If you were the manager

[Jezzman]

WARNING: Possible formation thread

 

... would you chose for the following game examples and why:

 

1.) CL quarter final 2nd leg away game at San Siro against AC Milan, after 1-1 in the first game at Anfield

2.) CL semi final 2nd leg home game at Anfield against Chelsea, after 0-0 at Stamford Bridge

3.) Premier League game against Birmingham at St. Andrews

 

Would there be any difference in your choice?

[surf]

is this the most pointless thread ever? formations for games we're not playing?

 

how about

 

4) Away vs Villa, first day of the season

[surf]

in which case

 

Reina

Finnan - Carra - Agger - Riise

Gerrard - Mascherano - Alonso - Kewell

Torres - Kuyt

[Stevie H]

batteredsausage

 

cod spamfritter rock haddock

 

chips currysauce fishbits mushypeas

 

steaknkidneypie cheeseburger (controversial)

[Jezzman]

The 3 examples were to point out different match scenarios. It might as well have been Villa away.

 

I personally don't think we can just use a 4-4-2 and say: "hey we play it our way and we'll win it all". I think we need to adjust depending on a variety of factors, such as opponents tactics, venue, importance etc...

[fred]

  Steve H said:

batteredsausage

 

cod spamfritter rock haddock

 

chips currysauce fishbits mushypeas

 

steaknkidneypie cheeseburger (controversial)

 

not solid enough in the middle of the park

 

also, I'd drop cheeseburger for chicken vindaloo to spice things up in the attacking third

[Rich Gobey]

  Steve H said:

batteredsausage

 

cod spamfritter rock haddock

 

chips currysauce fishbits mushypeas

 

steaknkidneypie cheeseburger (controversial)

 

Sign David Butty!

[sutty]

This question is impossible to answer at the present time as we've seen none of the new players playing in a competitive game and we don't know that the signings are finished

[Jezzman]

  sutty said:

This question is impossible to answer at the present time as we've seen none of the new players playing in a competitive game and we don't know that the signings are finished

You could chose to answer it with the knowledge you've got now.... we don't know who our next signing is but we're still guessing every single day...

[johngibo YPC]

  sutty said:

This question is impossible to answer at the present time as we've seen none of the new players playing in a competitive game and we don't know that the signings are finished

 

exactly. I have no idea how good Babel is yet, for example

[_00_deathscar]

  Jezzman said:

WARNING: Possible formation thread

 

... would you chose for the following game examples and why:

 

1.) CL quarter final 2nd leg away game at San Siro against AC Milan, after 1-1 in the first game at Anfield

2.) CL semi final 2nd leg home game at Anfield against Chelsea, after 0-0 at Stamford Bridge

3.) Premier League game against Birmingham at St. Andrews

 

Would there be any difference in your choice?

 

Goalkeeper

Right back

Left back

Centre backs

Centre mids

Wingers

Forwards/Strikers

Edited July 18, 2007 by _00_deathscar

[Jezzman]

  _00_deathscar said:

Forwards/Strikers

 

What's the difference?

[Rich Gobey]

  Jezzman said:

What's the difference?

 

Strikers/forwards

[Jezzman]

So the good ol' 4-4-2 is out of the question then....

[Stevie H]

  fred said:

not solid enough in the middle of the park

 

also, I'd drop cheeseburger for chicken vindaloo to spice things up in the attacking third

madman. when have you ever bought chicken vindaloo in a fish'n'chip shop?

[Rich Gobey]

  Jezzman said:

So the good ol' 4-4-2 is out of the question then....

 

You'd have to get me very drunk.

[Bailo]

  johngibo YPC said:

exactly. I have no idea how good Babel is yet, for example

I've seen enough to say he's better than Henry.

[Jezzman]

  Gobez said:

You'd have to get me very drunk.

That would be a 1-on-1 wouldn't it?

[fred]

  Steve H said:

madman. when have you ever bought chicken vindaloo in a fish'n'chip shop?

 

Where have you been since December? We have G&T now, we don't need to shop at the chippy any more - we can get an Indian takeout any time we like.

[_00_deathscar]

  Jezzman said:

What's the difference?

 

Depends on the individual...

 

I think of forwards as strikers who do more than just sit in the box and prod the ball home.

 

Not many 'strikers' left in world football today mind.

[Guest Anders Honoré]

  surf said:

in which case

 

Reina

Finnan - Carra - Agger - Riise

Gerrard - Mascherano - Alonso - Kewell

Torres - Kuyt

 

nice and traditional. I like it. Maybe swap Masch for Pennant. If Babel or Voronin do a Cheyrou in pre-season I will be smitten by hype and drop Kuyt for one of them though.

[FC Showster]

Is it only me who wants to see our centre midfield to be Gerrard-Masch against the small teams? I think that's the best central 2 currently at the club

[Guest Anders Honoré]

  FC Showster said:

Is it only me who wants to see our centre midfield to be Gerrard-Masch against the small teams? I think that's the best central 2 currently at the club

 

I just want to see a team that will consistently break down lesser teams. I am not too worried about conceding in those fixtures. Xabi and Steve are generally our best bets for getting the team to play well.

[fred milne]

  Anders Honoré said:

I just want to see a team that will consistently break down lesser teams. I am not too worried about conceding in those fixtures. Xabi and Steve are generally our best bets for getting the team to play well.

We look a better team when Xabi is in the side.

 

Mascherano/Gerrard, like Hamann/Gerrard previously, may give Gerrard more licence to bomb-on but our passing suffers and the team looks more disjointed.

[Earl Hafler]

  johngibo YPC said:

exactly. I have no idea how good Babel is yet, for example

 

An improvement on Gonzalez. Quicker, less likely to just hug the line and most likely to be seen as part of a three, four man attack. Could be a perfect foil for Torres