The Pav switch still makes no sense to me - are we playing 4-4-2 now with VdV on the right? As someone else said - put Pienaar on, he played well against Shamrock and that would've allowed the 4-4-1-1 formation to remain.
Modric doing Keane impressions isn't helping anyone. I reckon Pav will get subbed in the 2nd half when HR realises it was a mistake to bring him on in the 1st place.
Poor half. Haven't really created much and without the pace of Lennon and Bale we look too predictable. Don't understand why Pav was brought on instead of Niko or Pienaar. That switch has taken Vdv out of the game.
Redknapp needs to sort the system out at half-time. Modric and van der Vaart need to get wide more, for a start.
we could've gone 352 again with bassong coming on, then modric and vdv would be central, walker and benny providing the width
Could've brought on Danny Rose at left full back and let Benny have a go at left wing, I think he would do well. Modric needs to stay central. Why isn't Townsend on the bench with Bale out?
That's a question I've been asking too. Plus Redknapp praised Kranjcar quite highly after Thursday - why he didn't replace Lennon is beyond me.