Lambert and Borini up top I hope. If we can find a place in the team for them now they are never going to feature.
-----------Mig-------------
-Manquillo--Skrtel--Sakho--Moreno
-------------------Can-----------------
-------Gerrard--Sterling---Coutinho
-------------Lambert-----Borini-------
Been suggesting the same thing for most of the season OP. However doubt BR will be brave enough to go for it though. He didn't even play 2 up top v.s Hull city at home.
Obviously not seen as much of him as you guys but every time I have seen him he doesn't strike me particularly clinical in front of goal plus of you take him away from supplying goals then that is going to do more harm than good
I can see the logic behind it.
He has that pace to stretch the play and make space for others.
The trouble with that is that is one of our best players, so really you want him exploiting the space rather than selflessly creating it.
He doesn't have the rest of the game required to both make space for others and score goals himself like Suarez and Sturridge did, so it would be a bit of a waste of his ability.
That said, it's certainly a debate that it could benefit the team.
it could work in a 2
as the main, lone striker I'd say it wouldn't work
but, I can't see anything working less that what we've done to date this season
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My thinking behind it is, yes hes not a striker and it may take something away from the midfiled but we do have better cover in that area where as upfront we look toothless.
Hes not the best finsher but over tha last season he has proved he can put the ball in the net, I think we have nothing to lose and with his pace it will cause more problems running bthrough the middle than from wide. Balotelli will benefit from some pacey support up front.
plus of you take him away from supplying goals then that is going to do more harm than good
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As it stands Balotelli, Borini and Lambert haven't got a league goal between them. Losing his 'supply' is hardly going to be a worry if we aren't scoring anyway.
I think shaking it up and playing him up top with Borini, with Coutinho just behind would be worth a shot.
We have to try something, There need to be a plan in place now that Sturridge is out, Move on from that stop moaning aout losing 80% of the goals from last season and look to a solution.
Raheem may be the answer, Maybe not scoring the goals but him upfront will bring something missing all season-Pace.
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posted on 21/11/14
Lambert and Borini up top I hope. If we can find a place in the team for them now they are never going to feature.
-----------Mig-------------
-Manquillo--Skrtel--Sakho--Moreno
-------------------Can-----------------
-------Gerrard--Sterling---Coutinho
-------------Lambert-----Borini-------
posted on 21/11/14
Been suggesting the same thing for most of the season OP. However doubt BR will be brave enough to go for it though. He didn't even play 2 up top v.s Hull city at home.
posted on 22/11/14
Obviously not seen as much of him as you guys but every time I have seen him he doesn't strike me particularly clinical in front of goal plus of you take him away from supplying goals then that is going to do more harm than good
posted on 22/11/14
He is not a striker
posted on 22/11/14
I can see the logic behind it.
He has that pace to stretch the play and make space for others.
The trouble with that is that is one of our best players, so really you want him exploiting the space rather than selflessly creating it.
He doesn't have the rest of the game required to both make space for others and score goals himself like Suarez and Sturridge did, so it would be a bit of a waste of his ability.
That said, it's certainly a debate that it could benefit the team.
posted on 22/11/14
it could work in a 2
as the main, lone striker I'd say it wouldn't work
but, I can't see anything working less that what we've done to date this season
posted on 22/11/14
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posted on 22/11/14
My thinking behind it is, yes hes not a striker and it may take something away from the midfiled but we do have better cover in that area where as upfront we look toothless.
Hes not the best finsher but over tha last season he has proved he can put the ball in the net, I think we have nothing to lose and with his pace it will cause more problems running bthrough the middle than from wide. Balotelli will benefit from some pacey support up front.
posted on 22/11/14
plus of you take him away from supplying goals then that is going to do more harm than good
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As it stands Balotelli, Borini and Lambert haven't got a league goal between them. Losing his 'supply' is hardly going to be a worry if we aren't scoring anyway.
I think shaking it up and playing him up top with Borini, with Coutinho just behind would be worth a shot.
posted on 22/11/14
We have to try something, There need to be a plan in place now that Sturridge is out, Move on from that stop moaning aout losing 80% of the goals from last season and look to a solution.
Raheem may be the answer, Maybe not scoring the goals but him upfront will bring something missing all season-Pace.
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