The only worry is that the idea of attacking them to put them under pressure will lead to a Hazard-Mata-Oscar playing behind a striker. For me, while it's very good with time and space, any team that wants to try and press high and play patiently can expose us.
I think if the second half against Arsenal taught Swansea anything it's that if those three player, you want to get around them and look to get by that line. Once you do, you can stream forward in numbers and overwhelm the lines behind. Once Arsenal started to actually play, they gave us a lot of trouble by moving it quickly, getting by the line of three, and then finding the spaces by outnumbering the midfield two.
Swansea are perfectly capable of doing that, and honestly, might actually be better equipped to do that right now than Arsenal were. We're capable of getting the 3 goals needed, but overall, Swansea are perfectly capable of giving us loads of trouble too.
May as well play Torres. Then leave him in west Wales, it'll take him weeks to walk back from there.
Big game today but
posted on 23/1/13
People get too carried away by these formations and this so called 'three'. If they're good enough players they should be more than capable of adapting to the situation as the game dictates!
How much is it going to take for one to start playing a little deeper?
posted on 23/1/13
We are struggling in the tie, let's face it. I agree that I wouldn't start all 3 amigos. 4-3-3 with Mikel holding, Lamps and Ramires box to box either side. Hazard sms Mata flanking Ba.
posted on 23/1/13
Swansea Zombie
posted on 23/1/13
GUV - Is Mikel back from Africa?
posted on 23/1/13
I agree 433 is a stronger formation and for what its worth, if Luis is still out, my starting line up would be
Cech
Azpilicueta Cahill Ivanovic Cole
Ramires Lampard (C) Oscar
Mata Ba Hazard
posted on 23/1/13
Thats a great formation and makes perfect sense for this game
He willl prob play torres though
posted on 23/1/13
Lol. Forgot the ACON. Doh.
Stuff it. Let's go all out attack. Scare the smelly stuff out of them.
posted on 23/1/13
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