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[Duke]

^ Don't think that'd be a great signing. In play-style he's quite similar to Torres imo (though Torres is one or maybe two levels higher)

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Torres does fine on his own though, if you play two up front at Liverpool doesn't that restrict Gerrard abit? he plays the best probably just behind Torres.

 

[Duke]

Liverpool generally plays a 4-3-3 or heavily offensive (on the outer wing) 4-5-1?

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Well, the 4-3-3 is only really played by Barcelona, the others just play 4-5-1 but dress it up as a 4-3-3.

 

[Duke]

Plenty of teams play 4-3-3, come to the Netherlands


But yeah, that's what I meant. With offensive midfielders on the outer flanks (like Babel? Riera?). In essence you're still going to have people covering the far side's flanks like wingers would. With a type like Gerrard that likes to come up behind the striker, another striker might clutter things up a bit too much. Also depending on what your attackers like. Space? Are they good in the small area? Etc.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Liverpool generally plays a 4-3-3 or heavily offensive (on the outer wing) 4-5-1?

its a 4-4-1-1 to be exact.

Usually it Alonso and Mascherano holding the midfield with Gerrard further forward behind Torres. Riera and Kuyt on the wings. Chelsea play a similar formation.

i cant think of another team besides Barca that plays 4-3-3 al the time.

 

[Bobby Sands]

i suppose Man Utd have played 4-3-3 a few times this season.

 

[Duke]

Of the bigger clubs, yes Barca is the only one that really comes to mind.

4-3-3 is still the foundation of Dutch footy philosophy, though. I suppose like half the dutch clubs use a basic 4-3-3, with half of those going for the real deal, wide-pitch, no10, three striker bonanza.

 

[hizzle?]

I love Dutch football. More importantly to me, I'm in love with your Futsal...

 

[Flipmo]

I love to watch dutch men.............. playing futsal too.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Apparently Huntelaar and Robben are fighting.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

The Dutch just can't get on lol

 

[Bobby Sands]

The fact that two Irish men got the goals yesterday in the cup final must make it more sickening eh Rangers fans?

 

[hizzle?]

I love to watch dutch men.............. playing futsal too.

Hoeeee mooooohhhh!!!!!

 

[DPG iz all I C]

The fact that two Irish men got the goals yesterday in the cup final must make it more sickening eh Rangers fans?

Aiden McGeady was born and raised 5 minutes up the road from me, and i live in the West of Scotland. So really it was a Scotsman and an Irishman who scored.

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^true but he declared for Ireland. I guess he feels Irish lol.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

It's pretty funny when players are born and raised in a certain country but play for someone else :wondering:

Hey Eduardo

 

[Flipmo]

Eduardo's wife is Croat, and kids are Croat with Croat names. He listens to fucking Thompson, a nationalist Croat rock singer lol. He speaks better Croat than his ethnic Brazilian. We have domesticated the savage.

 

[Bobby Sands]

It's pretty funny when players are born and raised in a certain country but play for someone else :wondering:

Hey Eduardo

They are allowed to do so if they wish as long as the have a parent or grandparent who is from the country or are a citizen of that country. I think it is fair that a player who cant get a look in for his country of birth can go play for another country where he can play international football.

 

[Bobby Sands]

believe it or not, Tim Cahill's grandparents are Irish and he wanted to play for us before he declared for Australia