- Aug 23, 2006
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Look I know it's early, but I'm bored so thought I'd indulge myself and anyone who's interested with the team we'd like to see against West Brum.
I thought the main problem we had Vs Wigan was these 4 players - Palacios, Hudd, Crouch, Defoe. Now I like all these players a lot, but what none of them are good at is damaging teams in the gap between the oppositions midfield and defence. Crouch and Defoe will rarely drop into the gap and link play a la Keane and Pavlyuchenko, and it is neither Hudd or Wilsons game to make play in this area like Modric does so expertly, or Jenas who will make late runs to support the forwards. Against Wigan there was always a big gap between the deep lying WP and Hudd, and the CB hugging Defoe and Crouch, with Bale and Lennon double marked out wide. It's not a criticism of those 4 players at all, just an observation of what I thought was the main problem we had on Saturday.
This is what I'd like to see... Assuming Crouch is out injured, and Modric is not back.
Now this will never happen, but as I said I'm bored, your go...
I thought the main problem we had Vs Wigan was these 4 players - Palacios, Hudd, Crouch, Defoe. Now I like all these players a lot, but what none of them are good at is damaging teams in the gap between the oppositions midfield and defence. Crouch and Defoe will rarely drop into the gap and link play a la Keane and Pavlyuchenko, and it is neither Hudd or Wilsons game to make play in this area like Modric does so expertly, or Jenas who will make late runs to support the forwards. Against Wigan there was always a big gap between the deep lying WP and Hudd, and the CB hugging Defoe and Crouch, with Bale and Lennon double marked out wide. It's not a criticism of those 4 players at all, just an observation of what I thought was the main problem we had on Saturday.
This is what I'd like to see... Assuming Crouch is out injured, and Modric is not back.
Gomes
Corluka King Dawson Bale
Hudd Palacios
Lennon Jenas Kranjcar
Pavlyuchenko
Corluka King Dawson Bale
Hudd Palacios
Lennon Jenas Kranjcar
Pavlyuchenko
Now this will never happen, but as I said I'm bored, your go...