first of all scotland got lambasted because it was nothing like how spain play. Yes spain didnt play with a recognised striker but it was not 4-6-0. They played with false strikers and were not negative in there approach at all. It was still more akin to 4-3-3, they just didnt have recognised strikers on the pitch!
Craig Levien setup a scotland side to play 4-6-0 with the most negative football you will ever see. Had no intention to actually try and score and played for 0-0! It was a disgrace and levein should have been sacked the next morning. Anyone who compares that scotland setup to spain's is blind or doesnt understand tactics and formations. Watch the game and see just how negative that scotland team was!!
I am not talking about barca's success. I am saying that the philosophy @ the club from 10 years old onwards is 4-3-3. It doesnt matter if they are successful or not, the club @ all levels will always play this way.
Brendan is trying to do the same thing @ liverpool.
aCe' » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:33 pm wrote:Im not against the 4-3-3 as a formation for the club going forward. However, the point I was trying to make is that we currently do not seem to have the payer to implement his preferred style of play. People talk about the likes of Barcelona, Arsenal and to a large extent Madrid playing a 4-3-3 but all these sides have quality wide players who make the setup work. What we have at the club atm is a side more adept at playing a more direct style with 2 upfront and less emphasis placed on the wide player. If Rodgers does decide to go ahead with the 4-3-3, then I think we'd be better off investing in quality wide players rather than improving other areas of the squad that (at least on paper) dont seem as thin.
Moving Suarez to the flank for me would be a huge mistake. To begin with, I've never seen him played down the flank for Ajax or Uruguay. All his best work is done when he comes deeper and runs at centerbacks through the middle opening up spaces for players around him. Whether he can adjust to the defensive duties and the tight marking he'll no doubt face down the flank is anyones guess. A big gamble to say the least. It also leaves us with a largely inexperienced and unproven lone striker in Borini should he be picked for the central role. Down the other flank, it's anyone's guess who gets the nod. None of Downing, Bellamy and Cole can be relied on to contribute week in week out as far as I'm concerned.
Yes it is early, but the sooner we sort out our issues the better. Most of the sides around us challenging for those top4 spots have already made significant improvements to their sides despite (potentially) losing key players. If we do indeed end up signing only Allen and Dempsey then I worry for the balance of the side going into next season.
but if Brendan's philosophy is built on 4-3-3 why would he just throw that away to play a more direct 4-4-2. How can the team play how he wants them to perform if they are playing a system that he doesn't actually want to use. If he abandons his principles then that's a recipe for disaster.
BR will bring in the right players to get the team playing in the system he believes in.
