Future formation

[baja the hut]

Open question not putting into mind the transfer rumours of you know who:

 

Will we go 1 up top next season. Will this help us stop the leaking of goals?

 

How will we fit Lallana and /or Can in the first team?

 

Will Gerrard continue his holding role?

[Ombudsam]

If Suarez goes we'll be 433. The diamond possibly gets the most out of our current staff but the 433 is more balanced.

[Earl Hafler]

I think we'll see a few formations. Rodgers gaining more experience, as are the younger players

[David Hodgson]

Rodgers believes in goals. If he loses Suarez's goals he'll look to get them elsewhere. Last season he got them in bag fulls from Suarez, Sturridge and Sterling in particular, and was prepared to let the 3 behind them (combos of Gerrard, Allen, Lucas, Coutinho, Henderson) contribute in other ways.

 

Without Suarez's c.30 league goals he'll look to more from Sturridge's under study (assuming Sturridge doesn't play the full complement), 12-15 from the wide-ish all purpose attacker he'd replace Suarez with, and a significant number from one of 3 centre mids.

 

I think this means something like the following :

 

20 goals from Sturridge

 

5-7 from Lambert

 

10/12 from Sterling

 

12/15 from Sanchez/Markovic

 

8-10 from Lallana/Coutinho

 

 

This kind of thing,

[baja the hut]

That's still only 64...youd need two 15s from a sanchez and a markovic.

 

Expect sterling to score a lot more

[David Hodgson]

That's still only 64...youd need two 15s from a sanchez and a markovic.

 

Expect sterling to score a lot more

 

I'm assuming about 8 in pens too, maybe 5 from Henderson, 3/4 own goals, 10 from defenders and a few from squad players, and some from the one out of Coutinho or a Lallana who plays least.

[Swan Red]

the rest of the team scored 70 last season

[Florist Cinema Pond Goal]

the rest of the team scored 70 last season

 

According to Cunny's assist table, Suarez was directly involved in 31 of those.

[Swan Red]

According to Cunny's assist table, Suarez was directly involved in 31 of those.

 

I think you'll find that on Cunny's list Suarez has the assist on a number of his own goals but yeah he was responsible for a few.

[baja the hut]

16 officially I think

Edited June 29, 2014 by baja the hut

[Florist Cinema Pond Goal]

I think you'll find that on Cunny's list Suarez has the assist on a number of his own goals but yeah he was responsible for a few.

 

2 of them I think (free kicks he won against Everton and Hull), so was involved in about 60% of our league goals which is pretty incredible.

[Duncan Disorderly]

That's still only 64...youd need two 15s from a sanchez and a markovic.

 

Expect sterling to score a lot more

If that's what you got from the list of potential goals, you're far worse at counting than I am.

[baja the hut]

If that's what you got from the list of potential goals, you're far worse at counting than I am.

 

why?

 

I thought i added the best case ones correctly?

[Tobes Rafa]

You did, not sure what DD is on about. By the way Duncan and apologies for the tangent but are you a wrestling fan? I took the kids to a wrestling event in Ards at the weekend and the main event was a Dunkan Disorderly. He's from Nards. Your idol or a coincidence?

[downunder]

According to Cunny's assist table, Suarez was directly involved in 31 of those.

 

And any replacement will get some assists too.

[Duncan Disorderly]

You did, not sure what DD is on about. By the way Duncan and apologies for the tangent but are you a wrestling fan? I took the kids to a wrestling event in Ards at the weekend and the main event was a Dunkan Disorderly. He's from Nards. Your idol or a coincidence?

I've nothing to do with that hole. Or Bangor even, thank you.

 

I'm a Holywood man.

[Flasher]

I think Lallana or Coutinho will play a conventional number 10 role and help fill the hole left in front of Gerrard plus one other.

 

A variant of 4-3-3 I guess. Loads of width from fullbacks and wide forwards.

[Tobes Rafa]

I've nothing to do with that hole. Or Bangor even, thank you.

 

I'm a Holywood man. ;)/>

Aye so I gather. Went to school there myself.

[Duncan Disorderly]

Aye so I gather. Went to school there myself.

The snobby one?

[David Hodgson]

Jack Sear ‏@JackSear 38m

BR says that for the last 15 minutes last night (where we we excellent) we played a 4-2-3-1 with JH and RS either side of Coutinho in the 10

 

Jack Sear ‏@JackSear 38m

Interesting that 1) that was when we played our best football and 2) he says that role just off the right can be good for Henderson.

 

 

Jack Sear ‏@JackSear 38m

He says that in that role, Henderson can execute his very good runs forward well and score more goals.

[Earl Hafler]

Still think we'll see a more solid team this season. Gerrard, Henderson, Can, Coutinho, Sterling and Sturridge as an example.

 

Various formations.

[The_Adder]

Jack Sear ‏@JackSear 38m

BR says that for the last 15 minutes last night (where we we excellent) we played a 4-2-3-1 with JH and RS either side of Coutinho in the 10

 

Jack Sear ‏@JackSear 38m

Interesting that 1) that was when we played our best football and 2) he says that role just off the right can be good for Henderson.

 

 

Jack Sear ‏@JackSear 38m

He says that in that role, Henderson can execute his very good runs forward well and score more goals.

 

Would rather see Henderson playing CM with Can alongside him and Gerrard sitting and get forward as much as Ramsey does for Arsenal, along with Can.

[5InIstanbul]

Would rather see Henderson playing CM with Can alongside him and Gerrard sitting and get forward as much as Ramsey does for Arsenal, along with Can.

To be fair, Brendan seems to know what he's talking about.

[Ed the Wool]

Henderson maurauding would be great, and I think he'll get the chance now Can is here. He had to do a lot of the leg work for Gerrard last year, now that's shared I think we'll see him attack more.

 

I don't think Gerrard has the legs to play 90 that far forward any more (sadly). In fact in some games probably not even 45. He's great where he was last year.

[johngibo YPC]

Was hoping for something a bit more futuristic when I opened the thread

 

Like 4 - 3 - 2 with one floating on a jet pack