Striker Light?

[justino]

So No Suarez till August 27th, Ngog likely on his way, Kuyt now a fulltime midfielder leaves us with a strike force of Andy Carroll for first two games....

 

Any team serious about top 4 needs more than 2 strikers....

[Trucker Paddy]

So No Suarez till August 27th, Ngog likely on his way, Kuyt now a fulltime midfielder leaves us with a strike force of Andy Carroll for first two games....

 

Any team serious about top 4 needs more than 2 strikers....

 

Ngog goes we'll buy another, and who said Suarez isn't back till 27th, I thought he'd be back for Arsenal

[Elysian Red]

So No Suarez till August 27th, Ngog likely on his way, Kuyt now a fulltime midfielder leaves us with a strike force of Andy Carroll for first two games....

 

Any team serious about top 4 needs more than 2 strikers....

 

Kuyt is better as a forward, I think Kenny realises he can do a job there

[zigackly]

Ngog goes we'll buy another

 

Yep.

[justino]

Ngog goes we'll buy another, and who said Suarez isn't back till 27th, I thought he'd be back for Arsenal

 

The Wales Assistant Manager apparently :|

 

"After I tweeted it yesterday I received the message that Liverpool will give him a break of three weeks and when he returns back he will start his pre-season," Verheijen told Goal.com on Monday.

 

"They will train him gradually, so he will miss the start of the season. They expect him to be on the bench for the second game and then start the third game.

 

"If that is the case, it is a great development and a real breakthrough. It is also a big compliment to the planning of Kenny Dalglish and his coaching staff. They are not looking at the next game, they are looking at the 38 games.

[kalasoma]

How about Kuyt as striker? Third striker being a new purchase or one brought up through the ranks until Suarez returns?

[Rapey Hugh]

Morgan anyone?

[Funkasy]

when its light, do you mean he must not be fat ?

[fowler9]

pretty sure Kuyt will be upfront fairly often given our new signings

[kalasoma]

Would love to see Morgan at least get a few minutes with the big boys this season, a la Flanno and Jack Robinson.

[Pidge]

Ngoo is still probably ahead of Morgan and Eccleston could well still be ahead of both of them.

[RobbieOR]

Ngog goes we'll buy another, and who said Suarez isn't back till 27th, I thought he'd be back for Arsenal

 

Suarez will play against Sunderland. He's that type of player.

[Mathewbet1]

We need another striker yes.

[kalasoma]

Sunderland just bought a whole new XI so they'll probably still be working out how to play as a team, won't they? If we can be without Suarez for the first game, we'd be better off not rushing him back after Copa America.

[RobbieOR]

Steve Bruce's teams always start well. I'd rather play the fat headed cunt in March when you know his teams cant buy a win. Its not a guarunteed win.

[llego]

We dont need strikers.

 

 

(stolen from one of those usually terrible Guardian photoshop contests)

[JaminKibbler]

I see us as a 4-3-3 anyway. Carroll up front with Dirk on the right and Downing on the left, easily interchangeable if we need Kuyt up front and put Henderson, Maxi or whoever to replace him on the right.

[satansmutt]

After the way Kuyt and Suarez linked up in attack last season when Carroll was out injured I think he will spend more time as a striker than right midfield, their movement and link up play was excellent.If we sell Ngog we will buy another striker I think we will only buy more players as and when we sell the deadwood and make room on the wage bill.

[Monkeywool]

 

Cor Blimey guvna wotsit.

 

Pretty sure Ngog will be replaced.

 

Or Kuyt will play upfront with one of our other 3420 midfielders filling his place on the right.

[VladimirIlyich]

I wouldnt trust anything goal.com say,they are shite.

Suarez is getting a week off and will return after 5th august,his daughters birthday i think.

He had 7 weeks off over xmas/january for ajax biting incident and 3 weeks before copa america so hes still quite fresh.

Imagine Kenny will watch him in training before deciding if he'll take part in sunderland game,i think he will myself.

[Torvald Utne]

Interesting 2-5-3 formation from the blues there.

[Paco]

back to 442. carroll and kuyt (until Suarez returns) up front, downing on the left, henderson on the right, adam and Gerrard (when fit) in centre for home games, Lucas for the aways and the big 6 games. Kuyt will get goals when he plays up front, carroll needs players around him to get his knock downs and lay offs, downing can cross all day from the left, adam or gerrard breaking forward, henderson is an unknown quantity but one thing he does have is an engine to get up and down the right, hopefully he can cross the ball as well.

 

I really haven't liked the look of us playing 4231 so far. carroll looks isolated, kuyt too slow for the right and henderson looks lost playing off the front man.

 

back to basics kenny - 442.

[Trucker Paddy]

Wor Andy will batter Sunderland, see ya back for Arsenal Luis

[satansmutt]

The thought of playing without Suarez fills me with dread he's so good I haven't even thought about Gerrard since he got injured against the Mancs

[MLB]

Ngoo is still probably ahead of Morgan and Eccleston could well still be ahead of both of them.

 

 

Eccleston won't anywhere near the first team. If Kenny thinks Morgan or Ngoo are ready he will give them a go, but I don't think we will need to. Suarez looks like he will be back, Carroll is fit and Dirk can play there. As others have said, we will probably bring someone else in as well if we sell N'Gog.