I can see Suarez being played in the hole, executing a rolling X crossover phase with the two inside midforwards.
Suarez on the left, Aspas or moses on the right and sturridge up top. Coutinho in behind as attacking mid.
wide left or right but with a little freedom to roam.
As it is our 3 behind the striker play with alot of movement.
PPD, Sturridge, for me, is in the too-good-to-be-true mode and, not wishing to be the prophet of doom - I hope I am proved wrong, yet again, his form will drop. We've only seen success from this boy; we have yet to see how he handles a barren patch. Also, he is not match fit. Your suggestion of him being on the bench is realistic. He is not yet match fit.
The most obvious answer to the question you pose is: drop Aspas. I cannot see Henderson being dropped to make way for him. He's even faster and more in your face than last season. And that goal he scored against County. Let no one suggest that he is anything less than 100% committed to the cause.
JimmyTheRed
I can see Suarez being played in the hole, executing a rolling X crossover phase with the two inside midforwards.
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Where does the linebacker go then?
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I can see Suarez being played in the hole, executing a rolling X crossover phase with the two inside midforwards.
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Dinosaur tactics.
He's far more likely to be playing the reverse focal point. cloaked stealth upside down number 6 role, with two inverted, inside rogue forwards, providing thermal incisions.
In all seriousness, Aspas will be dropped like-for-like. It's the easiest switch in maintaining the balance of the side as they're similar in style, and also the easiest in that Aspas has clearly been our worst attacking player so far this season.
Henderson is very important to the side IMO.
i'd be looking to play
Moses...Suarez...Coutinho
............Sturridge
but after rodgers' interview the other day about moses playing on the left allowing coutinho to play centrally, i'm not so sure. i can't see suarez on the right. i think 5-3-2 is the best shout with moses and henderson on the bench to make the difference
He's far more likely to be playing the reverse focal point. cloaked stealth upside down number 6 role, with two inverted, inside rogue forwards, providing thermal incisions.
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What coaching clown school did you attend?!
He's obviously going to be used in an opaque concave 4, hitting the dirty D tangents for the short ball, and ghosting in around the front with a false moustache on the counter.
This board is a joke.
That's a bit more like it Didi
I hadn't considered dirty D tangents, but utilising them may warp the defensive bandersnatch in the 8th quadrant.
Anyway, Suarez on the right is where I would play him, but it's very important that we don't overplay Coutinho, so I can see Luis playing in behind Sturridge.
Regardless, at last we have some Rafa stylee 'options'.
Ronnie Morans playbook ghost written by Stig has been thumbed pretty well.
Whisper it quietly, but I'm not entirely sure where he fits in unless Sturridge loses form.
IMO, if you take him out of the centre-forward position, his penchant for going solo unbalances the team. Put him at number 10 and he just plays the same way he does at CF, but from a deeper position; ie, instead of creating, his first instinct is to dribble when he gets the ball. Ditto out wide.
I think that if we're going to put him in after his ban, our best bet may be RWF. It would be madness to drop Sturridge or move him in any way when he's scoring vital goals, and if Suarez is on the left I think the temptation to cut in and shoot all the time will blind him to Sturridge's movement and Coutinho's supporting runs.
At RWF, he can be charged with beating the full-back, and the knowledge that it's harder to score from that side should add to his unpredictability and make him seek a team-mate more often.
It's all up to Suarez, though. He can be hopelessly greedy at times (sometimes he completely unhinges a defence with a moment of genius and ignores a team-mate in acres of space to take on a ridiculous shot from an acute angle) and he has to realise that a one-two is usually preferable to trying those nutmegs that are becoming increasingly easy to read.
Brendan needs to be strong and tell Luis how he needs to play, because as talented as he is, he'll unbalance the team in any position other than CF in his current guise. Just look at our record without him and how well Sturridge plays when he's surrounded by players playing their roles properly.
Been saying it since Kenny's days
I agree with the DR too.
There is no place for Suarez IMO without upsetting the balance of the team.
My hope is that we continue to get results in spite of his presence until January and them sell him to the highest bidder from abroad, there will surely be takers with him not being cup tied in Europe.
I would have him as an impact sub until then or when others need a rest/are injured.
Nice post Doc.
It might have been difficult for the manager to have moved the temperamental Suarez when his goal scoring form was so good last season, plus we didn't have the options then, certainly in the first half of the season.
Looking at the squad, the RWF position is where we are the weakest. With Moses (a player I really like) now on the books, I can see him playing on the left. Aspas I think will provide cover from the bench as a central forrard and the RWF spot, with Moses on the left with Sterling as the other option.
Luis is versatile enough to cover all the attacking positions, but I think after his ban and summer shenanigans it's the manager who is in the position of strength and can play him where he see's fit.
I think Luis' position in the team will depend on the form and fitness of other players, but all being well, the RWF position on paper seems the best option to me too. However, Coutinho will be rested and Sturridge is unlikely to remain fit and firing for the whole of the season, so it's a great problem to have
Suarez won't upset the side any more than Aspas would
Sturridge is the main striker and 3 others will swap and rotate around behind him looking to score or set up Danny.
that's Suarez's best postion so we're sorted.
-------Lucas----Gerrard
Suarez--Henderson--Coutinho
----------Sturridge
Suarez Coutinho Moses
----------Studge
Henderson Coutinho Suarez
--------------Studge
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posted on 3/9/13
I can see Suarez being played in the hole, executing a rolling X crossover phase with the two inside midforwards.
posted on 3/9/13
Suarez on the left, Aspas or moses on the right and sturridge up top. Coutinho in behind as attacking mid.
posted on 3/9/13
wide left or right but with a little freedom to roam.
As it is our 3 behind the striker play with alot of movement.
posted on 3/9/13
PPD, Sturridge, for me, is in the too-good-to-be-true mode and, not wishing to be the prophet of doom - I hope I am proved wrong, yet again, his form will drop. We've only seen success from this boy; we have yet to see how he handles a barren patch. Also, he is not match fit. Your suggestion of him being on the bench is realistic. He is not yet match fit.
The most obvious answer to the question you pose is: drop Aspas. I cannot see Henderson being dropped to make way for him. He's even faster and more in your face than last season. And that goal he scored against County. Let no one suggest that he is anything less than 100% committed to the cause.
JimmyTheRed
posted on 3/9/13
I can see Suarez being played in the hole, executing a rolling X crossover phase with the two inside midforwards.
-----------------------
Where does the linebacker go then?
posted on 3/9/13
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posted on 3/9/13
I can see Suarez being played in the hole, executing a rolling X crossover phase with the two inside midforwards.
------------
Dinosaur tactics.
He's far more likely to be playing the reverse focal point. cloaked stealth upside down number 6 role, with two inverted, inside rogue forwards, providing thermal incisions.
posted on 3/9/13
Silly mid off??
posted on 3/9/13
In all seriousness, Aspas will be dropped like-for-like. It's the easiest switch in maintaining the balance of the side as they're similar in style, and also the easiest in that Aspas has clearly been our worst attacking player so far this season.
Henderson is very important to the side IMO.
posted on 3/9/13
i'd be looking to play
Moses...Suarez...Coutinho
............Sturridge
but after rodgers' interview the other day about moses playing on the left allowing coutinho to play centrally, i'm not so sure. i can't see suarez on the right. i think 5-3-2 is the best shout with moses and henderson on the bench to make the difference
posted on 3/9/13
He's far more likely to be playing the reverse focal point. cloaked stealth upside down number 6 role, with two inverted, inside rogue forwards, providing thermal incisions.
============================
What coaching clown school did you attend?!
He's obviously going to be used in an opaque concave 4, hitting the dirty D tangents for the short ball, and ghosting in around the front with a false moustache on the counter.
This board is a joke.
posted on 3/9/13
That's a bit more like it Didi
I hadn't considered dirty D tangents, but utilising them may warp the defensive bandersnatch in the 8th quadrant.
Anyway, Suarez on the right is where I would play him, but it's very important that we don't overplay Coutinho, so I can see Luis playing in behind Sturridge.
Regardless, at last we have some Rafa stylee 'options'.
posted on 3/9/13
Ronnie Morans playbook ghost written by Stig has been thumbed pretty well.
posted on 3/9/13
Whisper it quietly, but I'm not entirely sure where he fits in unless Sturridge loses form.
IMO, if you take him out of the centre-forward position, his penchant for going solo unbalances the team. Put him at number 10 and he just plays the same way he does at CF, but from a deeper position; ie, instead of creating, his first instinct is to dribble when he gets the ball. Ditto out wide.
I think that if we're going to put him in after his ban, our best bet may be RWF. It would be madness to drop Sturridge or move him in any way when he's scoring vital goals, and if Suarez is on the left I think the temptation to cut in and shoot all the time will blind him to Sturridge's movement and Coutinho's supporting runs.
At RWF, he can be charged with beating the full-back, and the knowledge that it's harder to score from that side should add to his unpredictability and make him seek a team-mate more often.
It's all up to Suarez, though. He can be hopelessly greedy at times (sometimes he completely unhinges a defence with a moment of genius and ignores a team-mate in acres of space to take on a ridiculous shot from an acute angle) and he has to realise that a one-two is usually preferable to trying those nutmegs that are becoming increasingly easy to read.
Brendan needs to be strong and tell Luis how he needs to play, because as talented as he is, he'll unbalance the team in any position other than CF in his current guise. Just look at our record without him and how well Sturridge plays when he's surrounded by players playing their roles properly.
posted on 3/9/13
Been saying it since Kenny's days
posted on 3/9/13
I agree with the DR too.
There is no place for Suarez IMO without upsetting the balance of the team.
My hope is that we continue to get results in spite of his presence until January and them sell him to the highest bidder from abroad, there will surely be takers with him not being cup tied in Europe.
I would have him as an impact sub until then or when others need a rest/are injured.
posted on 3/9/13
Nice post Doc.
It might have been difficult for the manager to have moved the temperamental Suarez when his goal scoring form was so good last season, plus we didn't have the options then, certainly in the first half of the season.
Looking at the squad, the RWF position is where we are the weakest. With Moses (a player I really like) now on the books, I can see him playing on the left. Aspas I think will provide cover from the bench as a central forrard and the RWF spot, with Moses on the left with Sterling as the other option.
Luis is versatile enough to cover all the attacking positions, but I think after his ban and summer shenanigans it's the manager who is in the position of strength and can play him where he see's fit.
I think Luis' position in the team will depend on the form and fitness of other players, but all being well, the RWF position on paper seems the best option to me too. However, Coutinho will be rested and Sturridge is unlikely to remain fit and firing for the whole of the season, so it's a great problem to have
posted on 3/9/13
Suarez won't upset the side any more than Aspas would
Sturridge is the main striker and 3 others will swap and rotate around behind him looking to score or set up Danny.
that's Suarez's best postion so we're sorted.
posted on 3/9/13
-------Lucas----Gerrard
Suarez--Henderson--Coutinho
----------Sturridge
Suarez Coutinho Moses
----------Studge
Henderson Coutinho Suarez
--------------Studge
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