Should we go back to two up front?

[magicrat]

The old adage of defending from the front has some merit.

Playing one up front should be the exception not the rule and certainly not for playing the likes of West Ham at home, 

[Bjornebye]

Yes. Without a doubt. Put the pressure on them. If we play one up front they will be in our half over 60% of the game. fuck that our defence is shit and we will get raped. 2 up-front, attach attack attack. 

[Clem H Fandango]

I love 442. Shearer and Ferdinand was the best strike duo in the prem era for my money. None of this dropping deep bollocks. Wish people wouldn't overcomplicate shit.

Agreed.

 

It's simplicity and it's creative. 2 full backs that can overlap 2 wingers etc.

It's my favourite in that you can spread play all over the park. I hate to say that the dominance of scum in the 90s was down to this..Milan were pretty good under saachi etc.

[Dr. J]

Have to believe he's waiting for Sturridge to be fit. When he is, to leave a 32 million striker on the bench would taking it a piss too far.

 

I'd go with Benteke and Ings up front on Saturday

[Pureblood]

One of the reasons it worked was because of Gerrard playing very well in the holding role, finding Suarez et al with his vision and accuracy.  I'm not sure we have a player like that now.  Hendo, perhaps, but he likes to roam.  

[liverpoolsno9]

Yes we should, as long as we don't go back to 3 at the back to do it.

[Paco]

Agreed.

 

It's simplicity and it's creative. 2 full backs that can overlap 2 wingers etc.

It's my favourite in that you can spread play all over the park. I hate to say that the dominance of scum in the 90s was down to this..Milan were pretty good under saachi etc.

rodgers lost his nerve after the 3-3 with palace. We were shite in the next game against newcastle which you could put down to.losing the league but we ve been largely shit since.

[Lario]

Get two up top, Lovren out of defence, and we're instantly 64.8% better than our last game.

[Red House]

Moving to two upfront won't do shit in my opinion. This squad is naturally unbalanced, the harm has already by our traditional woeful planning in the transfer window. Playing 2 upfront entails leaving Firmino out, while 1 upfront means one of Sturridge/Benteke misses out. So irrespective of the strategy, we will probably have one of our two most expensive summer signings on the bench. Amateurish recruitment again.

[stringvest]

Sturridge won't be playing.  He might get 10 minutes at the end, but that will be that.

[Red House]

Was talking long-term.

[an tha]

Moving to two upfront won't do shit in my opinion. This squad is naturally unbalanced, the harm has already by our traditional woeful planning in the transfer window. Playing 2 upfront entails leaving Firmino out, while 1 upfront means one of Sturridge/Benteke misses out. So irrespective of the strategy, we will probably have one of our two most expensive summer signings on the bench. Amateurish recruitment again.

Is right

[The Golden Eel]

Play Firmino up front with Benteke, Coutinho behind them, Milner and Henderson at the side of diamond with Can behind. That's what I'd do

[an tha]

Going to be very interesting if Sturridge stays fit. Our best goalscorer and the big 32m signing....surely both will want to start and also the manager will want them to.

 

What i don't get is if it was his plan to play two up why isn't he doing it already using Ings or Origi so the team get used to the formation.

 

My guess is Stirridge will be asked to play wider in a supposed three..

 

Can't see how you get all his number tens/ am's in playing two up

[ZonkoVille77]

What i don't get is if it was his plan to play two up why isn't he doing it already using Ings or Origi so the team get used to the formation.

 

 

Don't be coming on here with your common sense observations...

 

Maybe his plan is to take things slow, grind out 1-0 wins until November and then unleash fury on the league.

 

Or maybe he just hasn't a notion what he's at.

 

Answers on a postcard...

[an tha]

Don't be coming on here with your common sense observations...

 

Maybe his plan is to take things slow, grind out 1-0 wins until November and then unleash fury on the league.

 

Or maybe he just hasn't a notion what he's at.

 

Answers on a postcard...

You are right. Made myself look a bit of a quim!

[Section_31]

Agree about the pointlessness of going two up top. To be honest, and I know  this sounds cunty, but I think all talk of tactics and formations under Rogers are pretty moot - he's the least tactically aware manager I think we've ever had, certainly since Evans. 

[ZonkoVille77]

His tactics are

 

1 - Try to score

2 - Try not concede

3 - Tell the world how great I am

[Pureblood]

He's a right clueless cunt.

[Mr T]

It's become a bit of cliche about whether an attacking midfielder is good at playing right back (because that is where he is more likely to play) but like most cliches there is an element of truth in there.

 

Rodgers signs players with little overall vision about how the player will fit into the structure of his existing squad. Hence we get players being put on the field in bizarre positions, or alternatively we have £20M-£30M players struggling to get a game whilst he is forced into chucking kids in at the deep end.

 

I don't understand how you can be that reckless, for such a period of time and still be allowed to repeat the pattern again and again.  

[Babb'sBurstNad]

He's assembled a generic Lego starter kit of a squad; a large amount of pieces that can seemingly be used to make anything, but in the end it'll look shit in comparison to a specialist set.

 

This analogy is in no way linked to my failed attempts to make a facsimile Star Wars blaster out of my nephew's Lego starter set.

[Tony Moanero]

He's assembled a generic Lego starter kit of a squad; a large amount of pieces that can seemingly be used to make anything, but in the end it'll look shit in comparison to a specialist set.

 

This analogy is in no way linked to my failed attempts to make a facsimile Star Wars blaster out of my nephew's Lego starter set.

Buy him a load of proper Lego Star Wars, you tight sod.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Buy him a load of proper Lego Star Wars, you tight sod.

 

Nah, he's four, and at the risk of sounding like Lord Business he'll mix up the sets. He just enjoys smashing them and building gardens for some reason.

[KMD7]

I'd start with 4 up front and 2 at the back.