In light of the the rumours surrounding Masher's future and the rather depressing but very much true observations about us looking at a new cycle under Rafa, I thought I'd see what the general opinion is for the way forward.
The 4-2-3-1 system was a proven formula with Alonso and Masher at it's core and only one or two minor tweaks were really required in attack to perfect it. Now that the core has been or will be ripped out, we're staring at a bit of an uncertain future. Lucas does not convince, Aqualini is an unknown quantity and an ageing 🙂() Gerrard is currently required up front quite often due to the paucity of options in attack.
Is it worth shopping for our 4-2-3-1 formation or is it time to start thinking along different lines?
I'm guessing Gerrard and Aquilani wouldn't form the most natural or balanced partnership as both would perhaps have to curb their attacking instincts and we'll need another option anyways, so whichever way we look at it, we'll need to sign another defensive midfielder. So the question is more along the lines of how much of our budget we invest in that player and whether one exists that will make our current system work.
If we can't ensure our midfield is up to the level it was previously, perhaps we need to compensate for this in other areas - like Utd have done for a few years now.
So, 20M midfielder vs 20M attacker / striker? Or rather, 4-4-2 vs 4-2-31 / 4-3-3?
The 4-2-3-1 system was a proven formula with Alonso and Masher at it's core and only one or two minor tweaks were really required in attack to perfect it. Now that the core has been or will be ripped out, we're staring at a bit of an uncertain future. Lucas does not convince, Aqualini is an unknown quantity and an ageing 🙂() Gerrard is currently required up front quite often due to the paucity of options in attack.
Is it worth shopping for our 4-2-3-1 formation or is it time to start thinking along different lines?
I'm guessing Gerrard and Aquilani wouldn't form the most natural or balanced partnership as both would perhaps have to curb their attacking instincts and we'll need another option anyways, so whichever way we look at it, we'll need to sign another defensive midfielder. So the question is more along the lines of how much of our budget we invest in that player and whether one exists that will make our current system work.
If we can't ensure our midfield is up to the level it was previously, perhaps we need to compensate for this in other areas - like Utd have done for a few years now.
So, 20M midfielder vs 20M attacker / striker? Or rather, 4-4-2 vs 4-2-31 / 4-3-3?
