The Moonlit Knight
Banned
Almost any team that plays open football against us is asking for trouble, especially if we play our favoured 4-4-2 with Lennon/Bale on the flanks and VDV+1 up top.
I do think you underrate Lennon as a goalscoring threat
Think we should be picking the team which worked best for us earlier this season ie midfield of Bale, Modric, Parker and Lennon with VdV and Adebayor up top
I always think that when teams are off-form they're better off sticking to the basics and what they know rather than p1ss about with different formations, players and combinations
Almost any team that plays open football against us is asking for trouble, especially if we play our favoured 4-4-2 with Lennon/Bale on the flanks and VDV+1 up top.
I think this could be a 4-2 or 4-3 game
I'd start with Ade up front by himself and VdV on the right of a five man midfield. Get a couple of goals up and then go 442 with Lennon on the right.
That's gonna be the hard part.
I don't think Swansea are gonna be there for the taking.
The idea that we should roll them over just because they play an 'open' game is laughable. They aren't Saudi Sportswashing Machine. They more resemble Arsenal.
They will be closing us down all over the pitch and pressing us. They'll probably end up having most of the possession as well.
If we win this, it will be down to our players working their arses off to stop them in the same way Everton did.
Just has to be:
-------------Friedel
Walker--Gallas--Kaboul--BAE
---Parker--Sandro--Modric
----vdV--------------Bale
-------------Ade
again, unless Lennon is fit again.
Just has to be:
-------------Friedel
Walker--Gallas--Kaboul--BAE
---Parker--Sandro--Modric
----vdV--------------Bale
-------------Ade
again, unless Lennon is fit again.
Swansea don't play open football at all.
Nearly, Livermore will start.