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[quote author=spider-neil link=topic=47424.msg1423364#msg1423364 date=1320742410]
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[quote author=spider-neil link=topic=47424.msg1423357#msg1423357 date=1320741561]
I will just say I have great respect for posters like marky, wizard, vlad (and many others) who offer up solutions rather just saying how shit everything is, that gets real old real quick. we're not blind, we can see our attackers aren't having the best of times so listing our attackers and then comparing them with man city's attackers (for example) helps whom exactly?
'liverpool don't posses an attacking threat down the right, how do we address that problem?'
'oh, well we go and buy eden hazard'
oh that's fucking GENIUS
I prefer to concentrate on what we HAVE not what we wish we had. we've spent 100m over two transfer windows and even though that money could have been better utilised we still have a half decent squad of players to select a first 11.
my suggestion was to take out lucas (and I'm not blaming lucas, I'm just saying he 'may' not necessarily be what we need right now) and replace him with an attacker, side step the problem of defensive solidity by having more possession of the ball.
this opinion may be 'wrong' but it's a hell of a lot more constructive than 'we're shit' and 'we need better players'.
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i'm unconvinced hendo will offer much more going forward in the middle to be honest neil. Hes a player playing without confidence and always looks behind him for a pass. yes he's mobile and his late surges into the box could cause issues, however, i'd be more than happy to try out this little number:
Lucas Adam
Hendo
Maxi Suarez
Carroll
Yes, suarez is out wide nad people will decry "he's wasted out there", but lets be honest, when does suarez ever stay where he's meant to?
Between suarez maxi and hendo we have 3 players who could interchance behind carroll and gives defences a nightmare. If we forced hendo to be central, his array of passing would be utilised and it might force him to come out of his shell. Plus he has a pretty decent right foot.
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I'd love to see this team
downing-----hendo----adam----bellamy
-----------suarez---carroll--------------
or
hendo-----adam-----downing
suarez----carroll----bellamy
question marks over the defensive solidity but that team would certainly have a lot of possession and take the game to the opposition.
[/quote]That team would get humped Neil. Thats not finding a solution, its ridiculous.
And the reason Ryan and others arent putting forward solutions is because you cant polish a turd. Our players arent good enough, and saying 'Lets replace player x with player y' is fairly fucking pointless.
Ive advocated Maxi as a must start but in reality we just need better players.
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I agree that I would much rather see maxi that kuyt or henderson on the right. maybe it is time to bring him in from the cold.
