City have Silva, United have Nani, Tottenham have VDV, Chelsea have Mata...but we seem to lack in a creative and clinical provider. Someone who can provide clear chances and has that smart pass or interchange in their locker.
Currently we have Maxi, but he has suffered with an arm injury recently, which left him out of the City and Stoke games. Kenny also finds it hard to fit the Argentine into his plans, and his age and tag of rotation player under previous managers hasn't helped him.
I feel that Suarez, Carroll, Bellamy and Gerrard our are main goal threats, but apart from Suarez, they are all direct thinking players. We need someone who has that flair, trickery and confidence, that players like Downing and Henderson don't.
A player such as Mata, Nani, Silva....are hard to come by, and especially with our lack of European football. Signing a technically gifted player in my eyes is essential, and it would lift players around the team. The likes of Downing, Henderson, Adam, Kuyt and Carroll would gain confidence from this type of signing.
We need that 'luxuary player', and then all these hard working players (Henderson, Downing, Kuyt) aren't working for clean sheets, but are working for goals. I feel this is the next step for top four, and is more important than buying a poacher!
Thoughts?
Need Cutting Edge in Midfield
posted on 17/1/12
We need a winger and striker that could stretch defences. A Nani and Aguero's/Balloteli's type striker and winger.
posted on 17/1/12
I agree, but Suarez could play this role behind a striker with some pace, a striker of the Torres mould.
Is Sow anything like that?
posted on 17/1/12
I looked at Sow earlier on youtube and he did not look all that on there!
posted on 17/1/12
When someone watches youtube and says a player is not all that after watching his best bits must mean this SOW is not all that!!!!
posted on 17/1/12
Creating chances is not liverpools problem, its taking them that is. Had the stats before the man city game last night Liverpool were 2nd in the prem on chances created but were rock bottom 20th in the prem in converting them chances into goals.
posted on 17/1/12
You need more guile and goal scoring from midfield...currently solid but unspectacular.
posted on 17/1/12
comment by Robbing_Hoody (U6374)
posted 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
I'm sorry but I don't agree. We have Shelvey who is made for that position when Gerrard hangs up our boots and we create numerous chances in the vast majority of games that we ahve played this season.
We need a right winger so Downing can go back to the left and we need a striker, preferably with pace, who can find the net.
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posted on 17/1/12
would a right winger not change the whole way your team plays?
Currently 4231/433/5451 (i'll ignore the 811 at City).
With a pair of wingers, Suarez up top and 2 of Lucas/Adam/Hendo in behind (4411) ....is this different to how you currently play. If so, how would it affect your defensive strength which is helped by having a solid midfield 3 in front of it. Also, can Suarez lead the line well enough. And who will the wingers be crossing to?
posted on 17/1/12
anyone?
posted on 17/1/12
Sorry Devon, actually did some work there!
I think smaller strikers can do well even if there is not the biggest lad in the box.
Man Utd have Rooney, who's a decent header of the ball granted, and Tottenham have Ade but they don't score that many goals with there head. I like wingers getting to the byline and crossing low with pace for example. Lamps and Scholes have scored many goals this way.
If you stretch play and get players arriving in the box late with a quality cross, low or high, then goals will come. What's happening at the moment is Downing checking back onto his left and the momentm of the move is lost. It's harder for a defender if he is having to clear the ball whilst facing his own goal. Corners happen more as a result.
Downing is playing on the right simply because he is still better than Dirk there. That's my take on it anyway.
Dalglish has also shown he is willing to change tactics and formations fairly often so it would be good to have some more options.