I still don't see why we aren't playing a 433, with Gerrard, Lucas and Adam in midfield.

Bring Henderson on for Adam when he looks tired and play Downing, Bellamy and Suarez up front.

Simple!! But Kenny can't see it!

I've said it before today, Kenny does have his managerial flaws like everybody else, despite how much we love him.

I think the formation will change depending on the opponent. Spurs and Wolves played with at least 4 in midfield, and pressed a lot. We needed the 4 man midfield to have a better chance at keeping possession. It just didn't seem to be enough at spurs.
As you say, Kenny has a great knowledge of the game, and will constantly alter his formation for opponent.

Haven't we did this already, over Saturday night and all day Sunday?

Kenny is giving new players the chance to get used to the system and to gel with team mates. When this happens, they will be able to be fluid in their passing and moving also. Until then, we have to use games like these(at home to Wolves) to let the players learn each other. We are a new team with a lot of new players, these things take time.

These players are our future and they need games in the early stages, in order for them to understand the system and establish themselves in the team.

I agree about 4-4-2. It is a system which doesn't suit the players we have. However, the game was the perfect game to give some players a chance and 4-4-2 got the win. Who's to say we wouldn't have lost had we started with a different formation?

I don't get the 442 either, but he's trying to fit Carroll in the system when he can which makes sense, however persisting with both henderson and adam in the same team is too much, they should be fighting for one position at best between them.

Yeah it seems that Kenny is showing a lot of faith in certain players but I just hope that we change a few for the next two games because we simply cannot afford to carry anyone against everton or the mancs otherwise we will be beaten soundly!

So many times on saturday we gave away cheap possession but luckily we didn't get punished, the same team/formation against quality opponents will be a disaster in waiting, like spurs home and away!

----------------------------Reina------------------------

Johnson-----Carra------------Agger-------Enrique

Kuyt-------Gerrard------------Lucas-------Downing

-------------Bellamy-----------Suarez----------------

Bench:

Doni
Kelly
Aurelio
Adam
Henderson
Maxi
Carroll

In my opinion, that's the best 18 players at Liverpool football club. (Haven't seen enough of Coates)

And our best team, i'm sure that would get the fluidity your talking about!

scouseking

No spare centre back in the subs? Not really ideal is it.

Skrtel or Coates have to be in there.

Plus 442 does not work!!!

The two games against spurs prove that 4-4-2 with Andy playing is asking for trouble, it nullifies Suarez and he has to work twice as hard simply because Andy is nowhere near on his wavelength!

I always like to see players earn their place in the starting XI but that is not happening right now !

I would go for this against Everton :-

-------------------------------Riena-------------------------------------
Kelly----------------Carra---------------Skrtel------------Enrique
------------------------------Lucas--------------------------------------
------------------------------------------Adam--------------------------
----------Kuyt-----------------------------------------------Downing
---------------------------------------Carroll----------------------------
-------------------------------Suarez-----------------------------------

Against the Crustaceans, I would go for this:-

---------------------------------Reina-----------------------------------
Johnson--------------Carra--------------Skrtel--------Enrique
-------------------------Lucas------------Adam---------------------
-------------Kuyt-----------------Gerrard------------Downing-----
--------------------------------Suarez----------------------------------

In my opinion, this is our best starting XI


----------------------------Reina------------------------

Johnson-----Carra------------Agger-------Enrique

Gerrard------------Lucas-------Downing

Kuyt-------------Suarez.............Bellamy

There's only.

I agree with you about Carroll behind Suarez, Andy played quite deep against Wolves and he had a good game.

I also love how you call the scûm the crustaceans.

I myself see Man United as the world's most popular gaybar but there you go.

Didn't Kenny say in an interview last season that he wouldn't be changing his formation to nullify opposition? I think it went along the lines of 'we'll keep playing the way we want to play and let the opposition worry about that if they want to. "

I can see what he meant to an extent (eg Skrtel at RB against Bale), and with the right formation we could beat anyone on our day. I just don't think he's found that formation quite yet, hence the tinkering. Mind you in the last days of his previous tenure at Anfield, he did a lot of tinkering and rotation then too. Funny how he got criticised in those days, and now everyone does it.

Just realised that in most of those 'top class performances.' Maxi was playing. Hmmmmm.... Interesting.......

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posted 9 hours, 1 minute ago

scouseking

No spare centre back in the subs? Not really ideal is it.

Skrtel or Coates have to be in there.

Plus 442 does not work!!!
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442 doesn't work ??

Who's top of the league and they play 4-4-2, always have done.

It does work!