burjennio wrote:It dawned on me while posting in another thread that Hodgson probably didnt have 442 in mind this morning when he thought about how he was gonna set up, but Macheranos stunt kind of forced him into a corner so instead of thrusting Poulsen into a huge game for his prem league debut, when not match fit he went for a 442 with players who were reasonably experienced, and Jovanovic who has played a steady run of games.
You could well be right mate. Thing is, while a 4-5-1 variant was the right decision, I'm not entirely sure it would have made that much difference. Poulsen and Lucas would still have been battered in CM and while Gerrard may have been able to link-up better with the stiker if he was in the hole, it's hard to see us controlling the midfield. City just looked better than us in almost every position. Joe Hart looks in great form as well.