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[76-1115222408]

i haven't seen sissoko at all, will rafa be able to play all three of them in the same team???

I think rafa will play him in the Didi role ALONG with Gerrard and Alonso, but only in the bigger games, especially those away from home, suc as Man u, Arsenal and Chelsea and any 'big' teams we play in Europe too.
Personally, I think becasue of Didi's age, thats why Sissoko was bought, as the successor to Didi's holding role.

But for some reason I got a feeling that we might see more of sissoko playing and Didi being the back-up....Just a thought!!!

[Lando_Griffin]

Sissys an attacking midfielder, though.

[76-1115222408]

Yea i here that, but when i saw him play (once) this season, he was playing in the holding role, but yet was getting forward, hence rafa sayng he plays 'a high energy game'.
But as i say this was on one occasion i saw this, but i have to say he did impress and this was nearer the beginning of the season (before any talk of him coming to england etc;).
But as i said it was 'just a thought', that i also took into account rafa saying 'he will bring more balance' to the team, which for me is what happened when DIDI came on in the CL final.
Another 'thought' is, we may see a lot of 3-5-2 formations that revert into 4-4-2/5-3-2 (personnel depending) while we are defending.....Remember just a thought 

[mighty mo]

i think if we get figo we would have the best set of midfielders by far in the premiership and probably europe.and all  easily adaptable to any formation.

[76-1115222408]

An extremely good Midfield YES, the best in the Prem League NO !!!!!  Chelsea has The Best set of Midfielders (even after selling Parker).

[Houllier=LFC]

Gerrard can be aggressive and definitely has a powerful right leg.

[Alonso_Rulz]

rafa is transforming this current team to be a more tactical team.. and could adapt to different formation can only be a gd thing.. in the past, liverpool is called a one dimensional team, playing 4-4-2 all the time, with rafa, the formation could vary so much in a single match..

havin more different formation would make opponent more worry of us as they would not be confortable playing against us.
under rafa, how many different formation have we used before?
4-5-1,4-4-2,3-5-2, is that all?
moreover, the players we have are very versatile, can play in different position..

[76-1115222408]

Sissys an attacking midfielder, though.

'I will run for every minute I am on the field and look to win as many tackles as I can. That's what my game is all about'

This again reaffirms (for me) that we will see him used as a defensive midfielder as opposed to an attacking one.

He says in the interview aswell that he used to play defense but Rafa moved him to midfield.

So (for now) i stand by the fact that i think we will see him used in the DIDI role in the 'bigger' games, along with SG and Xabi, in a 5 man midfield.

[joependo]

I have to say Gerrard and Alonso do not make the best combination.But hav a brill friendship.In the next 2 to 3 years we will see them playing like rotwilers goin after every ball and not giving up.I have to say though Hamman holds the midfield together.Because he stays back helps defend and lets Gerrard have more time to attack.

[LFC #1]

Sissys an attacking midfielder, though.

'I will run for every minute I am on the field and look to win as many tackles as I can. That's what my game is all about'

This again reaffirms (for me) that we will see him used as a defensive midfielder as opposed to an attacking one.

He says in the interview aswell that he used to play defense but Rafa moved him to midfield.

So (for now) i stand by the fact that i think we will see him used in the DIDI role in the 'bigger' games, along with SG and Xabi, in a 5 man midfield.

Rafa said in the press conferecne that he runs everywhere and his strengths lie in breaking up play and winning the ball in the midfield, ala Didi. Rafa says he needs to work on hsi distribution though.

He is definitely a defensive minded midfielder.

[ken_job]

i think last nights performance will have cleared up any doubt as to whether to the two can play together - they were nothing short of amazing. complimentary in their styles and will soon improve as they read eachothers games better. twice last night stevie made surges and alonso picked him out with the perfect pass. they already have a good inderstanding and free of injury the pair will be immense together this season.

alonso ... stevie ... a salute you both.

[mighty mo]

now with viera gone ,this will just finally cement gerrard as the  king of centre midfielders of the premiership,and with alonso close by his side ,this will easily  be the the best partnership for years to come at home and abroad.  

[The Ace1983]

Now that we know that Gerrard isn't going to Chel$ki, why don't we bid for Lampard? That would off the "special" one. Now, when he says "special"...?

[El Nino_#9]

there has been a lot of debate on where momo sissoko plays.
i personally thought it was obvious where rafa intends to play momo, and that is in the defensive role.
hence why rafa compared momo to viera!