So what will happen now?

[anfield]

What happens when we get a new right winger? Will Gerrard move back into the middle with Alonso? WHere does that leave Sissoko, I don't believe that Rafa will play only one striker.

[RafaShanks]

  anfield said:

What happens when we get a new right winger? Will Gerrard move back into the middle with Alonso? WHere does that leave Sissoko, I don't believe that Rafa will play only one striker.

 

It's called having options

 

I heard Rafa say the other day that next season, he'll switch personell/systems depending on our opponents

Edited May 20, 2006 by RafaShanks

[Guest Terry Mc]

I hope Gerrard stays where he is. It's not really right midfield, but more the right of a midfield three.

 

If Alves comes in and plays RB, he would provide us with that natural width that we lack with Stevie.

Edited May 20, 2006 by Terry Mc

[Stevie H]

  Terry Mc said:

I hope Gerrard stays where he is. It's not really right midfield, but more the right of a midfield three.

 

If Alves comes in and plays RB, he would provide us with that natural width that we lack with Stevie.

 

you'd bin steve finnan, the best right-back in the league?

[Guest Terry Mc]

  Stevie H said:

you'd bin steve finnan, the best right-back in the league?

 

Where did I say that?

[hideNseek]

Well where would Finnan play if Alves is right back?

Edited May 20, 2006 by hideNseek

[Owen1978]

  Terry Mc said:

I hope Gerrard stays where he is. It's not really right midfield, but more the right of a midfield three.

 

If Alves comes in and plays RB , he would provide us with that natural width that we lack with Stevie.

 

 

  Terry Mc said:

Where did I say that?

 

[Guest Terry Mc]

  hideNseek said:

Well where would Finnan play if Alves is right back.

 

It's a squad game. And Rafa likes to use all of his.

[anfield]

This is what Im wondering about, a new RW is really going to give rafa selection headaches. I'm sure he knows what he is doing but I feel it means Sissoko will play less.

[Guest Terry Mc]

  Owen1978 said:

 

And from that you got that I would bin Ste Finnan?

 

You assume too much.

[alias75]

think there'll be more rotation and resting players but Rafa hasnt been confident to do that because some of his squad players arent good enough at the moment.

 

For certain home games against weaker teams someone like Alves is an option at right back because of the less defending the team will need to do, similarly for certain games Gerrard and Alonso in the middle may work. For other games we'll need Finnan at right back and Sissoko in the midfield, then theres the option of playing Gerrard wide right or off the striker.

 

Rafa has always been a coach that likes to change his players, more often than most coaches, its part of the reason why Valencia usually finished the season very strongly because he kept his players fresher, but its taken time to get his ideas accross to the players and any new signing is on a sharp learnign curve. I think some of the fringe players havent been good enough which is why maybe towards the end of the season the team didnt change much. Any new players brought in will strengthen the squad and give Rafa many option and chances to rest players at certain times without weakening the team.

[Skillz]

3-5-2 is the way forward.

[PLY]

  Skillz said:

3-5-2 is the way forward.

 

oR 4-2-3-1

[Guest Bernie]

  PLY said:

oR 4-2-3-1

 

With Gonzales Gerrard and Alves as the three? Or is there space for Kewell somewhere? I'm not keen on Crouch as the front man on his own either. It would be interesting to see which striker we get if we did play that formation. If we play that 4-2-3-1 with Aurelio and Alves as the fullbacks, they could maraud happily with Sissoko and Alonso providng cover and it would mean, for example, that you could accommodate Gonzales, kewell and Gerrard in the three.

[anfield]

if we have 4 strikers will rafa really only play one per game?