gerrard and Alberto in the hole. That would essentially be 3-4-3 when attacking and 5-3-2 when defending with lots of opportunities for triangles.

like the nice use of the white dashes

i would have moses in for the injured welsh xavi.

[danperkins]

For a 3-5-2 to work, I would hope we would be overlooking Wisdom and considering Kelly.

Unless Ilori is up for the job and his pace can be utilised on the right side?

Wisdom is not good enough to be a starter

[Kenneth]

He is in the league cup.

[Kenneth]

like the nice use of the white dashes

i would have moses in for the injured welsh xavi.

It was
a very impressive
use of white
dashes.

Although I find centre align is much easier.

[Fosterbloke]

Also, if Sakho is that good (so good that he can command a fee of £17m with less than a year to go on his contract - after saying that he wouldnt sign a new one) then one of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Napoli or Monaco would have tried to sign him. But none of those teams did.

Obviously I hope he becomes our Vincent Kompany - but I just can't see it happening.

Out of interest, how many teams were in for Kompany when Man City bought him?

We could have waited for Sakho but the opportunity was there and we were probably the only team prepared to pay big to secure him before everyone else tried to sign him. You shouldn't confuse that with disinterest from other top teams.

[Fosterbloke]

He is in the league cup.

Wouldn't he have to be very small to get in there?

[Hemingway]

I just feel that our team needed midfield / attacking options added - not a centre back.

Also, if Sakho is that good (so good that he can command a fee of £17m with less than a year to go on his contract - after saying that he wouldnt sign a new one) then one of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Napoli or Monaco would have tried to sign him. But none of those teams did.

Also, if he was that good - then it is strange that PSG sold him at all. Maybe they needed the money!!!


Obviously I hope he becomes our Vincent Kompany - but I just can't see it happening.

There's quite a wide gulf between Kompany and Diouf though to be fair. I don't think it's likely he becomes a Kompany either (because that'd make him one of the best few CBs in the world) but he's performed perfectly fine through two games so far and done nothing at all to deserve the proclamation that the only way he's getting a game is because Brendan's trying to cover himself in regards to the fee. The fee should be ignored anyway, but regardless of that for me he's still looking likely to be our left-sided centre back of the future.

[Kenneth]

Wouldn't he have to be very small to get in there?

[-V-]

We also lost the forgotten man Allen

Ooops I forgot about him

[Mostar]

I just feel that our team needed midfield / attacking options added - not a centre back.

Also, if he was that good - then it is strange that PSG sold him at all. Maybe they needed the money!!!

We needed more creativity as we are not creating enough of good goal scoring chances and an upgrade on a DM.

We failed to address both of those areas in the summer and I worry about our chances compared to other top 5 teams.

Something like this?

------------- Mignolet
----- Skrtel -- Toure -- Sakho
Ilroi -------------------------Enrique
--------- Lucas -- Gerrard
--- Alberto -------------- Moses
-------------- Suarez

Sterling for Alberto mebbe ...

According to bib theory Hendo and Sturridge will start tomorrow.