I know some of us weren't happy with this at the start of the season, but to get both Suarez and Sturridge in the team whilst packing out the midfield which the modern game requires, I believe we need to continue the 3-5-2 again. With all the injuries though, where does everyone fit in? And midfield with Sterling playing very well at the moment and Coutinho ideally playing behind the striker, can we fit them both in?
Nope. 4-3-3 is the system that has produced both fine performances and good results. If players such as Coutinho and Gerrard struggle because of it then so be it. For the record I am backing Coutinho to rediscover his form, but for the time being he shouldn't be in the side, we simply can't fit Cou, Suarez, Studge and Sterling in the same side.
What they said. Suarez, Sturridge, Coutinho and Sterling can all float about and interchange. Pick three of them and let them play.
We have been thrashing teams at home with 433 formation. It's much more balanced system than 442 or 352. I think one of Suarez or Sturridge has to move wide or one of them should be dropped. We had no control of the midfield with 442. 352 is just rubbish i wont even start. BR has to f**king grow a pair and make some big calls. Gerrard should no longer be an automatic starter, Johnson is f**king dross its shocking he's still in the team. And he should stop trying to please both our forwards and move one out wide.
Would rather go 4-3-3 and just get Suarez out left and sterling out right, little break for coutinho and extremely handy to have on the bench lets not forget
To be fair, the way our forwards play, I don't think we actually have a formation beyond the midfield. I don't think it's a case of which forward plays out wide but one of which forward covers a flank when we don't have possession. When we have the ball they drift around anyway. We just need three in the middle and a fit Lucas to be the deeper of those three. The rest he can do as he pleases and it'll work. None of this 4-2-4 or 5-2-3 nonsense.
Exactly this - we play such an attacking style that we need some balance behind these attackers. The game against Villa highlighted once again that we just cannot play/accommodate everyone. The same happened against Soton away last season, and against Oldham. Coutinho has been struggling but he is still our only effective link between midfield and attack. His passing has been poor recently but he still provides this balance/link. As others have mentioned, Rodgers needs to grow some balls but we must appreciate that the squad is weak and we don't have that many options to choose from. There is a worrying article in the Independent saying how Rodgers still wants Gerrard as the Regista...
No no and no again to 3-5-2/5-3-2. It's a **** formation that has never ever produced consistent results for us. The only time I'd ever want us to entertain using it would be in certain European games (remember them?). In the Prem and with the type of players we have playing anything other than a back four is criminal and destined to fail. Just out of interest what the **** were we playing in the first half on Saturday? Having been to the game and watched it again twice I still can't work out what the **** we were up to. We certainly lined up with what looked like a back four but at times we were playing as if it was a back 3. Was this just because both full backs had been at the crystal meth or was it a deliberate ploy from BR that simply failed miserably?
find me 5 midfielders? 1. coutinho is firmly now proven in my mind as needed to be rested and is in big danger of burn out. needs fa cup weekend off min. 2. lucas is out. 3. leaves 3 fit midfielders 3-5-2 looks to be out IMO. also 3-5-2 will play into evertons hands totally... MUST go 4-5-1 (yes at home) and thats suarez playing deep... to counter everton.
find me 5 midfielders? 1. coutinho is firmly now proven in my mind as needed to be rested and is in big danger of burn out. needs fa cup weekend off min. 2. lucas is out. 3. leaves 3 fit midfielders 3-5-2 looks to be out IMO. also 3-5-2 will play into evertons hands totally... MUST go 4-5-1 (yes at home) and thats suarez playing deep... to counter everton.
